Post by thread:[AVR]: Basic getting started FAQ

I've just started to poke around the web, AVRFreaks, Dontronics, AVR Web Ring ...., but thought I'd post here too. I've been working with PICs for a little bit now (great fun), but wanted to try Atmel parts too. I'm hoping to find a simple programmer circuit (like a Tait-style for the PIC) and software so I can begin to noddle around with the chips. I'd like to avoid buying a kit, as I probably have all the parts I need to get started, expect for some Atmel chips and programming software. Thanks in advanced, Kevin -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email spam_OUTlistservTakeThisOuTmitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body

Hi Kevin, are you in luck, the way to program AVR's is called ISP (In Circuit Programming) If you live in Au the October issue of Silicon Chip has a great article on a simple programmer, and how to set the free software up :o) For the hardware, do a search on the internet (something like AVR ISP programmer) wade through all the commercial crap (look at the sites as some have the schematics, some offer etched PCB's) and you should find a circuit. The circuit is dead simple, it has a D25 male for the parallel port, and a 2row 5pin (10 pins in total) .1" header. on the PCB is a few caps, a few resistors and 2x 74xx244 bus driver chips. On the Atmel site (http://www.atmel.com) go to flash microcontrollers, AVR, Software Tools, grab the AVR Studio 3.2. If you want to run under dos or older versions of windows, down load the AVR ISP software. I also did a google search and found a few extra programs, like a coloured editor (IE green is a label, cream is a definition I.E. Register 16 = TEMP) Regards, Kat. ____________________________________________________________________________ /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign | K.A.Q. Electronics \ / - NO HTML/RTF in e-mail | Software and Electronic Engineering X - NO Word docs in e-mail | Perth Western Australia / \ | Ph +61 419 923 731 ____________________________________________________________________________ {Original Message removed}

Thanks, you're correct, in the time since I sent my query I've found at least 4 different circuits and programmers to try. I'm in the US (Pittsburgh) so it's a tad expensive to get that magazine. Kevin Kathy Quinlan wrote: {Quote hidden}> > Hi Kevin, are you in luck, the way to program AVR's is called ISP (In > Circuit Programming) If you live in Au the October issue of Silicon Chip has > a great article on a simple programmer, and how to set the free software up > :o) > > For the hardware, do a search on the internet (something like AVR ISP > programmer) wade through all the commercial crap (look at the sites as some > have the schematics, some offer etched PCB's) and you should find a circuit. > The circuit is dead simple, it has a D25 male for the parallel port, and a > 2row 5pin (10 pins in total) .1" header. on the PCB is a few caps, a few > resistors and 2x 74xx244 bus driver chips. > > On the Atmel site (http://www.atmel.com) go to flash microcontrollers, AVR, > Software Tools, grab the AVR Studio 3.2. If you want to run under dos or > older versions of windows, down load the AVR ISP software. I also did a > google search and found a few extra programs, like a coloured editor (IE > green is a label, cream is a definition I.E. Register 16 = TEMP) > > Regards, > > Kat. > > ____________________________________________________________________________ > /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign | K.A.Q. Electronics > \ / - NO HTML/RTF in e-mail | Software and Electronic Engineering > X - NO Word docs in e-mail | Perth Western Australia > / \ | Ph +61 419 923 > 731 > ____________________________________________________________________________ > > {Original Message removed}

>I've just started to poke around the web, AVRFreaks, Dontronics, AVR Web Ring >...., but thought I'd post here too. > >I've been working with PICs for a little bit now (great fun), but wanted to try >Atmel parts too. I'm hoping to find a simple programmer circuit (like a >Tait-style for the PIC) and software so I can begin to noddle around with the >chips. I'd like to avoid buying a kit, as I probably have all the parts I need >to get started, expect for some Atmel chips and programming software. > >Thanks in advanced, >Kevin We have the schematics of the AVR serial and parallel port programmers on our web page http://www.olimex.com/dev There are links to programming software as well. Best regards Tsvetan --- PCB prototypes for $26 at http://run.to/pcb (http://www.olimex.com/pcb) Development boards for PIC, AVR and MSP430 (http://www.olimex.com/dev) -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList .....piclist-unsubscribe-requestKILLspam@spam@mitvma.mit.edu

Thanks! Tsvetan Usunov wrote: {Quote hidden}> > >I've just started to poke around the web, AVRFreaks, Dontronics, AVR Web > Ring > >...., but thought I'd post here too. > > > >I've been working with PICs for a little bit now (great fun), but wanted to > try > >Atmel parts too. I'm hoping to find a simple programmer circuit (like a > >Tait-style for the PIC) and software so I can begin to noddle around with > the > >chips. I'd like to avoid buying a kit, as I probably have all the parts I > need > >to get started, expect for some Atmel chips and programming software. > > > >Thanks in advanced, > >Kevin > > We have the schematics of the AVR serial and parallel port programmers on > our web page http://www.olimex.com/dev > There are links to programming software as well. > > Best regards > Tsvetan > --- > PCB prototypes for $26 at http://run.to/pcb (http://www.olimex.com/pcb) > Development boards for PIC, AVR and MSP430 (http://www.olimex.com/dev) > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList > piclist-unsubscribe-requestKILLspammitvma.mit.edu -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList .....piclist-unsubscribe-requestKILLspam.....mitvma.mit.edu