ATAVRISP mkII - the new and improved ISP programming dongle for AVR Microcontrollers

2006-02-15

Now available from DT Electronics, the AVRISP2 is based on the very successful AVRISP but is improved in a number of ways. This replaces the AVRISP and is more robust & decreases the programming time significantly compared to its predecessor. The main AVRISP mkII features are:

USB interface: host powered & USB 2.0 compliant (full speed, 12Mbps).
Fast: 4x compared to AVRISP.
128K Flash: erase, program and verify in 12 seconds.
Robust: improved robustness compared with AVRISP and with short circuit protection & over voltage protection.
Supports all AVR devices with ISP interface: programs both Flash and EEPROM and supports fuses & lock bit programming.
AVR Studio compatible: AVR Studio 4.12 or later.
Upgradeable to support future devices.
Support target voltages from 1.8V to 5.5V.
Adjustable programming speed (50Hz to 8MHz SCK frequency).
Powered from USB, does not require external power supply.
DOS command line software for small volume production.

Considerations when moving from the AVRISP to the AVRISP mkII:

AVRISP mkII support PC communication through USB only, while the AVRISP supports serial port only. For an ISP programmer with serial port communication, please use the ATSTK500. AVRISP mkII support 6 pin ISP interface only while the AVRISP supports both 10 and 6 pin ISP interface. The difference between the AVR’s 6 and 10 pin ISP interface is the number of ground lines. The signal lines are the same and there is no speed restrictions on the 6 pin interface compared to the 10 pin interface. Until now the 10 pin interface has been kept for historical reasons. Production of AVRISP has stopped.

Availability: The kit is available now ex-stock and may be ordered online from Farnell In One Order code: ATAVRISP2, Farnell In One order code: 1135517