AVR-Chat

--- In AVR-Chat@yahoogroups.com, "David Jones" <david.jones@s...> 
wrote:
> >>> dkinzer@e... 05/11/2004 2:16:14 pm >>>
> >You can build an AVR910-compatible ISP programmer pretty simply 
using
> 
> >either an AT90S1200 or AT90S2313 (see the URL below).  Of course, 
you
> 
> >need a programmer of some type to program the AVR used in the 
> >programmer.
> 
> Classic chicken and egg! :->

I happened to have an STK500 with which I programmed the AVR for the 
programmer.

As a side note, the STK500 uses a different programming algorithm, a 
different comm protocol, or both as it is much faster at programming 
than a 910-style programmer.  It takes perhaps 20% to 30% of the 
time.  Because of this, I generally use the ISP capability of the 
STK500 to program full Mega32s (using a 6 conductor cable from the 
STK500 to my prototype) instead of using the 910 programmer.