The program AVRDude supports all current parallel port programmers such as
these, and is easily configurable to add more.
get it from http://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/avrdude

As for the sample programmer (as used by the dontronics DT006), nothing can
be simpler than 5 wires from the parallel port to the AVR...

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Jordan [SMTP:mark@CPOVO.NET]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 9:52 AM
> To:   PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> Subject:      Re: [PIC:] PIC->AVR
>
>         There is a simpler programmer using just three resistors and the
> paralel port. Look for a program named AT-PROG.
>
>         Mark Jordan, PY3SS
>
> On 9 Mar 2004 at 8:12, Richard.Prosser@POWERWARE.COM wrote:
>
> > For a simple AVR programmer, go to the BASCOM-AVR site (www.mscelec.com
> )
> > and download the free version of BASOM-AVR. (might be called the Lite
> > version - can't remember)
> > As well as a pretty useful basic compiler and simulator, there is a
> circuit
> > for a programmer using the parallel port .("The Sample Electronics
> > Programmer") Only requires connectors and optional protection resistors
> > etc. - No actives,
> >  Programming software also included. You can use the programmer to
> program
> > from hex files - you don't need to program in basic , although it's a
> good
> > starting point. Or you can embed assembly inside basic  programs for
> > testing & development work.
> >
> > Richard P
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks, Neil, I'll keep looking at Atmel's website.
> >
> > The reason this comes up now is that I want to enter the Circuit Cellar
> > contest.  I also looked into the PSoC during that contest, but never
> > pulled it together.  I bet the hardware from that contest could be
> > duplicated for a simple programmer.  If there's interest I'll dig mine
> out
> > and see what all it entails.  Probably not too much, as I remember it
> > being scarcely more than a DB25 to connect to your parallel port and a
> > 9V battery.
> >
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