More information about this programmer is here – AVRISP-U Programmer Details
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It has all the normal read/program/verify functions you would expect plus extra operations such as serial numbering and calibration bytes. It features include code buffers, ability to power the target, automatic target detection and ISP speed setting.
Kanda AVRISP-U is a very low cost USB AVR ISP that has a tried and tested software interface designed for AVR programming. This is where you want a programmer with its own software GUI that can be used to program AVR microcontrollers without running Studio. AVRStudio is large and complicated and having to run it, or get someone else to use it, just to program a few chips gets really tedious. This product is available here – Atmel AVR Dragonīoth these AVR ISPs are excellent for code development as they are integrated into the development environment but this advantage disappears once your code is finished. In addition to the ISP functionality it is also an emulator so that you can debug your code as well. Atmel AVR Dragon is still being manufactured and just like AVRISP-MKII it runs from within AVRStudio. If you are serious about development, you could use a combined programmer and ICE instead. This programmer runs from AVRStudio and is fully integrated with it, which simplifies your development and it can be purchased here Waveshare AVRISP-MKII The best in our option is from Waveshare as it is completely compatible with the original and has more ISP connector options – 6-way, 10-way and flying leads. If you have moved beyond Arduino and are using Atmel AVRStudio or AtmelStudio and writing in C or assembler, the best programming option is Atmel AVR ISP MKII.Ītmel themselves have stopped producing this programmer but there are some excellent clones available. There are also some very low cost unboxed programmers on Ebay that can be used with Arduino.
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Apart from built-in Arduino code, free ISP utilities such as PonyProg or AVRDude can be used to update your code. The AVR microcontroller, usually an ATmega328P, contains a bootloader – a separate piece of pre-written code that takes care of programming the microcontroller. The simplest and cheapest options for AVR ISP are used by Arduino boards. This is easier for development, production and most importantly, for updating the firmware later in the field. ISP or In System Programming is the best way to program AVR microcontrollers as it allows them to be programmed in circuit.