Arm® TrustZone® Getting Started Application on SAM L11: Step 1

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Step 1.1: Verify Whether the MPLAB® Harmony Configurator (MHC) Plugin is Installed in MPLAB X IDE

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Verify that MHC is installed.

• Launch MPLAB X IDE from the Microsoft Windows® Start menu. Close any projects and files that are currently open.
• Go to Tools > Embedded.
• You will see MPLAB Harmony 3 Configurator in the menu.

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If you don't see it in the menu, install MHC.

Step 1.2: Set Up MHC Plugin Window to Open in Standalone Mode

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Go to Tools > Options. You will see the Options window open.

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Go to Plugins > Window Manager and select Standalone mode. Click Apply and then click OK.

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  • When you launch MHC for the first time, it displays a prompt asking for the mode in which you would like to use MHC.
    • Standalone mode (as a separate window)
    • Native mode (as an embedded window in MPLAB X)
  • Standalone mode is the default mode.
  • MHC will launch in the operating mode selected the first time, every time you launch MHC.
  • Step 1.2 above shows a way to change the MHC operating mode.

For this lab, MHC is configured to operate in Standalone mode.

Step 1.3: Create MPLAB® Harmony v3 Arm® TrustZone® Project using MPLAB X IDE

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Select File > New Project from the main IDE menu.

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Close all existing opened projects before you start creating a new project.

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In the Categories pane of the New Project dialog window, select Microchip Embedded. In the Projects pane, select 32-bit MPLAB Harmony 3 Project, then click Next.

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If the 32-bit MPLAB Harmony 3 Project is not displayed, install MHC.

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Browse to the folder you downloaded the framework to in the Framework Path edit box. If you haven't done this, or want to download it to a different folder, click the Launch Content Manager button, then click Next.

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For more information on the content manager, see the "Download MPLAB Harmony Framework" section of the "MPLAB Harmony Configurator Overview" page.

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In the Project Settings window, apply the following settings:

  • Location: Indicates the path to the root folder of the new project. All project files will be placed inside this folder. The project location can be any valid path, for example: <Your_folder>\dev\saml11_trustzone_getting_started.
  • Folder: Indicates the name of the MPLABX .X folder. Enter "sam_l11_xpro" to create sam_l11_xpro_Secure.X and sam_l11_xpro_NonSecure.X folders.
  • Name: Indicates the name of the project that will be shown in MPLAB X IDE. Enter "trustzone_sam_l11_xpro" to set the project's name.
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Note: The Path box is read-only. It will update as you make changes to the entries.

  • Click Next to proceed to Configuration Settings.
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Clicking on the Show Visual Help button will open a help window, providing a detailed description of the various fields in the Project Settings window.

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Follow the steps below to set the project’s Configuration Settings.

  • Name: Enter the configuration name as "sam_l11_xpro".
  • Target Device: Select ATSAML11E16A as the target device.
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Note: You can select the Device Family or enter a partial device name to filter the list in Target Device to make it easier to locate the desired device.

After selecting the target device, click Finish to launch the MHC.

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  • By default, TrustZone Enabled is selected by MHC whenever you choose a TrustZone device (like SAM L11) as the Target Device.
  • The New Project Wizard opens a Configuration Database Setup window to allow you to review the packages that will be used by the current project.

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Click Launch to launch the MHC tool with the selected packages.

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The MHC plugin’s main window for the project will be displayed.

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Before proceeding, set up the Device Family Pack (DFP) and Compiler toolchain for both the Secure and Non-Secure projects.

  • Click on the Projects tab on the top left pane in MPLAB X IDE. Right click on the project name trustzone_sam_l11_xpro_NonSecure and go to Properties.
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  • Make sure that XC32 (v2.41) is selected as the Compiler Toolchain for XC32 and select the SAML11_DFP package 4.0.115. Click on Apply and then click on OK.
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  • Click on the Projects tab on the top left pane in MPLAB X IDE. Right click on the project name trustzone_sam_l11_xpro_Secure and go to Properties.
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  • Make sure that XC32 (v2.41) is selected as the Compiler Toolchain for XC32 and select the SAML11_DFP pakcage 4.0.115. Click on Apply and then click on OK.
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Tool Tip:

  • Make sure to select the same DFP package and XC32 compiler version for both the Secure and Non-Secure projects.
  • If you closed MHC accidently and would like to open it again, go to Tools > Embedded > MPLAB Harmony 3 Configurator in MPLAB X IDE.

Step 1.4: Verify Clock Settings

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Launch Clock Easy View by going to the Tools menu of the MHC window and then selecting Clock Configuration.

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A new window, Clock Easy View, is opened inside MHC.

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Click on the Clock Easy View tab, scroll to the right and verify that the Main Clock is set to 32 MHz.

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Tool Tip:

  • The Clock Easy View window can be minimized by clicking the minimize button, as shown below.
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  • After minimizing the Clock Easy View window, you can see a small Clock Easy View tab at the bottom-left in MHC, as shown below.
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  • The Clock Easy View window can be maximized by clicking the maximize button or by double-clicking on the Clock Easy View window, as shown below.
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  • These tips apply to all other plugin managers like Pin Configuration, Direct Memory Access (DMA) Configuration, Event System Configuration, and Nested Vectored Interrupt Controller (NVIC) Configuration.

Step 1.5: Configure Secure and Non-Secure Peripherals

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Launch TrustZone-M Manager by going to the Tools menu of the MHC window and then selecting TrustZone-M Manager.

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A new window, TrustZone-M Manager, is opened inside MHC.

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Click on the Peripheral Configuration tab to configure Peripherals to run in Secure and Non-Secure mode.

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Default SAM L11 Peripheral Configuration.
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Tool Tip:

  • Click on peripherals to change from Secure (Green in color) to Non-Secure (Red in color) vice versa.

As per the project design, configure DMAC and SERCOM0 as NonSecure Peripherals.

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Step 1.6: Verify Secure and Non-Secure Memory Regions

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Click on the Memory Configuration tab to verify the default Memory Configuration.

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Tool Tip:

  • You can configure the application specific memory regions by moving the arrow.png icon up and down.



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