AVR-Chat

--- In AVR-Chat@yahoogroups.com, "Riccardo Castellani" 
<ric.castellani@...> wrote:

> What do you suggest me to start ?
> ... on stk500 board or directly
> building simple circuit with
> breadboard using ISP programmer ?
> Other suggestions please ?

As John says, the STK500 will be a good start.  If you mess up the 
fuses (almost a rite of passage), you can rescue the chip with high 
voltage programming.  I don't think there is on-chip debug on the 
ATmega8535, so an AVR Dragon won't buy you anything.

To construct the extra circuits you need for your application, you 
might consider the STK500 Expansion Board:
http://www.ecrostech.com/AtmelAvr/Stk500Exp/index.htm
which is now in stock again after a hiatus.

Full disclosure: this is my product, so I'm advertising at the same 
time I'm giving advise.  While I'm at it, I might as well mention 
that there is now a version of the STK500 Expansion Board with a 
footprint for a 2 line by 16 character LCD module.

Graham.
http://www.ecrostech.com