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+===== Lab 1: Microcontroller programming setup =====
+In this first exercise let's install the necessary tools and run an example program on a pre-assembled microcontroller board.
+By the end of this exercise we should be able to compile the example project //usb-rgb-ldr// and program a copper board with it, then run the host side //rainbow.py// while the board runs its firmware.
+  - See [[uc]] for tool installation.
+  - Arrange a day/time for soldering your own ‘bronze’ board during the following week; see [[dig:lab_2]].
+  - Answer the questions below.
+==== Questions ====
+By next class, hand in (individually) attempts at answers to the following questions, which you may be able answer by reading the {{dig:at32uc3BDatasheet.pdf|AVR32 Datasheet}} and {{dig:avr32TechnicalReferenceManual.pdf|AVR32 Technical Reference Manual}}. The datasheet contains usage information, while the technical reference has more information about implementation and architecture.
+  - How much flash/SRAM memory does the ATUC3B1256 have?
+  - Is there one instruction executed per clock cycle or does it require multiple clock cycles per instruction?
+  - What is the maximum system clock frequency, and the maximum clock frequency that allows single cycle access to the embedded memory?
+  - What is the power consumption at maximum clock frequency for the core?
+  - What is the oscillator start-up time from sleep?
+  - What is the "setup time" for the ADC?
+  - What is the ADC power consumption?
+  - What is the maximum PWM output frequency using the PWM module?
+  - What is the difference between local peripheral bus and GPIO peripheral bus driver (hint, look in the documentation installed with AVR32 Studio under UC3 Software Framework/GPIO)?
+  - What is the value of the pull-up resistor on the GPIO (when enabled)?
+  - Does the AVR32 have floating point hardware support?
+  - Does the AVR32 UC3B have a hardware multiplier?  If so, how many clock cycles does it take and what is its resolution, i.e, how does it handle overflow of the 32 bit multiply?
+  - And does the AVR32 UC3B have DSP (Digital Signal Processing) instructions for multiplying, accumulating, and incrementing a pointer in one instruction?