ATMEL Mega1284P evaluation board avalible

Thanks for the reply.

"Now I just need better eyes for plopping those parts down smiley-grin"

I have yet to try soldering SMT parts and I dread the though of soldering them down. I do need to learn it at some point though. I have a cheap magnification visor I found at a hobby shop and I have access to a magnifier with a light at work. Looking at my new Mega I can already see that a magnifier is a MUST for me.

Mark