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Re: [AVR-Chat] Re: STK500, STK501 & AVR Studio not a complete environment

2004-04-23 by jay marante

Theres lot of C Compilers. Theres iccavr which i
currently used. You can find keygens at the internet
for license. :) -jay
--- dkinzer@easystreet.com <dkinzer@easystreet.com>
wrote:
> --- In AVR-Chat@yahoogroups.com, "Graham Davies"
<YahooGroups@e...> 
> wrote:
> > I'm just starting out with the AVR. I bought an
STK500, STK501 and 
> > two ATmega64s from DigiKey. AVR Studio is
described by Atmel as an 
> > Integrated Development Environment and I expected
that in 
> conjuction 
> > with the STKs I would be all set. However, unless
I'm missing 
> > something, there is no C compiler and no means of
debugging actual 
> > hardware. It seems I need to go out and spend more
money on a C 
> > compiler (or struggle with GCC) and also on
another piece of 
> hardware 
> > such as JTAGICE. Is this right? Is there really no
compiler in AVR 
> > Studio? Is there really no means of debugging a
program on the 
> > hardware without another adapter?
> 
> I bought a STK500 from DigiKey as well.  The
description that I read 
> didn't say anything about a C compiler or any other
high level 
> language.  My assumption was that the IDE supported
AVR assembly 
> language development.  It turns out that that's
true.
> 
> I'm using WinAVR to do C development.  Well,
actually, I'm using 
> parts of it.  I use a programmer's editor that I've
been using for 
> years and hooked up the various parts of WinAVR to
make my own IDE 
> within the editor.  Click to compiler and link. 
Click to download.  
> WinAVR comes with its own programmer's editor that
can be similarly 
> configured.
> 
> While debugging is probably easier in some cases
using some sort of 
> in-circuit emulator, I've not found it particularly
difficult to 
> debug without one.  I normally use debug print
statements, a logic 
> probe, a multi-meter and, occasionally, an
oscilloscope.  A logic 
> analyzer might be helpful for particularly difficult
problems, even 
> if you have an ICE.
> 
> 



	
		
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