Is anyone here using the Atmel AVRmega series controllers, and how popular are they? They can be found here:
Seems that the software development environments are free too. Those can be found here as a download:
So, what do you guys think?
Is anyone here using the Atmel AVRmega series controllers, and how popular are they? They can be found here:
Seems that the software development environments are free too. Those can be found here as a download:
So, what do you guys think?
Yeah, they're great. I'm programming up a Mega32 right now as I type.
The in system serial programming feature is great, their architectures are powerful.
The GCC compiler is good because it also supports C++ programming. That means I can do object-oriented software development on my little microcontroller.
I love them.
Cheers, Ed L
They're great. Grab the STK500 board (and maybe a 501/2 too), and you're good to go. Studio 4 GUI / Assembler is free. I'm looking for a few more beta testers for the StatiC compiler (dual-methodology), so if you're interested, give me a shout.
Thanks,
-Pete.
Yep. Check out the boards I make that use the ATmega128:
I mostly use open source programming tools with these - gnu gcc c compiler, gdb debugger, avrdude programmer (I am the author of avrdude).
Some of the things here might be a bit dated, but for a synopsis of the tools available, see:
I love the ATmega8 - hits the sweet spot for a single-chip solution w/regard to amount of flash (8K), ram (1K), speed (16 MIPS), and peripherals (UART, I2C, SPI, A/DC, hardware PWMs, timers, etc, etc). And at around $3.00 from Digikey for an easy to use 28-pin DIP, it cannot be beat.
I _always_ have some of these in my parts box. :-)
-Brian
And somewhere around the time of 07/06/2004 06:50, the world stopped and listened as Pete Gray contributed the following to humanity:
I called Digi-Key and they had the STK500 for $79.00. I ordered it. I'll be getting it Friday. Thanks for the suggestion.
They're my micros of choice. The mega32 is usually more than enough for most of my applications. I use the Procyon AVRlib for C encapsulations of the most common features, AVRGCC for C code compilation (the WinAVR distro specifically), and the SP12 programmer for in circuit programming. All are free and open source. Atmel's IDE is pretty nice, but ironically, once I found these other tools, I've rarely used it. Granted, it's probably the way to go if you want to use simulation or an out-of-circuit programmer.
"Daniel Rudy"
Yup, use some here.
Good robotics board
avr butterfly is a small "starter" kit from atmel
stk500 is worth getting if your going to use avr's for a while
Cheap boards
assembly - use avr studio from atmel
c - winavr gcc port
But if you think thats a massive amount of flash take a look at these
Alex Gibson
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