[sdiy] PIC / Atmel Programmers

[Ingo Debus]

patchell wrote:
>    The atmel processors can all be programmed in circuit, however, you 
> need the in circuit programming cable.  You can get this by purchasing 
> the Atmel starter kit, which I think they call the STK500 now.  It is 
> not very expensive, and worth the money.  I used it to get used to the 
> programming environment.

Atmel makes some 8051-compatible processors that can be programmed 
directly via the UART/serial port. Only ASCII is used (Intel Hex 
records), so any serial port should be able to handle this. Aren't 
there AVRs with that feature too?

Ingo