Getting started with LCD's and Microprocessors

In this Instructable, find out how to control LCD's with a ATmega8 and Bascom.




You will need:

- Breadboard
- Wires
- ATmega8
- Programmer
- Bascom AVR (There is also a demo version for Free)
- 10k resistor
- 100k resistor
- 10k variable resistor
- 7805 Voltage regulator
- 100 µF 16V electrolytic capacitor
- 100n capacitor
- 16x2 LCD

Step 1: Install Software

1) Go and download BASCOM AVR

http://www.mcselec.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=category&sectionid=3&id=67&Itemid=41

 2) Install it.

 3) Download PonyProg

http://www.lancos.com/ppwin95.html

4) Install it

Comments

[ZekMan]

please upload file again. link in rapidshare.com - broken

[janw]

Why do you use ponyprog and not the build-in programmers of Bascom? They are so easy to work with.

[askjerry]

He may be using a serial programmer that is not directly supported by BASCOM, or may not have been supported at the time the piece was written. I had a problem using the Pololu USB programmer and had to use AVR Studio to load the HEX file into the Atmel... then Mark made a change to BASCOM after I communicated with him and updated BASCOM to support the programmer.

Hope that helps,
Jerry