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CHAPTER 4 RECOMMENDED SOFTWARE TOOLS

4. Introduction to the chapter

Here you will find short info on the most popular choices for software that can be used with the

AVR programmer.

4.1 AVR Studio and Atmel Studio in Windows

The most popular choice amongst AVR fans. The IDE has everything you need for software

development with AVR under Windows. You can download it from the official Atmel web-site.

If you have doubt that you have the latest firmware version (or if you have accidentally corrupted

the firmware or changed it with other software) you might want to refer to sub-chapter 5.2, where

the required firmware changes are explained.

AVR-ISP-MK2 comes with firmware compatible with AVR Studio and Atmel Studio. In order to

use it with AVRDUDE or Arduino IDE (which uses AVRDUDE) follow the procedure in next sub-

chapter (4.2).

4.2 Arduino, AVRDUDE, Linux

AVR-ISP-MK2 comes with firmware that supports the drivers used by AVR Studio and Atmel

Studio. In order to use AVR-ISP-MK2 with AVRDUDE (Arduino, libusb driver, libusb-win32

driver) you need to perform a firmware change.

At the moment it is not possible to use the AVR-ISP-MK2 simultaneously with Arduino/AVRDUDE

and AVR/Atmel Studio. It would depend on you which one you prefer. You need to change the

firmware of AVR-ISP-MK2 (using Atmel Flip or dfu-programmer software) AND the Windows

drivers every time you switch between Arduino and AVR Studio (or vice versa).

How to proceed changing the firmware?

4.2.1 Changing firmware for Windows users

All files needed except for Atmel Flip (which is available at Atmel's web-site for free) should be

downloaded from the official AVR-ISP-MK2 page at our web-site.

1. Connect the device to the USB and with a needle or sharp object press the button on it's back side

(the one that the arrow points as "Upgrade"; the LEDs should turn off) which will put the processor

in bootloader state – ready for firmware upgrade.

2. Download and install the Atmel Flip software. Check in device manager if the device is

recognized as AT90USB162 if it isn't search for proper drivers in Atmel Flip installation folder.

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