Hi Gang
I'm keen to use the Arduino IDE to program an ATTiny45. I've watched the following video How-To: Shrinkify Your Arduino Projects but I'm having a problem. If I click Tools > Boards none of the ATTiny boards appear. I've followed the instructions and placed the appropriate folders and files in the correct locations. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
OS: Windows 8Arduino IDE: Arduino 1.5.6-r2Sketchbook Location: C:\Users\Jason\Documents\ArduinoFile path for attiny: This PC > Documents > Arduino > hardware > attiny
Cheers
Jase
Did you install the third-party core?
This tutorial shows you how to program an ATtiny45, ATtiny85, ATtiny44 or ATtiny84 microcontroller using the Arduino software. These are small, cheap ($2-3) microcontrollers that are convenient for…
Erni
June 10, 2014, 6:36pm
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If you use this core for the tiny:
https://code.google.com/p/arduino-tiny/
You can choose between ARduino 1.xx and 1.5XX
Hi Gang
Sorry for the late reply. I've been under the weather.
@Erni : I've downloaded the latest version for 1.5 but the boards still do not appear.
@spycatcher2k : Will an earlier version of Arduino work with Windows 8.1?
@johnwasser : I've tried installing both cores.
Cheers
Jase
Will an earlier version of Arduino work with Windows 8.1?
I'm using 1.0.5 on 8.1 successfully. And programming ATTiny85s.
system
June 12, 2014, 11:25pm
7
Make sure you follow the instructions in the README. Often times the Boards.txt file is not completed properly.
Hi Gang
Thanks for the responses. I've followed through the instructions in the README file. I'm unsure what the following instruction means?
* In the "boards.txt" file, change the "upload.tool" entries to the appropriate value for your setup.
If I check the text file I find the following.
attiny45at8.upload.tool=arduino:arduinoisp
What do I need to do with the above statement?
As always appreciate the help.
Cheers
Jase
system
June 19, 2014, 11:32pm
9
ilovetoflyfpv:
Thanks for the responses. I've followed through the instructions in the README file. I'm unsure what the following instruction means?
* In the "boards.txt" file, change the "upload.tool" entries to the appropriate value for your setup.
If I check the text file I find the following.
attiny45at8.upload.tool=arduino:arduinoisp
What do I need to do with the above statement?
As always appreciate the help.
Cheers
Jase
Just make sure that the other options are commented out with a hash mark like this
attiny84at1.upload.using=arduino:arduinoisp
# attiny84at1.upload.protocol=avrispv2
# attiny84at1.upload.using=pololu
That's all
