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STK500 Compatible USB Programmer

sku: PGM-08702

Description: AVR-ISP500 is a fast and reliable USB AVR programmer, and works directly with AVR Studio. It is recognized as a STK500 programmer and programs all AVRs. It emulates USB CDC so no drivers are required and works under Windows, Linux and MacOS. If you do not want to use AVRStudio you can use AVR-ISP500 with AVRdude.

Features:

Connects to PC via USB 2.0 Full speed
USB Powered
Uses Atmel's 2x5 pin ICSP and 2x3 connector layout

Dimensions: 45x30 mm (1.7x1.2") + 20 cm (8") cable

DOCUMENTS:

AVR-ISP500.pdf users manual
AVR ICSP 10 pin connector (top view)
AVR ICSP 6 pin connector (top view)
AVR-ISP500 drivers - USB drivers
AVR-ISP500 firmware updater firmware upgrader
AVR-ISP500 mass storage mass storage firmware image

Pricing

	72 in stock backorder allowed

$47.95	price
$43.16	10-99 (10% off)
$38.36	100+ (20% off)

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dr2chase

+2.2

| May 8, 2009 at 6:51am

This is NOT a reliable choice for a Mac unless you can be sure the firmware is recent. Old firmware programmers won't talk with the Mac, which means that you can't upgrade the firmware from the Mac either -- you need a box running Windows XP to do the upgrade (though apparently XP on Parallels on Mac will get the job done).

The symptom of "old firmware" is that the device shows up in System Profiler, but not in /dev. If the "Version" in System Profiler is 1.03 or less, the firmware is too old to work on a Mac.

If you would rather use a soldering iron than Windows, a USBtinyISP kit might be a better choice for you.

	by davbeck +2.4 \| Aug 1, 2009 at 9:30am +0.19
This board will work on Mac if you upgrade to the latest firmware. The link above is broken but you can find the firmware at http://www.olimex.com/dev/avr-isp500.html. You will need a Windows machine to upgrade it though and you will need to follow the instructions in the manual exactly. I also had to let windows automatically install drivers after I put it in reset mode.

	by Roshan +2 \| Nov 3, 2009 at 4:24pm 0
I've written up how to update the firmware from Linux: http://roshan.info/blog/2009/11/04/updating-the-firmware-of-an-olimex-avr-isp500-from-linux/

	by eewestcoaster +4.2 \| Mar 10, 2010 at 5:13pm 0
How is it on a Windows box? Is it truly "fast and reliable" as the description says?

	by YellowFlower +2.2 \| Apr 13, 2010 at 8:03pm 0
I use this on my XPS 1330 with Windows 7. works great

	by villageidiot +1 \| May 12, 2010 at 9:16pm 0
What would I be able to do with this that I cannot with the "pocket programmer?" http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=9231

	by Pearce \| May 14, 2010 at 3:55pm
This has a much larger range of compatibility, the pocket programmer has problems when used on machines other than windows.

	by echoskope +2.6 \| Jul 27, 2010 at 11:14pm 0
If you want to use this programmer to burn the bootloader on an arduino ATmega328 you need to go into the programmers.txt file in the arduino hardware folder and change the STK500 to STK500v2 otherwise it will give you an error and won't burn :)