AVR-Chat

On Wed, 20 Sep 2006 17:13:15 -0000, you wrote:

>Hi Folks,
>
>What is the collective wisdom of the best way to program the ATtiny13
>chips (surface mount package) in a semi-production application?  It
>looks like we'll be producing 250 to 500 units.  And if things go as
>planned (but then again how often do they go as planned) it might be a
>whole lot more.

Ideally, on-board as part of the testing process.

There are programming houses who can provide a service to pre-program parts & repack in tubes/reels
- I got a quote a couple of years ago ago for 8-pin PICs, and I think cost was something like
GBP0.10 (~US$0.18) each plus a 1-off setup fee.