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- Fri Jun 29, 2012 11:05 am
- Forum: Hardware
- Topic: Program AVR over JTAG without expensive dongles ?
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Well, if it is just to download firmware to the AVR flash memory, SPI will go fine. JTAG is used for more sophisticated stuff like real-time debugging and electrical testing. If you are interested in debugging your code inside the AVR or boundary scan, you can order some special hardware from Atmel....
- Fri Jun 29, 2012 3:21 am
- Forum: Hardware
- Topic: Program AVR over JTAG without expensive dongles ?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6687
Re: Program AVR over JTAG without expensive dongles ?
I think I can help. You can actually build a simple interface like STK200/300 and use it in AVRDude, which supports most AVR devices. PonyProg is a nice tool but since it is not mantained anymore, I don't think it will get support for newer AVRs. STK200/300 is almost a standard in AVR programming. T...