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there are many on avrfreaks.net - projects section.
One that is easily setup for the old (OLD) mega8535 is BLIPS. It too is
on avrfreaks.net. It includes a GUI based PC side program too. You'll
need atmel's AVR studio (free).

http://www.avrfreaks.net/index.php?module=Freaks%20Academy&func=viewItem\
&item_type=project&item_id=625

--- In AVR-Chat@yahoogroups.com, dlc <dlc@...> wrote:
>
> I've searched, but my Google-foo is not up to the task.  I know that
> there is a bootloader, or bootloader app-note from Atmel that
describes
> a bootloader for the MEGA chips, I would think even the MEGA8535 that
> emulates the STK500 (AVR ISP) protocol.  But I have failed.  Can
someone
> point me to that source?  I've been putting bootloaders on my
MEGA168's

> and I have a project that needs to use a MEGA8535...  I'm spoiled, I
> like using bootloaders now.
>
> Can someone have pity on one whose Google-Foo has failed them?
>
> Many thanks,
> DLC
> --
> -------------------------------------------------
> Dennis Clark          TTT Enterprises
> www.techtoystoday.com
> -------------------------------------------------
>

I've searched, but my Google-foo is not up to the task.  I know that 
there is a bootloader, or bootloader app-note from Atmel that describes 
a bootloader for the MEGA chips, I would think even the MEGA8535 that 
emulates the STK500 (AVR ISP) protocol.  But I have failed.  Can someone 
point me to that source?  I've been putting bootloaders on my MEGA168's 
and I have a project that needs to use a MEGA8535...  I'm spoiled, I 
like using bootloaders now.

Can someone have pity on one whose Google-Foo has failed them?

Many thanks,
DLC
-- 
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Dennis Clark          TTT Enterprises
www.techtoystoday.com
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> there are many on avrfreaks.net - projects section.
> One that is easily setup for the old (OLD) mega8535 is BLIPS. It too is
> on avrfreaks.net. It includes a GUI based PC side program too. You'll
> need atmel's AVR studio (free).

  I've seen this one, but I don't want something that uses a custom
(Windows) interface, I'm a Mac user.  My current "suite" of bootloaders
all look like the AVRISP (SDK 500) so avrdude works to program them. 
I'll do a more thorough search of the avrfreaks site to see if one of
them matches what I'd like.  I like the bootloaders because I equip my
robots with a Sparkfun Bluesmirf bluetooth module and do all my code and
test stuff wireless.  Once you get into that mode, it is REALLY hard to
go back to connecting to the programmer cable.  ;)

Thanks!
DLC

> http://www.avrfreaks.net/index.php?module=Freaks%20Academy&func=viewItem\
> &item_type=project&item_id=625
>
> --- In AVR-Chat@yahoogroups.com, dlc <dlc@...> wrote:
>>
>> I've searched, but my Google-foo is not up to the task.  I know that
>> there is a bootloader, or bootloader app-note from Atmel that
> describes
>> a bootloader for the MEGA chips, I would think even the MEGA8535 that
>> emulates the STK500 (AVR ISP) protocol.  But I have failed.  Can
> someone
>> point me to that source?  I've been putting bootloaders on my
> MEGA168's
>> and I have a project that needs to use a MEGA8535...  I'm spoiled, I
>> like using bootloaders now.
>>
>> Can someone have pity on one whose Google-Foo has failed them?
>>
>> Many thanks,
>> DLC
>> --
>> -------------------------------------------------
>> Dennis Clark          TTT Enterprises
>> www.techtoystoday.com
>> -------------------------------------------------
>>
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Dennis Clark
TTT Enterprises

Hi Dennis,

On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 8:17 AM, Dennis Clark <dlc@frii.com> wrote:
>
>> there are many on avrfreaks.net - projects section.
>> One that is easily setup for the old (OLD) mega8535 is BLIPS. It too is
>> on avrfreaks.net. It includes a GUI based PC side program too. You'll
>> need atmel's AVR studio (free).
>
>  I've seen this one, but I don't want something that uses a custom
> (Windows) interface, I'm a Mac user.  My current "suite" of bootloaders
> all look like the AVRISP (SDK 500) so avrdude works to program them.
> I'll do a more thorough search of the avrfreaks site to see if one of
> them matches what I'd like.  I like the bootloaders because I equip my
> robots with a Sparkfun Bluesmirf bluetooth module and do all my code and
> test stuff wireless.  Once you get into that mode, it is REALLY hard to
> go back to connecting to the programmer cable.  ;)

I have one over here:
<http://websvn.hylands.org/listing.php?repname=Projects&path=%2Favr%2Fbootloader-stk500%2F&rev=0&sc=0>

Or if the above gets clobbered,
<http://websvn.hylands.org/>, click on Projects, avr, bootloader-stk500

I modified it to send out a character at the start, but you can tweak
it however you like :)

I've used it with ATMega8's, 16's and ATMega128's. The #ifdef's seem
to imply it should work with the 8535.

-- 
Dave Hylands
Shuswap, BC, Canada
http://www.DaveHylands.com/

Hi Dennis,

> I have one over here:
> <http://websvn.hylands.org/listing.php?repname=Projects&path=%2Favr%2Fbootloader-stk500%2F&rev=0&sc=0>
>
> Or if the above gets clobbered,
> <http://websvn.hylands.org/>, click on Projects, avr, bootloader-stk500
>
> I modified it to send out a character at the start, but you can tweak
> it however you like :)
>
> I've used it with ATMega8's, 16's and ATMega128's. The #ifdef's seem
> to imply it should work with the 8535.

Oh yeah - if you look over in the Projects, host, boothost directory,
I have a host-side bootloader program that works with it as well.

After downloading, it turns itself into a terminal program. It's
worked under Windows (cygwin) and linux. I haven't tested it on the
Mac, but it might work.

-- 
Dave Hylands
Shuswap, BC, Canada
http://www.DaveHylands.com/

Thanks Dave, I'll look into hacking it - This looks REALLY familiar, 
quite similar to the one that I use.  I suppose that I shouldn't be 
surprised, it seems that all of them are roughly based off of the Atmel 
app note and everyone just tweaks it for use.  :)

DLC

Dave Hylands wrote:
> Hi Dennis,
> 
>> I have one over here:
>> <http://websvn.hylands.org/listing.php?repname=Projects&path=%2Favr%2Fbootloader-stk500%2F&rev=0&sc=0>
>>
>> Or if the above gets clobbered,
>> <http://websvn.hylands.org/>, click on Projects, avr, bootloader-stk500
>>
>> I modified it to send out a character at the start, but you can tweak
>> it however you like :)
>>
>> I've used it with ATMega8's, 16's and ATMega128's. The #ifdef's seem
>> to imply it should work with the 8535.
> 
> Oh yeah - if you look over in the Projects, host, boothost directory,
> I have a host-side bootloader program that works with it as well.
> 
> After downloading, it turns itself into a terminal program. It's
> worked under Windows (cygwin) and linux. I haven't tested it on the
> Mac, but it might work.
> 

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Dennis Clark          TTT Enterprises
www.techtoystoday.com
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