Beginner's Guide - AVR Programming

You will get this done in 30 min.

Step 1 Parts

1. 1 X  any type of circuit board
2. 1 X Atmel AVR Atmega16 microcontroller
3. 8 X 330 ohms Resistors
4. 8 X LEDs
5. 1 X AVR Programmer (just use for download the code, i used a STK500)

Comments

[hoodkicks]

Took me a while but i finally got it thanks. Your the Man!

[Marsh]

You've made a wide range of assumptions about the knowlege and skill level of the people viewing this. I wouldn't say you did anything wrong, but you certainly left out many details that would be helpful to the beginner.
For instance, you said: "It's very simple, just follow the diagram that i attached." How would somone identify pin 1 of the chip? How does one know which way to connect the LEDs? These are things a beginner may or may not know. Most likely not.
Then you say to download the code and paste it in to AVR studio. Then what? How does one write a loop for it? How does one get the code from the PC to the circuit?
Its a good start, but if the purpose is to "instruct", this needs a lot more detail. A whole lot more. Take a step back and imagine that you know nothing about any of this.
 

[cl97]

hi, thanks for pointing it out. i will update it when i have some extra time. i think i assume too much when i was writing this guide. what you said is right, people may not even know how to count the pins on the chip.
Thank you very much again. i will try my best to provide more details for every steps.

[abell5]

Thankyou for pointing this out.

Quite simply, I am an electronics n00b.

I took one look at that image and my jaw dropped off. I do suppose some beginners need a little knowledge, but could you lay it out in laymans terms?

[tcase]

Actually, I agree, now, Im not sure about anyone else, but for me, learning the diagrams, and the symbols for each items is the hardest to understand... Unless I had been working with it for a very long time, I know I could build this, but I wouldnt understand what each symbol would mean,, or is that the learning process of doing it over, and over, and over, and over?

I would love to learn more electronics... really bad.... I would also like to build and electric Riding lawn mower, and build a charging station in my garage...
Thanks for the instructable...

[Marsh]

I look forward to the updated version.

[artstuck]

nice guide.. i think i'll start to learn about it. :) thanks