[dorkbotpdx-blabber] Going Over to the Dark Side

[Thomas Lockney]

On Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 6:21 PM, Daniel Johnson <teknotus at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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.
>

Of course, for $22 you can get LadyAda's AVR programmer:
http://www.adafruit.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=16&products_id=46

But the teensy is local and it's always good to support your local geeks!
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