AVR-Chat

--- In AVR-Chat@yahoogroups.com, "John Allen" <johna_zonker@y...> 
wrote:

> ... Will the serial port from 
> the [AVR Buttefly] be reconised
> by ... Bascom ..., or will I
> need an ISP or JTAG device also?

I can't really answer this, but I looked around on the Web and it 
seems that you might need a programmer. ISP interfaces are cheaper 
than JTAG interfaces. You might be able to throw one together with 
parts from your spares drawer. Most ISP interfaces have a 10-pin 
header, so you might benefit from my 10-pin to 6-pin adapter. If you 
would like me to hold your order for the Butterfly Carrier while you 
sort this out, just let me know. Otherwise, it will go out by 
Priority Mail tomorrow.

If Bascom can load a program without an ISP (or JTAG) interface, it 
will be with the help of a flash loader program (also known as a boot 
loader) in the target MCU. The Butterfly does have such a loader as 
shipped by Atmel. So, it depends on whether Bascom can talk to that 
loader or output an Intel HEX file which you can load with AVR Prog.

I hope someone else can be more helpful. There are many Bascom users 
here and someone is sure to know. I wonder if Bascom can drive a JTAG 
ICE interface?

Graham.
http://www.ecrostech.com