{"id":3996,"date":"2013-02-20T20:37:36","date_gmt":"2013-02-20T19:37:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kobakant.at\/DIY\/?p=3996"},"modified":"2013-02-23T14:48:15","modified_gmt":"2013-02-23T13:48:15","slug":"attiny-programming-arduino-shield","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kobakant.at\/DIY\/?p=3996","title":{"rendered":"ATtiny Programming Shield"},"content":{"rendered":"

This little circuit sits nicely ontop of an Arduino board and lets you quickly plug in an ATtiny chip for programming using the Arduino “language” and IDE to write the code, and the Arduino board as an ISP programmer to upload the code to the tiny chip.<\/p>\n

>> Instructable<\/a><\/p>\n

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For instructions on how to use Arduino to program ATtinies, please look at the following links. This post will only explain how to build the programming shield.
\nArduino as ISP >> http:\/\/www.kobakant.at\/DIY\/?p=3742<\/a>
\nArduino board as ATtiny programmer (by Dave Mellis) >> http:\/\/hlt.media.mit.edu\/?p=1706<\/a>
\nProgramming an ATtiny w\/ Arduino 1.0.1 (by Dave Mellis) >> http:\/\/hlt.media.mit.edu\/?p=1695<\/a><\/p>\n

Step-by-Step Instructions<\/h3>\n

Materials<\/h4>\n

– Perforated circuit board
\n– Male and female headers
\n– Wire
\n– 10uF capacitor
\n– Arduino Uno or Duemilanove (with an ATmega328, not an older board with an ATmega168!)
\n– ATtiny45 or 85<\/p>\n

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Tools<\/h4>\n

– Cutter knife
\n– Cutting mat
\n– File
\n– Wire cutters and stripper
\n– Soldering iron
\n– Helping hand<\/p>\n

Use the following illustration to help you throughout the following steps:
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1) Cut Circuit Board to Shape<\/h4>\n

Cut a piece of perforated circuit board to size and file the edges:
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2) Solder Male Headers<\/h4>\n

Take 4 male headers and solder them to the circuit board, but with the solder connections on the unintended side of the circuit board. So solder them you will need to hold them away from the circuit board a bit so that you can make the solder connection. Once you’ve got the first pin soldered the rest will be easier:
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Video: Soldering headers to perforated circuit board:
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