How to mount ATMega128RFA1-EK1 board ro STK600

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kovacp1

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Posted by kovacp1: Tue. Mar 15, 2011 - 05:45 AM

How on earth do you properly connect the ATMega128RFA1-EK1 board to the STK600 ?

The white clips don't seem to insert into the SDK600 and I see no way to connect that to the STK600. What do you do with the A08-0431 board that somes with the STK600? It looks like it inserts 'between' the other two from their picture, but that doesn't make sense.

Again, this company is increbible - what effort would it take to put at least useful info on-line if they won't print up a manual????

Can someone show me a picture and give a description of how to get these working?

Thank you!!!

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ArnoldB

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Posted by ArnoldB: Tue. Mar 15, 2011 - 07:08 AM

In the past you could get access to (outdated) tool documentation online at http://support.atmel.no/knowledg... As I just recognized, Atmel has removed that information to force people to use that PoS they call AVR Studio 5.

So, if you use Windows, try your luck with a 0.5 GB download of that Studio 5 crap, try to install it and try to get the build-in help system of that PoS working. Maybe, just maybe, Atmel has the grace to include the information you are looking for.

However, since the clueless level at Atmel is at an all-time high, they might even have skipped that. Therefore I would recommend you bring the STK600 back to where you bought it, ask for a refund and invest your money in MCUs and tools from another manufacturer. A manufacturer that does, as opposite to totally arrogant and crazy Atmel, take their customers serious.

Stealing Proteus doesn't make you an engineer.

uracolix

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Posted by uracolix: Tue. Mar 15, 2011 - 08:51 AM

The MAC User Guide from AVR2025 describes how to
setup STK600 + RFA1-EK. Here are some screenshots
taken from this file.

You do not need an adapter inbetween STK600 + RFA1 EK,
both boards are connected directly. The white clips do
not allow a false mounting, except you manage in some
way to place the component side of RFA1-EK face down ;-)

A jumper and a cable are needed to get the UART on
the start.