Kit enables customers to evaluate Atmel's MCUs

Supporting all Atmel AVR devices, including the megaAVR, AVR Xmega and AVR UC3 ranges, the new Xplained kits create a platform for developers to evaluate Atmel AVR devices early in the design cycle.

A range of extension boards are also being released as accessory devices, to offer customers the ability to easily evaluate a combination of microcontroller (MCU) and accessory devices before making big investments.

The extension boards include the Sensors Xplained series, Crypto Authentication Xplained and Temperature Sensors Xplained.

The sensor Xplained series features partnerships with suppliers of accelerometers, gyroscopes, magnetometers and pressure sensors, with supporting driver software so as to enable a seamless implementation.

The new Atmel Xplained kits are targeted to allow customers to quickly evaluate a wide range of Atmel's MCUs and development tools and solutions.

The kits offer the customers a hardware platform to easily benchmark Atmel AVR microcontrollers and other Atmel devices without having to build their own hardware, which can significantly reduce customer time-to-market.

The AVR Xplained kits feature the respective Atmel microcontroller with a rich selection of external circuitry, including Atmel Qtouch slider and buttons, LEDS, analogue light and temperature sensors, USB port and four expansion headers.

These features provide easy access to analogue and digital I/O and accommodate the various add-on boards.