I have a broken atmega168 and I would like to burn the bootloader again in it to fix it.
I saw the ParallelProgrammer on the playground but there only stands "atmega8". So I wondered if it can also be used on an atmega168?
And is there perhaps a more complete guide to an parallel ICP? Or should I make one?
That programmer does work with the ATmega168.
Soo no way to program a ATmega168 from serial or parallel ports?
Woud love to make my own chips for building custom PCBs not needing to buy a dev board for each boards.
Hope to get some info about, have search the forum and google for some days now, but cant seem to find a easy to follow guide for doing this.
Er, mem said it does work with the 168.
I had problems with the parallel port programmer; some parallel ports aren't compatible.
The cleverest thing I've seen is using the handshake pins from the FTDI chip as a serial programmer. I haven't tried it myself, as I just bought an Atmel AVRispmkII (US$35 from Digikey). LadyAda has a programmer for about US$20 or so. I haven't used it, but I have heard good things about it.
-j
Yes, the parallel programmer works perfectly with my old Dell dimension 4300 under windows XP. On my new machines that lack a parallel port I have used the USBasp programmer successfully:
That is also an interesting option!
RaverDK: You can also use one arduino to make a bootcloner, but I think this only works with the atmega8.
MEM:
woud you make a step by step guide? Do you burn any fuses after the bootloader is burned or is it just out of the box connect + program via Arduino IDE ?
kg4wsv:
Ohh hehe sorry about that, actually did read that as a doesn't 
Well gotta wait for my newest Arduino board to come by the mail, then ill try to burn a new chip in the dev board via a parallel-port.
IF things working out, ill make a guide and put it on the playground here.
Davinci:
Ye did see the bootcloner for ATmega8, would love to make one suiteable to the ATmega168 chip, but cant say i know enof about the chip just yet.
All:
Tnx for the answers.! 