Getting started with LCD's and Microprocessors

Step 3 Write the program

1) Write a Program in Bascom AVR or use the one i made. There are tons of Bascom tutorials on the internet, or use the Bascom help.

2) Once you've done that, compile the program and open PonyProg.
in PonyProg, click open and choose the .hex file you've just created by compiling the .bas file in Bascom AVR.


3) Now connect your programmer to your computer. I recommend not to build one by yourself. These things are crap.

If you live in Germany and don't want to spent much money, buy the "ATMEL Evaluation Board" from Pollin. This is the device i'm using. I don't know if these guys ship to the US.

Comments

[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