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Tophinater
Mar 26, 2006, 10:09 PM
Im looking into getting started in programming AVR chips but I dont know where to start. There are so many programs out there I dont know what is good. I just need something simple and preferably cheap. Im only doing simple projects and will probably be using mostly the smaller ICs that Atmel has available. Could someone recommend something for me and also what a good software would be to use. I really only know BASIC and a little bit of Abel so something that is easy to learn would be a big plus. Thanks for any help.
simingx
Mar 26, 2006, 11:25 PM
If it's simplicity you're looking for, then you can't do better than Bascom-AVR (http://www.mcselec.com/index.php?option=com_docman&task=cat_view&gid=99&Itemid=54).
The demo-version has 100% of the features of the commercial version, only limited to 4k of code. Plus, it has built in routines for LCD interfacing, I2C, SPI etc etc...

Download the manual, build a STK200 parallel port programmer yourself and you'll be on your way in no time ;)
brnjones
Mar 29, 2006, 09:18 PM
I just started out a few months ago. I got a STK500 from digikey, a little pricey, but it was really easy to instantly get up and running, plus it's got sockets for many of the different AVR chips.

I've been learning with the WinAVR package and AVR-lib (all C based and free). I already knew C, but the biggest learning curve for me was learning how the chip works, which you need to know no matter what software you use. I use the spec from the Atmel website for the specific chip I am programming.

I don't have any experience with BASCOM, but i'm sure its good. It seems alot of people use it.

-Brandon

Im looking into getting started in programming AVR chips but I dont know where to start. There are so many programs out there I dont know what is good. I just need something simple and preferably cheap. Im only doing simple projects and will probably be using mostly the smaller ICs that Atmel has available. Could someone recommend something for me and also what a good software would be to use. I really only know BASIC and a little bit of Abel so something that is easy to learn would be a big plus. Thanks for any help.