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Hi Folks,

What is the most popular method/device for working up a prototype
using the tiny13 chip?  I have the STK500.  Is this good enough?  How
about using the debugWIRE?  What works with that?

Should I hold out for a Dragon?  Digi-key lists a ship date of 9/15/06
but that might be wishful thinking.

Thanks,

Richard Cooke
Lake Forest, CA

At 12:53 PM 14/09/2006, you wrote:
>I have the STK500.  Is this good enough?

That should do the hardware interface bit,

>How about using the debugWIRE?
>Should I hold out for a Dragon?

You will still need the Dragon or JTAICEMK2 for DW.
Of course if you get the Dragon you have a small
prototype where you could put the Tiny13 and won't
need the STK500 as well.


Regards

John Samperi

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Ned Konz wrote:

>>Should I hold out for a Dragon?  Digi-key lists a ship date of 9/15/06
>>
> Digi-key has been known for wishful thinking in the past.
>  
>

I received my Dragon from Digikey 2 weeks ago... haven't had time to use 
it, but that's another story.

Nothing to stop you from getting one on order.  Perhaps they fill the 
earliest backorders first?

Aaron

Richard Cooke wrote:
> What is the most popular method/device for working up a prototype
> using the tiny13 chip?  I have the STK500.  Is this good enough?
There's a DIP socket on the STK500 that you can plug the Tiny13 into and 
program with. You may find that you have to remove jumpers after 
programming, though, depending on your circuit. A better solution might 
be to wire up a breadboard with the Tiny13 on it and put a programming 
header or cable on it so you can plug the STK500 onto it to program.
>   How
> about using the debugWIRE?  What works with that?
>
>   
The debugWIRE is supported by the jtagII ICE and the Dragon, but I don't 
know when they're coming out.
> Should I hold out for a Dragon?  Digi-key lists a ship date of 9/15/06
> but that might be wishful thinking.
>   
Digi-key has been known for wishful thinking in the past.