[dorkbotpdx-blabber] Going Over to the Dark Side

[Daniel Johnson]

On Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 8:51 AM, dave madden <dorkbot at mersenne.com> wrote:
> I just discovered that you can build GCC for many Atmel processors (and
> I succeeded in doing so), so I'm thinking it might be time to dip a toe
> in that murky pool.  What's the cheapest way to get an AVR processor
> that can be bare-metal programmed via serial or USB (or JTAG, if no
> simpler options exist)?  (I'm asking as someone who's been spoiled by
> Luminary and NXP ARM boards with a USB-Serial converter built in: I plug
> in one cable and can download / flash code, then reset and talk to the
> program over the same connection.)
>
> And an extra bonus question: is there a Digikey order going out this
> Monday for delivery on the 13th?

I reprogrammed a teesy I got from Paul to be an AVR ISP, and
reprogrammed an atmel chip in a breadboard with it.  They have a USB
plug on them, and with breadboardable pins are only $22 I think.