RoadTest: Atmel SAM-4S Xplained Evaluation Kit
Author: portmanengineering
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Evaluation Type: Independent Products
Did you receive all parts the manufacturer stated would be included in the package?: True
What other parts do you consider comparable to this product?: STDiscovery32, Arduino
What were the biggest problems encountered?: Limited supporting documentation available. Few examples and no online support or encouragement for community development.
Detailed Review:
The Atmel site gives just enough to get communicating with the board and one demo.
http://www.atmel.com/tools/SAM4S-XPLD.aspx?tab=documents
After that you’re on your own.
I was surprised with the very sparse and limited information that was provided by a search of the web. It would be nice to see Atmel champion their own board and put up some content up. I mean you want to sell these boards to get your chips used by a wider audience why not put some good demos or code examples out there to really show what this board can do?
That being said the board is nicely self-contained. No need for a separate programmer and is integrated nicely into the Studio 6 platform. This board could be good for a beginner if some tutorials were available to get the poor chump a little direction. I could see using this platform as a cheap way to develop a simple touch based controller with a limited amount of i/o.
Thank you
