hello all
i am relatively new to this stuff however i do have an arduino and have learned how to use it well.
i am working on a project which will need to control and monitor many LC24 screenkeys as well as control a keyboard controller board.
obviously arduino does not have enough i/os so i found the ATMega32 but i dont know how to use it.
i need to know how to link it to a computer and how to program it.
thanks
An Atmel Dragon is the best programmer/debugger to use with it (about $50).
Leon
thank you leon, i will look into that.
however i heard on another forum that the ATMega32 has a built in usb interface, how do you connect the USB connector?
It hasn’t got a USB interface. All the USB AVRs have USB in the part name. It can do USB in software, but it can’t do anything else at the same time.
Leon
Probably the easiest thing is to use the serial port on the MEGA8 to interface to the PC. If the PC does not have a serial port, you can use a USB to Serial adaptor. Take a look at the Arduino Serial USB Board which SFE sells. For $21, that is probably the quickest way to get up and running. (Note that while it says Arduino, it is really just a generic USB to serial converter appropriate for most any microcontroller).
Are you confusing this with the AVR32? Or the Mega32U? The Mega32U is a new part and may not be available everywhere yet. Look out for the AT90USB series instead. Both the Mega32U and the AT90USB can run LUFA as your backbone of USB firmware (suggested!)
thatonekid:
hello alli am relatively new to this stuff however i do have an arduino and have learned how to use it well.
i am working on a project which will need to control and monitor many LC24 screenkeys as well as control a keyboard controller board.
obviously arduino does not have enough i/os so i found the ATMega32 but i dont know how to use it.
i need to know how to link it to a computer and how to program it.
thanks
did you consider the AVRs that have integral USB?