A tool to program microcontrollers and/or programmable logic.
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AVR - How to program an AVR chip in Linux
I recently got an AVRISmkII AVR programmer, and I have an ATtiny85 and ATmega328. I was wondering how I could program these chips (with the programmer) but when I try getting Atmel Studio 6 it is only for Windows. Is there a way I could use in Linux…

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Absolute cheapest, (easy) way of starting programming on ARM microcontrollers
I want to start using ARM processors, migrating from PICs which I've been using for too long. 8 bit models were available for under $1, programmers for under $10, and I have been spoilt by the ease and low cost of getting started. But seeing that…

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Is it possible to use AVR ISP programmer to program a PIC chip?
I want to try programming a PIC chip and just see, how much different it is compared to an AVR. I've got an AVRtinyISP and would like to know, if it would be possible to use that to program a PIC chip at all? What would limit me from doing…

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Should I get the PICKit 2 or 3?
Okay, having decided to pitch myself at the PIC family (including dsPIC), I now have a question about programmers. I've been hearing a lot of bad things about the new PICKit 3, and am wondering if I should get that or the apparently more venerable…
Darren Landrum
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Starting out PIC Programming
I've been looking into doing some PIC Programming, but unlike some of the other microcontrollers available the sheer number of different chips available has caused me some confusion. It also appears that some of the chips suggested on some sites as…

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How should one switch from using an Arduino as a programmer to an external programmer?
Part two of a three part series on transitioning from Arduino to a plain AVR microcontroller and minimum supporting components (part one, part three)
I've seen a lot of people ask this on the Internet, so here goes:
I already know how to program…

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ICSP or Pre-Programmed Microcontroller
I've designed a PCB for small scale production; currently I'm hand soldering them in batches of 20 at a time. This PCB uses an ATMEGA168 microcontroller which I program before soldering to the board - this method works well for me at the moment.
I'm…

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Recovering an ATtiny13
I am playing with an ATtiny13 and I thought it would be good to use it with an external 8Mhz ceramic oscillator instead of the 1.2 Mhz built-in one. (I want to do a soft-uart at 9600 bps, so I figured 1.2 Mhz was too slow)
To change to an external…

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Spy-Bi-Wire vs JTAG
I'm working on an MSP430 design and I'm very intrigued by the Spy-Bi-Wire two-wire programming interface. From what I read it is very similar in terms of functionality to JTAG and even looks better in some cases (less wires of course, but also…

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Best PIC programmer?
I would like to start using PICs in my projects and was wondering which programmer I should get. I have plenty of experience using micro-controllers (68k, avr), I also have lots of experience with electronics (so building a programmer is…

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SWDAP vs CMSIS-DAP vs DAPLink
EDIT :
I got the basic questions (for example, what is CMSIS-DAP?) answered by user @Nipo. Based on that, I restructured my post in a more logical way. Hopefully the remaining questions will be answered as well :-)
1. Programming a…

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How to Use an External ST-Link/V2 with the STM32F4 Discovery Board
I have a STM32F4 Discovery board and a ST-Link/V2 programmer.
I want to use my own ST-Link (not the embedded one) for programming and debugging the board.
How should I connect the external ST-Link to the board ?

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PIC programming through FPGA
I would like to know if there is a way to program a PIC for the first time (write in Flash) through an FPGA card.
The PIC is already soldered to the FPGA and I can't remove it. No bootloader exists on the PIC. Thus I need to program it in USART /…

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Olimex Arm USB JTAG Programmer Problems
I've recently bought an Olimx ARM-USB-OCD JTAG programmer but I've had difficulty getting it to work.
My primary system is linux, but I've tested it in window with no luck there either. I'm using OpenOCD to communicate with the device, but it does…

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