This article will help you to set up a low-cost development environment for programming and testing the ATtiny 85 MCU. The same principles apply to any other member of the ATtiny family that can run free of any external components. Parts List Component Supplier Price...
USBasp drivers for 64 bit Windows 7
posted by Andy
The most cost-effective way to program an ATmega/ATtiny MCU that’s not embedded in a development board such as the Arduino is to buy yourself a USB in-system programmer (ISP). There are dozens available on ebay for just a few pounds, and that’s where I got mine. Unfortunately when...
An introduction to the ATtiny85/45/25
posted by Andy
The ATtiny range of microcontrollers are ATmel’s smallest and lowest power 8-bit AVR offerings. Typically they come with between 1K and 16K of program memory and 512 bytes of SRAM and 512 bytes of EEPROM. These MCUs are entirely self-contained. All they need is a stable power supply,...
