There are a ton of homebrew AVR programmers out there, and using an Arduino for ISP is quite popular. But recently we searched for a way to use the Launchpad as a programmer and didn’t find one.

We are focusing on In-System Programming (ISP) which means that you can program the chip without removing it from the circuit. A Direct AVR Parallel Access, or DAPA cable, is an incredibly simple ...

It’s assumed that you have procured one USBasp Programmer from your trusted component vendor! Connecting the programmer to your computer comprises of two steps. First step is the physical connection ...

and that means lots of AVR programming. We found this a tedious task and wanted a solution to make the whole thing quick and easy. No more did we want to have to use AVRDude or Arduino as ISP to ...

CAMBRIDGE, UK — The AP-114 ISP-JTAG programmer from Atomic Programming offers in-system ... which includes Altera EPCS and Xilinx configuration SPROMs, Microchip PIC, Atmel AVR plus other ...

"While no programming is required— the microcontroller ... microcontroller can be reprogrammed in circuit with an AVR ISP programmer, such as the USBtinyISP, to make either minor or radical ...