diff --git a/configs/same70-xplained/README.txt b/configs/same70-xplained/README.txt
index 3b17846aaef..971db2afd9e 100644
--- a/configs/same70-xplained/README.txt
+++ b/configs/same70-xplained/README.txt
@@ -25,7 +25,15 @@ Contents
 Status/Open Issues
 ==================
 
-[To be provided]
+Although this configuration is not particualarly different from the
+SAMV71-XULT board, my initial attempts to debug the board have not been
+successful.  The code is just not behaving correctly in excuting the first
+few instructions after reset.  I have very early realease boards and I am
+suspected some tool/board issue:  It appears that I write the code
+correctly to FLASH and the GPNVM is configured so that the FLASH lies at
+address 0x00000000, but trying to step through with AtmelStudio 7 results
+in uninterpretble behavior.  Using the Segger J-Link, I get errors trying
+to reset and halt the board so I am unable to use that debugger either.
 
 See also configs/samv71-xult/README.txt
 
diff --git a/configs/same70-xplained/nsh/defconfig b/configs/same70-xplained/nsh/defconfig
index b5fbd8c6e06..40f1cc5bf3a 100644
--- a/configs/same70-xplained/nsh/defconfig
+++ b/configs/same70-xplained/nsh/defconfig
@@ -245,12 +245,12 @@ CONFIG_SAMV7_TWIHS0=y
 # CONFIG_SAMV7_UART0 is not set
 # CONFIG_SAMV7_UART1 is not set
 # CONFIG_SAMV7_UART2 is not set
-CONFIG_SAMV7_UART3=y
+# CONFIG_SAMV7_UART3 is not set
 # CONFIG_SAMV7_UART4 is not set
 # CONFIG_SAMV7_USBDEVHS is not set
 # CONFIG_SAMV7_USBHOSTHS is not set
 # CONFIG_SAMV7_USART0 is not set
-# CONFIG_SAMV7_USART1 is not set
+CONFIG_SAMV7_USART1=y
 # CONFIG_SAMV7_USART2 is not set
 # CONFIG_SAMV7_WDT0 is not set
 # CONFIG_SAMV7_WDT1 is not set
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ CONFIG_SERIAL=y
 # CONFIG_ARCH_HAVE_UART0 is not set
 # CONFIG_ARCH_HAVE_UART1 is not set
 # CONFIG_ARCH_HAVE_UART2 is not set
-CONFIG_ARCH_HAVE_UART3=y
+# CONFIG_ARCH_HAVE_UART3 is not set
 # CONFIG_ARCH_HAVE_UART4 is not set
 # CONFIG_ARCH_HAVE_UART5 is not set
 # CONFIG_ARCH_HAVE_UART6 is not set
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ CONFIG_ARCH_HAVE_UART3=y
 # CONFIG_ARCH_HAVE_SCI0 is not set
 # CONFIG_ARCH_HAVE_SCI1 is not set
 # CONFIG_ARCH_HAVE_USART0 is not set
-# CONFIG_ARCH_HAVE_USART1 is not set
+CONFIG_ARCH_HAVE_USART1=y
 # CONFIG_ARCH_HAVE_USART2 is not set
 # CONFIG_ARCH_HAVE_USART3 is not set
 # CONFIG_ARCH_HAVE_USART4 is not set
@@ -605,28 +605,30 @@ CONFIG_ARCH_HAVE_UART3=y
 #
 # USART Configuration
 #
+CONFIG_USART1_ISUART=y
 CONFIG_MCU_SERIAL=y
 CONFIG_STANDARD_SERIAL=y
 # CONFIG_SERIAL_IFLOWCONTROL is not set
 # CONFIG_SERIAL_OFLOWCONTROL is not set
 # CONFIG_SERIAL_DMA is not set
 CONFIG_ARCH_HAVE_SERIAL_TERMIOS=y
-CONFIG_UART3_SERIAL_CONSOLE=y
+CONFIG_USART1_SERIAL_CONSOLE=y
+# CONFIG_UART3_SERIAL_CONSOLE is not set
 # CONFIG_OTHER_SERIAL_CONSOLE is not set
 # CONFIG_NO_SERIAL_CONSOLE is not set
 
 #
-# UART3 Configuration
+# USART1 Configuration
 #
-CONFIG_UART3_RXBUFSIZE=256
-CONFIG_UART3_TXBUFSIZE=256
-CONFIG_UART3_BAUD=115200
-CONFIG_UART3_BITS=8
-CONFIG_UART3_PARITY=0
-CONFIG_UART3_2STOP=0
-# CONFIG_UART3_IFLOWCONTROL is not set
-# CONFIG_UART3_OFLOWCONTROL is not set
-# CONFIG_UART3_DMA is not set
+CONFIG_USART1_RXBUFSIZE=256
+CONFIG_USART1_TXBUFSIZE=256
+CONFIG_USART1_BAUD=115200
+CONFIG_USART1_BITS=8
+CONFIG_USART1_PARITY=0
+CONFIG_USART1_2STOP=0
+# CONFIG_USART1_IFLOWCONTROL is not set
+# CONFIG_USART1_OFLOWCONTROL is not set
+# CONFIG_USART1_DMA is not set
 # CONFIG_USBDEV is not set
 # CONFIG_USBHOST is not set
 # CONFIG_WIRELESS is not set