Microchip EV14C17A evaluation kit

The Integrated Graphics and Touch (IGaT) Curiosity Evaluation Kit uses the SAME5x 32-bit microcontroller from Microchip Technology to implement a minimized chip-count graphics and 2D touch screen solution for cost-sensitive applications without performance compromises.

This innovative system of hardware platform and software libraries will demonstrate how to easily craft human-machine interfaces for a variety of applications without the need for an external touch controller.

Key features

• MCU: SAME51, 64 pins, 1024 kB flash, 256 kB SRAM
• Display Interface: 8-bit parallel 8080, 3.5 inch, 480 x 320 pixels, QSPI
• Touch sensor interface: based on existing touch channel count from RockTech display
• Other Peripherals: 1 x USB, 2 x SERCOM, 1 x CAN, nEDBG + Debug UART

Additional features

• The following are key features of the evaluation kit
• ATSAME51J20A microcontroller
• One user LED
• On-board debugger:
  • Board identification in MPLAB X IDE
  • One green power LED and status LED
  • Programming and debugging
  • Virtual COM port (CDC)
  • One logic analyzer (DGI GPIO)
• 8 MB QSPI flash
• On-board CAN-FD transceiver
• USB powered
• Adjustable target voltage:
  • MIC5353 LDO regulator controlled by the on-board debugger, 1.7 to 3.6 V output voltage
• 500 mA maximum output current (limited by ambient temperature and output voltage)
• 480 x 320 pixel TFT display with 16-bit color

Applications

• Image Processing / Generation & Display
• Mid-range Touchscreen
• Machine Learning (ML)
• Gesture Recognition

Additional Info

The SAM E51 Integrated Graphics and Touch Curiosity Evaluation Kit (EV14C17A) is a hardware platform for evaluating the SAME51J20A microcontroller. The evaluation kit integrates a complete touch screen, TFT graphics, and touch surface into a single-chip solution supported by the MPLAB® X Integrated Development Environment (IDE). The evaluation kit provides easy access to the features of the SAME51J20A to integrate the device into a custom design. The EV14C17A Evaluation Kit includes an on-board debugger, therefore no external tools are necessary to program the SAME51J20A device.