Hi, I'm new to Arduino and would like some guidance on what development board to buy? I would also like to know if I buy an development board will I be able to pogram off the shelf avr's?
Thank you.
If you are just starting, buy the standard 'Duewmilanova' available from many vendors.
Beyond that it depends on your needs, more io ports, smaller footprint, etc.
"program off the shelf avr"
I'm not quite sure what you mean. Arduino boards are designed for Arduino software development and are specific to the Altmega 328, 648, 1280. They contain the Arduino bootloader.
Joe
Hi,
If I buy a Atmega328 with no bootloader loaded can I still program it with the Duewmilanova.
Thanks.
If I buy a Atmega328 with no bootloader loaded can I still program it with the Duewmilanova.
Yes, With a tiny little bit of modification to the Duemilanove board (see http://www.geocities.jp/arduino_diecimila/bootloader/index_en.html) you can burn the bootloader to empty ATMegas and then just use the Arduino IDE as normally to upload sketches.
648
I've never heard of any Arduino using the ATmega648'...But I could be mistaken.