ATProgHead

ATmel Programmer Head

The ATmel Programming Head (ATProgHead) is used to program 28-pin and 8-pin Atmel (AVR) microprocessors.

Here is the ATProgHead installed on top of the GVSDuino (Rev X4 or higher) and a FTDI-USB-TTL card in a 3D printed case.

ATProgHead board features include:

Daughter card to the GVSDuino (Revision X4 or higher) and gets installed above the GVSDuino board
Status LEDs
- PROG - Programming in progress
- ERR - Error while programming
ALIV - Heartbeat
On-board 16 MHz resonator
Extended 12-pin ISP connector on bottom of board
Separate 6-pin ISP header allows board to act as an ISP programmer
The GVSDuino uses an FTDI-USB-TTL board for its USB host connection.
ATProgHead supports ATMega328P, ATTiny85 and other Atmel AVR parts.
Can be used to load bootloader onto factory fresh chips.
Can be used to load sketches onto chips without the overhead of the bootloader.
28-pin ATMega328P socket has a Zero Insertion Force socket which allows for easier programming than standard sockets (no tools required).
8-pin DIP socket for ATTiny parts
100mm square form factor
4-40 mounting hardware
- 3D printed standoffs for spacing off GVSDuino card

The board is compatible with ArduinoISP running on the GVSDuino.
Details on programming ATTiny85 parts can be found here.
Our ATProgHead ArduinoISP code is here (for our X1 board which had LED sense reversed).