I’m looking to get a bunch (10-15) of the ATtiny13’s for a random project, but I’ll also need a programmer for them. I originally assumed the serial or parallel ISP one sold by sparkfun would be suitable, but on closer inspection, they seem to be only able to do the tiny12 and -15.
I don’t think the ICE versions would be capable either, since it appears that they require the device to have a JTAG port.
Can anyone suggest if any of the SFE products are suitable for programming the tiny13, or if not, where I could find one / schematics for a simple one ( one that supports software running under linux would be a bonus, but isn’t crucial ).
I’d prefer to just put together a single order, so here’s hoping I’m just misreading something.
I haven’t read the data sheet carefully, but the tiny13’s serial programming algorithm looks pretty much the same as the other tiny’s. It’s newer, though, so maybe the programmers just don’t list it even if they would support it?
According to Atmel’s chart and the ATtiny13’s data sheet, it can be programmed through ISP. It does not, however, support JTAG. The pinout for the atmel ISP interface is the same for all the chips. You have to just look at the individual chip’s datasheet to make sure you connect it right (some ATtiny’s require special care with the RESET line, and some of the Mega’s MOSI and MISO are on different pins than usual when programming through ISP).