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SAM9X60 Curiosity Development Board - Comparison

Last modified by Microchip on 2024/06/20 12:43

In this training topic we compare the differences between the SAM9X60 Curiosity Development Board and the SAM9X60-EK Evaluation Kit.

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Features	SAM9X60 Curiosity	SAM9X60-EK
Processor	SAM9X60D1G-I/4FB (1Gb SiP)	SAM9X60-V/DWB
Memory	1 Gb DDR2 (SiP) 4 Gb NAND Flash 2 Kb EEPROM	2 Gb DDR2 4 Gb NAND Flash 2 Kb EEPROM 64 Mb QSPI
Disable Boot	Booting from onboard NAND Flash: - Disabled - J4 open - Enabled - J4 closed	Booting from onboard memories: - Disabled - J13 closed - Enabled - J13 open AND NOT SW4 pressed
Power Management	MCP16501	MIC2800, MCP1725
SD Multimedia Card	1 MultiMediaCard (MMC) or Secure Digital (SD) Memory Card slot (J5) 1 microSD Memory Card slot (J3)	1 MultiMediaCard (MMC) or Secure Digital (SD) Memory Card slot (J4)
USB	1 Micro-B connector (J1) 1 stacked Type-A connector (J10)	1 Micro-B connector (J7) 1 stacked Type-A connector (J8)
Ethernet	1 10Base-T/100Base-TX (J6)	1 10Base-T/100Base-TX (J5)
LCD	1 18-bit RGB666 parallel interface (J13) Note: TWI interface port pins: PA30/PA31 (They do not have pull up resistors.)	1 24-bit RGB888 parallel interface (J17) Note: TWI interface port pins: PA0/PA1
CAN	2 peripheral interfaces (J7) (not populated) Selectable by J14/J15	2 peripheral interfaces (J6)
Audio	N/A	1 Class-D Audio Port (J12)
Debug	1 JTAG (J12) (not populated) 1 UART (J11) Selectable by J14/J15	1 JTAG (J23) 1 UART (J24) 1 J-Link OB + CDC (J22)
User Interface	1 RGB LED (D1) 3 Push Buttons	1 RGB LED (LD1) 4 Push Buttons
Expansion	1 mikroBUS socket 1 Raspberry Pi 40-pin connector (not populated)	1 mikroBUS socket 1 Raspberry Pi 40-pin connector
Image Sensor Interface	N/A	Yes
Operating Temperature	-40 to +85 degrees C	0 to +70 degrees C
Power Options	+5 VDC from USB (J1)	+5 VDC from Micro-B USB (J7) +5 VDC from External Power Jack (J1)
J-Link OB+CDC	N/A	micro-B USB (J22)

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