The Device Pack Manager is used to manage the devices supported by Atmel Studio.
The Device Pack Manager is launched from Tools → Device Pack Manager.
Figure 1. Device Pack Manager Menu
Figure 2. Device Pack Manager
The Device Pack Manager consists of two panes. The left pane shows the list of packs that are installed. The right pane shows the devices that are provided by the pack selected in the left pane.
Packs can have any of the following statuses:
- Up to date
- Pack is already up-to-date and latest.
- Update Available
- New update is available.
- Not Installed
- Pack is not installed but can be downloaded.
Actions
- Install selected packs
- Download and install all packs that have been selected using the check-boxes besides the version.
- Install all updates
- Download and install all available updates.
- Browse pack file
- Install an already downloaded pack file.
- Uninstall
- Uninstalls all packs that have been selected using the checkboxes besides the version.
- Check for Updates
- Check for new and updated packs.
- Search
- The search box can be used to search for a specific pack or a device in any of the packs.
- Reset cache
- Resetting the cache will re-index all installed packs. This does not uninstall or remove anything. It is in the Advanced menu.
Note: After installing, updating, or
removing packs, Atmel Studio has to be restarted before the changes become
visible.