DIY TV-B-Gone SHP (And Save $45)

Step 4: Program the Chip Part 2: Code

The first thing you will want to do is connect the oscillator on the breadboard. Because it is now set to run with one, it has to have one to be programmed with one.

Download the firmware v1.1 from Ladyada.net at http://ladyada.net/media/tvbgone/tvbgone11.zip. This is for their kit, but I used it to program this and it worked. Unzip the folder and find the tvbgone.hex file. Copy this and put in C:\users\username where AVRdude can find it. Now, in AVRdude, type...

avrdude -c usbtiny -p attiny85 -U flash:w:tvbgone.hex

...and wait for it to put the code on the chip. Now let's get building!

Comments

[TobaTobias]

How would I do this If Im using ArduinoasISP, Do I have to install anything else. I have avrdude, a got the code for arduino as isp.

[electfire]

Randofo posted good 'ible on how to use an Arduino to program an ATtiny in ISP mode.
http://www.instructables.com/id/Program-an-ATtiny-with-Arduino/

[dark sponge]

You should not have to install anything else. In AVRdude, use a command such as

avrdude -c avrisp -p insert_part_name -P insert_com_port -b 19200 -U flash:w:filename.hex

I just was browsing the Arduino forums, for more information try http://www.arduino.cc/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1277933355