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Date:      Sun, 31 Jan 2010 11:17:01 +0100
From:      "Wojciech A. Koszek" <wkoszek@freebsd.org>
To:        freebsd-embedded@freebsd.org, embedded@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: USB AVR programmers for FreeBSD 8
Message-ID:  <20100131101701.GH99177@FreeBSD.org>
In-Reply-To: <20100131153328.C46992@sola.nimnet.asn.au>
References:  <alpine.BSF.2.00.1001301603310.90076@wonkity.com> <20100131153328.C46992@sola.nimnet.asn.au>

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On Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 03:40:36PM +1100, Ian Smith wrote:
> On Sat, 30 Jan 2010, Warren Block wrote:
> 
>  > Has anyone used the USBTiny AVR programmers with FreeBSD 8?  For example:
>  > 
>  > http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=9231
> 
> I just had a look at this.  If you read through the user comments (and 
> the blurb at the top of the page) it seems to be pretty iffy on Mac or 
> Linux; even they suggest you might be better off with something like:
> 
> http://search.digikey.com/scripts/DkSearch/dksus.dll?Detail&name=ATAVRISP2-ND
> 
> Seems to me the extra ~$20 might be well worth it?

I'd search for something with high voltage programming mode support.
Otherwise, fuse bits can't be cleared easily.

-- 
Wojciech A. Koszek
wkoszek@FreeBSD.org
http://FreeBSD.czest.pl/~wkoszek/



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