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--- arduino:diy_ardunio:start [2016/08/28 18:26] – [KiCad subcircuit] mithat
+++ arduino:diy_ardunio:start [2016/08/28 18:33] (current) – [Burning the bootloader] mithat
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 ===== Setting up for programming =====
-When you buy a premade Arduino, the microcontroller comes preprogrammed with a bootloader. Your premade Arduino also has USB circuitry on it that lets you upload sketches via USB from a host computer. When making your own standalone Arduinos, you are going to need a way to to burn the bootloader onto the virgin microcontrollers, and you'll need a way to upload sketches to the Arduino after you've burned the bootloader. There are a few ways to do both these. Here's what appeals to me.
+When you buy a premade Arduino, the microcontroller comes preprogrammed with a bootloader. Most premade Arduinos also have USB circuitry on them that lets you upload sketches via USB from a host computer.((The [[https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/ArduinoBoardProMini|Pro Mini]] is probably the best-known exception.)) When making your own standalone Arduinos, you are going to need a way to to burn the bootloader onto the virgin microcontroller, and you'll need a way to upload sketches to the Arduino after you've burned the bootloader. There are a few ways to do these. Here's what appeals to me.
 ==== Burning the bootloader ====
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 You can use an Arduino board to burn the bootloader onto new chips.((See "Burning the Bootloader" in [[http://arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/ArduinoToBreadboard|From Arduino to a Microcontroller on a Breadboard]].)) Since you'll only do this once per device, this setup might not be too inconvenient. Making a shield with a ZIF socket would simplify things greatly and reduce the chances for errors.
-You can get cards/adapters that you can use instead of an Arduino((See "Bootloading your chips OPTIONAL" in [[http://arduino.cc/en/Main/Standalone|Building an Arduino on a Breadboard]])), but I think an Uno, possibly with a custom shield, will work just fine for my needs--particularly since this method is supported by Arduino itself. The other methods might make more sense if you are using an SMD microcontroller and/or want to burn the bootloader while the microcontroller is in circuit.
+You can get cards/adapters that you can use instead of an Arduino((See "Bootloading your chips OPTIONAL" in [[http://arduino.cc/en/Main/Standalone|Building an Arduino on a Breadboard]])), but I think an Uno, possibly with a custom shield, makes a lot of sense in general--particularly since this method is supported by Arduino itself. The other methods might make more sense if you are using an SMD microcontroller and/or want to burn the bootloader while the microcontroller is in circuit.
 === Nonstandard Arduinos ===