I won an ATmega 168a development kit form DP days ago. The kit is provided by Protostack.
http://dangerousprototypes.com/2011/07/07/protostack-dev-board-and-programmer-winner/
Today, I got the the board, accessories. Not only development board and also a USBsap programmer. How amazing support for developer.
Thanks to DP and Protostack. As promised, I will construct a DDS signal generator (+ more optional features).
A through, brief review for kit,
- Well designed and good quality PCB
- Doubled side PCB but for through hole components ( as a developer, I love to solder through hole although SMD parts are fun for me)
- Plenty of spaces for prototyping area
- Two area, controller, power, ISCP, ICD and development area
- development area is breadboard friendly
- Boards are stack-able style
- Can be power with CR2032 battery clip or USB (optional)
- Well documented
For programmer;
- based on Thomas Fischl’s USBasp programmer
- Support most programmer software, including
- AVRdude – Version 5.2 or later. AVRdude is available for many platforms.
- Khazama AVR Programmer – An AVRdude GUI for MS Windows
- BASCOM-AVR – Version 1.11.9.6 or later
- eXtreme Burner – An easy to use GUI application for MS Window
- Open source
For interested, closed up photo from Protostack.com.
Programmer,