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AVR Development Board

Sunday, January 27th, 2013 – running time 22:01

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Ben shows you how to build your own AVR development board and how to use it in your projects.

Today, Ben runs though how to build your own AVR development board and rants about Kickstarter.

Watch this video on YouTube: AVR Development Board (Kickstarter, pinball, 3d printing)

Ben News - 3D printed pinball toys.

Ben shows off the 3D printed elevator toy he made for Ghost Squad.

00:50 | Play

ARV Development - The basics of logic gates.

Ben explains the differences between ICSP and serial boot loaders as well as discusses how they work. Ben goes on to put that information into the context of this episode's project.Segment Keywords: ICSP, serial boot loader, Arduino, USB, RX, TX, flashing chips, microcontroller, AVR ISP MKII, ATTINY, pinouts

01:20 | Play

Assembling the Dev Board - Making a real world example.

Ben shows the parts he's using then gets busy building the development board.

03:07 | Play

Wiring the Programmer Header - Connecting the components.

Ben shows how the AVR Dev board is wired and tests the connections.

05:47 | Play

Time to Program - ARV Programmer in Action.

Ben hooks up the freshly soldered dev board and uses it to program an ATTINY 45.
08:07 | Play

Code in Action - A program for the ATTINY 45.

Ben shows the code for the ATTINY and completes programming the chip to show it blinking an LED.

09:43 | Play

Multiplicity - Cloning an Arduino

Ben shows to clone an Arduino using the AVR dev board.

13:44 | Play

Serial Boot Loader -Hooking up the cloned Arduino to an FTDI chip.

Ben shows how to program the Arduino and shows the programming running to make an LED blink.Segment Keywords (Comma separated): FTDI chip, LED, ATMEGA328, headers, ICSP, PCB, crystal, soldering, pull-up resistor, rest line, ribbon cable, serial boot loader, Arduino, USB, RX, TX, flashing chips, microcontroller, AVR ISP MKII, ATTINY, pinouts

17:00 | Play

Rants and Raves - Kickstarter

Ben rants and raves.

19:58 | Play

Viewer Question - Protecting your designs.

Ben answers a viewer question.

20:54 | Play

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  • about 3 hours ago

    First, why would I want to do this, secondly, why isn't there a button for NO? http://t.co/WrwqnsvzEZ

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  • yesterday

    @JimmyTransistor Don't forget falling through 95% of atmosphere and not burning up, even though they said "We'll Burn Up!" UG...

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    @AlexPeretto Thanks for watching!

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  • yesterday

    I saw this Xbox Laptop Kickstarter at Maker Faire http://t.co/7kNjzX1xJC Seemed pretty solid!

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  • yesterday

    Hollywood, enough "controlling someone who's not what they seem to create a war on terror for profit" plotlines already. It's 2013 not 2004.

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  • 2 days ago

    Since it takes more than 160 characters, my Xbox One thoughts: http://t.co/FjfbAzibTK

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The Ben Heck Show
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Season 3 premieres November 5th with brand new episodes each week! Tune in to join master hacker, engineer, and conjurer of cool stuff Ben Heck as he tackles all new projects. Submit YOUR idea for what Ben should build next at BenHeck@Revision3.com.
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