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    ARIES v2.0

    The ARIES v2.0 is a fully indigenous and a “Made in India” product to get started with basic microprocessor programming and embedded systems. This board is built upon a RISC-V ISA compliant VEGA Processor with easy-to-use hardware and software. The VEGA SDK also provides full ecosystem with numerous examples and support documentation.


ARIES v2.0 is a development platform based on THEJAS32 ASIC which operates at a frequency of 100MHz. THEJAS32 SoC includes VEGA ET1031 Microprocessor, 256KB internal SRAM, Three UARTs, Four SPIs, Three TIMERs, Eight PWMs, Three I2C interface, 32 GPIOs etc. This board contains everything needed to support the standalone operation. To get started simply connect the board to a computer with a USB cable or power it with a AC/DC adapter or a battery.

This board is designed and developed by Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) as part of the Microprocessor Development Programme project funded by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India. This board is targeted for a wide variety of applications which includes low power IoT, Sensor fusion, Smart Meter, System supervisors, Remote sensors, Wearable devices, Toy and electronic education equipment, Legacy 8/16-bit applications, Industrial networking and many more…


PRE-REQUISITES: Windows 10 or above/Linux (64 bit)
STEP-1
Get ready with the software Tools
  1. Download & Install Arduino IDE 1.8.19
    https://downloads.arduino.cc/arduino-1.8.19-windows.exe
  2. Open the Arduino IDE
STEP-2
Install the Board support package
  1. Open File->Preferences, Add below JSON in "Additional Boards Manager URL", Press OK
    https://gitlab.com/riscv-vega/vega-arduino/-/raw/main/package_vega_index.json
  2. Open Tools ->Boards->Board Manager, Search for "Aries"
  3. Install "VEGA ARIES Boards"
STEP-3
Setup the board
  1. Select Tools->Board->VEGA Processor: ARIES Boards->ARIES v2
  2. If
    BOOT-SEL jumper (J12) is shorted :
    a) Select Flash Mode -> Enabled
    b)Select Tools -> Programmer -> VEGA FLASHER
    Else
    a) Select Flash Mode -> Disabled
    b) Select Tools -> Programmer -> VEGA XMODEM
  3. Connect the ARIES board to PC
    (Reset the board if already connected)
  4. Select Tools -> Port -> COM* (ARIES v2)
  5. Open Tools -> Serial monitor
  6. Select 115200 baud in Serial Monitor
STEP-4
Load the Example sketch in the IDE
  1. Open File -> Examples -> "Examples for ARIES v2 -> UART -> Hello World"
  2. Click the "Verify" button to compile the program
STEP-5
Run the Example on the Target Device
  1. Click the "Upload" button to upload the program
  2. Open Tools -> Serial monitor
  3. "Hello World" message will scroll in the Serial Monitor window