AVR STK500 User Guide
1-1
Rev. 1925C–AVR–3/03
Section 1
Introduction
Congratulations on your purchase of the AVR
®
STK500 Flash Microcontroller Starter
Kit. The STK500 is a complete starter kit and development system for the AVR Flash
Microcontroller from Atmel Corporation. It is designed to give designers a quick start to
develop code on the AVR and for prototyping and testing of new designs.
1.1
Starter Kit
Features
n
AVR Studio
®
Compatible
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RS-232 Interface to PC for Programming and Control
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Regulated Power Supply for 10 - 15V DC Power
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Sockets for 8-pin, 20-pin, 28-pin, and 40-pin AVR Devices
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Parallel and Serial High-voltage Programming of AVR Devices
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Serial In-System Programming (ISP) of AVR Devices
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In-System Programmer for Programming AVR Devices in External Target System
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Reprogramming of AVR Devices
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8 Push Buttons for General Use
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8 LEDs for General Use
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All AVR I/O Ports Easily Accessible through Pin Header Connectors
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Additional RS-232 Port for General Use
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Expansion Connectors for Plug-in Modules and Prototyping Area
n
(NB! No longer valid: "
On-board 2-Mbit DataFlash
®
for Nonvolatile Data Storage
")
The STK500 is supported by AVR Studio, version 3.2 or higher. For up-to-date informa-
tion on this and other AVR tool products, please read the document “avrtools.pdf”. The
newest version of AVR Studio, “avrtools.pdf” and this user guide can be found in the
AVR section of the Atmel web site,
www.atmel.com
.
Summary of Contents for AVR STK500
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Page 38: ...Hardware Description 3 28 AVR STK500 User Guide 1925C AVR 3 03 ...
Page 40: ...Installing AVR Studio 4 2 AVR STK500 User Guide 1925C AVR 3 03 ...
Page 52: ...In System Programming of an External Target System 6 2 AVR STK500 User Guide 1925C AVR 3 03 ...
Page 56: ...Technical Support 8 2 AVR STK500 User Guide 1925C AVR 3 03 ...
Page 60: ...Appendix A 10 2 AVR STK500 User Guide 1925C AVR 3 03 ...