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yeah, that's pretty close.  wish I'd seen it 2 months ago!

--- In AVR-Chat@yahoogroups.com, "Larry Barello" <yahoo@b...> wrote:
> Try:
> http://homepage.sunrise.ch/mysunrise/pfleury/avr-starterkit.html
> 
> With the new mega parts all you need is the chip and a +5v supply.  
Peter's
> page, above, is pretty old.  You can dispense with the reset chip 
and you
> can use something like the "SAMPLE" programmer and the programmer 
that comes
> with WinAVR (www.avrfreaks.net) or BASCOM basic compiler 
(www.mcselec.com)
> The "SAMPLE" programmer is literally four wires from a cut-off LPT 
cable
> wired to the appropriate pins of the CPU.
> 
> Look at the schematic at the end of the ARC 1.1 users guide at
> www.barello.net/ARC for the SAMPLE programmer.  Otherwise find it 
in the
> BASCOM help file and a few other obscure places...
> Couldn't get much simpler/cheaper.
> 
> That said, I would recommend getting the STK500.  You get both a 
serial ISP
> (in system programmer) a high-voltage parallel programmer to save 
your fat
> when you accidentally program the chip into a state that can't be 
accessed
> via ISP and a dang good bread board to boot.
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Phil
> 
> 
> One thing that I wish there was (could be I just haven't found it) 
is
> a Minimum AVR page.  It would have the minimum circuit needed to get
> going plus a description of the simplest programming and development
> envt.  The info is all there it just takes work to find it as you
> have to wade through a lot of unfamiliar jargon and try to figure 
out
> what is relevant and what isn't.  Its good for fast track learning
> but some people would feel overwhelmed.