AVR-Chat

Hi,

> > If you have a PIC that is roughly equivalent to the ATmega64, would
> > you consider running my Dhrystone benchmark and telling us 
> the result?
> 
> If I ever have the opportunity, I don't now.
> 
> > > JTAGICE coupon with their seminars ...
> > 
> > That still makes it $200, right?
> 
> It sounded to me like it was free. Probably because they came 
> out with an mkII version that handles more of their chips.

The mkII is not compatible with Mk I (I have both).

>   I have developed a "clone" of the 
> > JTAG-ICE which I would like to sell in the $40 to $50 range.

Olimex do the same.  www.olimex.com.

> I'm miffed Microchip stopped supporting their ICD 1. I wanted 
> to use some cheap little 16F88 and 16F7x7's, but I'll have a 
> look at Atmel's offerings. I notice Atmel has a document 
> (doc2524.pdf AVR060: JTAG ICE Communication Protocol) 
> detailing the communication between AVR Studio and the 
> dongle. If only Microchip would do the same...

Unfortunately, the JTAG ICE Mk II protocol differs from the Mk I
protocol.  I hear that Atmel are unwilling to release the protocol
document covering the Mk II, but this is yet to be confirmed.

--
Paul Curtis, Rowley Associates Ltd http://www.rowley.co.uk
CrossWorks for MSP430, ARM, and (soon) Atmel AVR processors