Re: Loading Arduino Bootloader on TQFP Atmega
To get back to the original thread... A socket for programming would be easy, If you made a cutout that was exactly the size of the chip at the final bend and plated the last half mm of the PC tracks with 200 micron gold to could catch all 32 pins between a footprint around the edges of the cutout and a bakelite type of rigid plastic or other hard non conductive material and make a good working programming fixture, I made several that worked out very nicely for both SO and Quad packages. I made 2 panels that fit under the pressure plate one with a square cutout in it and one with a rectangular cutout. The thicker gold at the ends was nice for long life and good electrical contact.
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