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I have DIY sam3x8e pcb board based on schematics of Arduino Due. I can program it with Atmel-Ice (jtag connector) in Atmel Studio with basic serial transfer example and it works fine when the Atmel-ice is plugged in to the board. But when I unplugged it, the MCU doesn`t work. What are possible reasons for that?

I tested all the voltages across Sam3x8e power pins and they are all correct.

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  • \$\begingroup\$ Check the nTRST and nSRST pins on your JTAG connector. Maybe you have terminated them incorrectly and thus the board stays in some sort of reset condition. Without the Atmel-ICE connected I would expect both signals to be HIGH. \$\endgroup\$
    – og1L
    Mar 4, 2016 at 15:22
  • \$\begingroup\$ Is it possible you're not pulling up the RESET line? (edit: og1L beat me). \$\endgroup\$
    – uint128_t
    Mar 4, 2016 at 15:23
  • \$\begingroup\$ Sam3x8e has internal pull-up resistors on reset pins, so why should I add additional ones? I tested those pins with multimetr and it is 3.3 volts there. Here is my schematic for reset pins, I use a jumper to select which reset pin I want to use: i65.tinypic.com/24fiwwp.png \$\endgroup\$
    – v_s_k
    Mar 4, 2016 at 15:36
  • \$\begingroup\$ @uint128_t You may be right about the lack of pull-up. I don't see the pull-up on the schematic snippet. \$\endgroup\$
    – Nick Alexeev
    Mar 4, 2016 at 16:32

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Solved!

It is necessary to connect gnd from usb-uart bridge to gnd on pcb, I was just using rx - tx line. When the Atmel-Ice was connected it provides ground from pcb to PC usb port through JTAG connector, that`s why it was working.

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