Re: [avr-chat] Basic Setup for newbie

[E. Weddington]

gecko gecko wrote:

> Hi guys,
>
> I Know I risk asking an already asked question as I've only just signed up to 
> this list but here goes. (I've never used an Atmel before either!)
>
> I am trying to get a windows setup for AVR's to run, but I can't find any Basic 
> help. I used to play with PIC's no problem, and AVR studio seemed an easy way to 
> do EVERYTHING with AVR's, the issue is I am a C / C++ programer (in thew loosest 
> sense) and not .asm. Could anyone Please recomend an IDE for programing in C / 
> C++? I'm sure I've seen screen shots of AVR studio being used with C but I 
> couldn't work out how it is done, so this may be most of the knowlage I'm 
> looking for..?
>
> If someone could give the basic "how to use" blocks, recomending which free 
> blocks (compiler, editor, programmer, idealy an IDE etc) to use to get started I 
> can make use of the wealth of knowlage that is out there for people who already 
> use AVR's.
>
> Futher possible less important questions, but maybe not... I read about 
> programmers not supporting certain functions, this seems quite bizaar to me (as 
> an old PIC guy) Is this correct? Why How? surely its just Bit's down a cable 
> into the micro? Are there any Programmers that I should not buy, or is any Ebay 
> listed programmer going to do the job?
>
> Any help is welcome as I'm really struggling to get a setup going, I really 
> can't find this info anywhere and time is becoming a bit of an issue. Once I've 
> got that first LED flashing I'll be a happy man!
>
> Paul
>  
Get WinAVR:
<http://sourceforge.net/projects/winavr>

On the WinAVR web site is a tutorial on how to get it and setup a basic 
project:
<http://winavr.sourceforge.net/document.html>