<div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 6:21 PM, Daniel Johnson <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:teknotus@gmail.com">teknotus@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div class="im">On Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 8:51 AM, dave madden <<a href="mailto:dorkbot@mersenne.com">dorkbot@mersenne.com</a>> wrote:<br>
</div><div class="im">> I just discovered that you can build GCC for many Atmel processors (and<br>
> I succeeded in doing so), so I'm thinking it might be time to dip a toe<br>
> in that murky pool. What's the cheapest way to get an AVR processor<br>
> that can be bare-metal programmed via serial or USB (or JTAG, if no<br>
> simpler options exist)? (I'm asking as someone who's been spoiled by<br>
> Luminary and NXP ARM boards with a USB-Serial converter built in: I plug<br>
> in one cable and can download / flash code, then reset and talk to the<br>
> program over the same connection.)<br>
><br>
> And an extra bonus question: is there a Digikey order going out this<br>
> Monday for delivery on the 13th?<br>
<br>
</div>I reprogrammed a teesy I got from Paul to be an AVR ISP, and<br>
reprogrammed an atmel chip in a breadboard with it. They have a USB<br>
plug on them, and with breadboardable pins are only $22 I think.<br>
</blockquote><div><br>Of course, for $22 you can get LadyAda's AVR programmer: <a href="http://www.adafruit.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=16&products_id=46">http://www.adafruit.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=16&products_id=46</a><br>
<br>But the teensy is local and it's always good to support your local geeks! <br></div></div><br>