Hardware Guide for SAME54 Curiosity Ultra with maXTouch® Curiosity Pro Touchscreen Display

Last modified by Microchip on 2025/04/04 10:16

Required Hardware

Product NumberDescription
EV66Z56A

AC320007

 Micro-USB Cable or power adapter for SAME54 Curiosity Ultra Development Board

Hardware Setup

Refer to the instructions on connecting the display to the SAME54 Curiosity Ultra Development Board based on the display interface.

4-Line SPI Interface

  • Set the IM switches on the back of the maXTouch Curiosity Pro display to IM[2:0] = 111b for 4W Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) mode.

IM[2:0] = 111b

  • Use the 20-pin flat cable to connect the J3 port on the maXTouch Curiosity Pro display to the EXT port on the SAME54 Curiosity Ultra Development Board.

4-wire SPI HW Setup

8-bit Parallel 8080

  • Set the IM switches on the back of the maXTouch Curiosity Pro display to IM[2:0] = 011b for 8-bit MCU mode.

IM[2:0] 8-bit MCU

  • Attach the 24-bit passthrough card to the GFX Connector (J1000) on the SAME54 Curiosity Ultra Development board.
  • Set the S1 switch on the 24-bit passthrough card to 2.
  • Connect the ribbon cable from the J2 connector on maXTouch Curiosity Pro Display to the ribbon connector on the 24-bit pass-through card.

8-bit Parallel 8080 HW Setup

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