Quick Start

To use the QT600 you will need to have both AVRStudio 4.18 or later, and AVR QTouch Studio 3.0.0 or later installed. Download the latest version from www.atmel.com.

The MCU boards must be programmed with the QTouch application code. Complete example projects for the QT600 MCU boards can be downloaded from: www.atmel.com/QT600.

The example projects include a precompiled Intel hex file that can be programmed directly into the flash of the MCU. In addition the fuses must be set to the correct value for the application to work. Refer to the main.c file in each project for details.

To use the QT600 as a programmer: Press the button on the interface board and keep it pressed until the Status LED changes from orange to red color (~5 sec). This will switch the QT600 from Touch Debug mode to Programmer mode.

The Touch Data LED on the QT600 indicates mode:

• Touch Data LED green: Touch Debug Mode (default mode after power-up).

• Touch Data LED off: Programmer Mode

Make sure that the Touch Data LED is off before attempting to connect to the QT600 from the AVRStudio programming dialog. Use AVR Studio 4.18 or later.

1. 1.

   Connect a 6 or 10 wire flat-cable between the ISP/JTAG headers on the QT600 and the selected MCU board

2. 2.

   Make sure that VTG header is mounted on the QT600

3. 3.

   Connect the USB cable

4. 4.

   Press the button on the QT600 to switch to programmer mode (~5sec)

5. 5.

   From the connect dialog in AVRStudio, select QT600 and press connect

6. 6.

   Go to the HW Settings tab and set the target voltage. Minimum voltage is 1.8V

7. 7.

   Program the application code. For detailed instructions on how to do this, see the help section in AVRStudio

8. 8.

   Program the fuses: The correct fuse values are listed in the main.c file in the example project for the selected device

9. 9.

   Disconnect the USB plug from the QT600

10. 10.

    Remove the flat cable between the programming headers, and mount a 10-wire cable between the "Touch Data" headers

11. 11.

    Connect the touch panel:

    • For ATtiny88: Use the QTOUCH8 Panel

    • For ATxmega128A1: Use the QTOUCH16 Panel

    • For ATmega324PA: Use the QMATRIX 8x8 Panel

12. 12.

    Start AVR QTouch Studio

13. 13.

    Plug in the USB cable to the QT600. AVR QTouch Studio should now automatically connect to the kit

14. 14.

    Press the Start Debug button

You should now be able to view the touch data signals and the state of each sensor.