As from 19th January 2015, the various sketches below "time out" if they don't enter programming mode after 50 attempts. The code displays a dot for every attempt, so if it fails you will see ...

avrchap writes to the Flash program memory of an Atmal ATmega microcontroller from a Raspberry Pi. In can be used to write a bootloader to an ATmega (e.g. the optiboot bootloader used by Arduino).

We all know that, Atmega328 IC is used in Arduino UNO board. This IC is the brain of the Arduino board. Actually, Arduino designers wanted to make a handy prototyping board for the beginners so they ...

It’s assumed that you have procured one USBasp Programmer from your trusted component vendor! Connecting the programmer to your computer comprises of two steps. First step is the physical connection ...

Yes, our own “breadboard compatible” 5VDC power supply is now ready for use! What is next? Next thing is the setting up of a simplest Atmega Development Board. There are many places where you can ...

The book, Explore ATtiny Microcontrollers using C and Assembly Language, provides an in-depth look at the 8-bit AVR architecture found in ATtiny and ATmega MCUs. It's a great tool for diving into the ...

It might be fair to suspect that most people who are considered digital natives have very little to no clue about what is actually going on inside their smartphones, tablets, and computers. To be fair ...