User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Mod. A528 Technical Specifications
- 2.1. Mod. A528 Technical Specifications Table
- 2.2. External connections
- 2.2.1. A528 Main connector pinout
- 2.2.2. A528 MAIN connector electrical characteristics
- 2.2.3. Power supply connection
- 2.2.4. General purpose I/O connections
- 2.2.5. External reset
- 2.2.6. UART connection
- 2.2.7. A528 recovery
- 2.2.8. A528 USB connector pinout
- 2.2.9. USB connector pinout electrical characteristics
- 2.2.10. Antenna port specifications
- 2.3. Reader – Tag link profiles
- 2.4. Host communication interfaces
- 2.5. A528 Firmware Upgrade
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2.5.1. A528 USB Recovery/FW upgrade
USB upgrade is based on Atmel Smart Arm Microcontroller Boot Assistant (hence forth
referred to as “SAM-BA”). The SAM-BA tools is distributed by Atmel via
http://www.atmel.com/dyn/products/tools_card.asp?tool_id=3883
(download and install AT91-ISP.exe file).
USB upgrade requires the following steps:
1. With power supply disconnected, connect with a short circuit J1 pin 4 (GPIO4)
and TP1 pad.
2. With short circuit inserted connect the power supply to the board and wait for 5
seconds at least.
3. Disconnect the power supply.
4. Remove the short circuit between pin 4 of J1 and TP1.
5. Connect the power supply and the USB cable to A528ADAT.
6. At this point, Windows XP will detect the platform (in SAM-BA mode) and display
the “Found New Hardware Wizard”.
7. The first screen asks if Windows can connect to Windows Update to search for
the software, select: “No, not this time” and then click the NEXT button.
8. On the next wizard screen, select: “Install the software automatically”, then click
the NEXT button.
9. A dialog will popup indicating that the driver has not passed “Windows Logo
Testing”, click the “CONTINUE ANYWAY” button.
10. When the last screen appears, click the “Finish” button to dismiss the New
Hardware Wizard
11. Reboot PC when prompted.
12. Run the SAM-BA v2.6 application on the WinXP host machine
13. When a dialog box appears, ensure AT91SAM7S256-EK is selected in the drop
down list then click on the "USB connection" button. Note that a number of the
names in the dropdown list are similar so ensure you select the correct one.
14. Ensure the "FLASH" tab is selected.
15. Enter the path in the "Send File Name:" or use the corresponding "Browse" button
to find and select the file containing the new firmware. Latest release can be
downloaded from CAEN RFID website (http://www.caen.it/rfid)
16. Click the "Send File" button.
17. Click "Yes" in response to "Do you want to unlock involved lock region(s)". Click
"No" in response to "Do you want to lock involved lock region(s)". Finally - confirm
the programming by clicking the "Compare sent file with memory" button. When
SAM-BA reports that the files are identical click the “OK” button.
18. Exit the SAM-BA application via the File -> Quit option.
19. To ensure correct behaviour of Windows XP, click the “Safely Remove Hardware”
icon in the Windows system tray, and Stop the Atmel Test Board entry and power
DOWN your A528ADAT (disconnect power supply)
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