Do you own one? Any feedback on the quality? John --- Russell McMahon wrote: > = > Even Rod wants to read this > = > = > = > "Dragon", significant well featured very low cost > per capability > ($US49) AVR development product from Atmel. > JTAG, USB (incl USB powered), free C, .. . > = > = > http://www.atmel.com/dyn/products/tools_card.asp?tool_id=3D3891 > = > Press release (which contains more technical data > than the above: > = > = > http://www.atmel.com/dyn/corporate/view_detail.asp?ref=3D&FileName=3DAVRDra= gon_9_18.html > = > Listed by Digikey. No stock shown. > = > = > http://www.digikey.com/scripts/DkSearch/dksus.dll?KeywordSearch > = > All American show 66 in stock > = > = > http://www.allamerican.com/vendorframe.asp?URL=3Dhttp://www.atmel.com > = > _________________ > = > The AVR Dragon sets a new standard for low cost > development tools. > AVR Dragon supports all programming modes for the > AVR device family. > It also includes complete emulation support for > devices with 32kB or > less Flash memory. > = > Programming Interfaces > - In-System Programming > - High Voltage Serial Programming > - Parallel Programming > - JTAG Programming > = > Emulation Interfaces > - JTAG > - debugWIRE > = > The AVR Dragon is USB powered and is capable of > sourcing an external > target. > A prototype area allows simple programming and > debugging. > = > The AVR Studio online-help contains a complete list > of supported > devices. > = > = > ___________ > = > Blah blah .... > = > Atmel Introduces a Low Cost Development Tool for AVR > Microcontrollers > = > AVR Dragon Provides On-Chip Debugging and > Programming at Only $49 > = > San Jose, CA, September 18th, 2006. . . Atmel=AE > Corporation (Nasdaq: > ATML) announced today the AVR Dragon=99 development > tool for AVR=AE > microcontrollers. By providing a complete on-chip > debugging and > programming tool for more than 30 different AVR > Flash microcontrollers > at only $49, the AVR Dragon is the industry=92s most > comprehensive > low-cost development tool. > = > Setting a new standard for low-cost debugging tools > = > With the AVR Dragon, Atmel has set a new standard > for low-cost > development tools. The AVR Dragon supports all > programming modes for > all AVR microcontrollers and on-chip debugging for > AVR > microcontrollers with up to 32 Kbytes of Flash > program memory. > = > At just a fraction of the price usually required for > sucha > full-featured tool, the AVR Dragon will fulfill all > programming and > debugging needs. The AVR Dragon can be used with an > external target > board as well as an onboard prototype area, allowing > programming and > debugging without any additional hardware. > = > Low-cost and high-quality tools supporting a wide > range of AVR > microcontrollers > = > By focusing on quality and having only one tool > suite covering the > entire AVR microcontroller family, engineers only > need to deal with a > few affordable tools to get a complete development > environment. =93Low > cost, wide coverage and good quality has always been > our motto for AVR > development tools,=94 said Dag Arne Braend, Atmel=92s > AVR Development > Tools Director. =93The AVR Dragon is another example > of a very low cost > tool, yet robust enough to handle everyday life in a > development > environment; and it supports more than 30 different > AVR > microcontrollers.=94 > = > Supported AVR Programming and Debugging Protocols > = > =B7 In-System Programming (ISP) 3-wire AVR programming > protocol > = > =B7 JTAG Programming 4-wire IEEE=AE 1149.1 compliant > JTAG interface > = > =B7 High Voltage Serial Programming > = > =B7 Parallel Programming > = > =B7 JTAG debugging Available for devices with up to 32 > Kbytes Flash > = > =B7 debugWIRE One-wire AVR debugging protocol > = > PC communication and power by USB =96 No external > power supply required > = > AVR Dragon is powered by the USB cable and can also > source an external > target with up to 300 mA for programming or > debugging. If the target > is already powered by an external power source, the > AVR Dragon will > adapt and level convert all signals between the > target and the AVR > Dragon. > = > AVR Studio =96 Complete debugging environment with > C-compiler available > free of charge > = > The AVR Dragon uses the AVR Studio=AE integrated > development environment > (IDE) available free of charge from Atmel. AVR > Studio includes a > simulator, assembler, and C-compiler and is the > software front-end for > all Atmel AVR debugging and programming tools. A > flexible and secure > firmware upgrade feature allows AVR Studio to easily > upgrade the AVR > Dragon to support new devices free of charge. AVR > Studio can be > downloaded from http://www.atmel.com/avr. > = > AVR Microcontrollers > = > Atmel's AVR 8-bit microcontrollers have a RISC core > running > single-cycle instructions and a well-defined I/O > structure that limits > the need for external components. Internal > oscillators, timers, UART, > SPI, pull-up resistors, pulse width modulation, ADC, > analog comparator > and watch-dog timers are some of the features > available in AVR > devices. > = > AVR instructions are tuned to decrease the size of > the program whether > the code is written in C or Assembly. With on-chip > in-system > programmable Flash and EEPROM, as well as on-chip > debug on all > devices, the AVR is a perfect choice in order to > optimize cost and get > product to the market quickly. > = > Pricing and Availability > = > The AVR Dragon is available today from all of > Atmel's franchised > = =3D=3D=3D message truncated =3D=3D=3D __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around = http://mail.yahoo.com = -- = http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist