[dorkbotdc-blabber] AVR Programming or Arduino

[elliot at speakeasy.net]

Hey,

I do a bunch of AVR programming, though I've never used an Arduino.  

For parallel programming stuff, see this (my) instructable: http://www.instructables.com/id/Ghetto-Programming%3a-Getting-started-with-AVR-micro/ Also see the link in there which points you toward a USB programmer kit.  

Both are quite usable, and I've set up the AVRdude + compiler tools on both windows (a while ago) and multiple linux boxes. 

The parallel programmer can be as simple as a few wires off of a parallel port plug.  

Where are you stuck?  

    Elliot.




> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dan [mailto:rockthecatzva82 at yahoo.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 6, 2007 01:21 PM
> To: dorkbotdc-blabber at music.columbia.edu
> Subject: [dorkbotdc-blabber] AVR Programming or Arduino
> 
> Hello Everyone,
> 
> I have not yet attended a Dorkbot meeting, but have just recently discovered this group.  I have recently become interested in electronics, more specifically the Arduino, which is based upon the Atmega168 microcontroller.  I have been playing with it for a month or two and love it, and have decided to make one of my own and have encountered some difficulties.  I was wondering if someone here in the DC-area knows anything about either the Arduino, or programming the AVR Atmega168 using an external programmer and software (ponyprog, AVRdude,....).  I would like help/advice in determining whether I have constructed the entire circuit correctly and how to correctly program the Atmega168 using a parallel programmer (or any programmer).  If anyone has any experience with programming microcontrollers I would really appreciate the assistance, since i have been stuck for quite some time.
> 
> Thanks for you time,
> Dan.
> rockthecatzva82 at yahoo.com
> 
> 
> 
> 
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