Overview: STK300 megaAVR Starter Kit User Manual ATMEL Corporation 2325 Orchard Parkway San Jose, CA 95131 Section 1 Introduction
Welcome to the megaAVR® Starter kit. This system incorporates an applications board and in-system programming hardware key, for programming AVR devices in your application. Be sure to check the README.TXT file included with the software for installation information. 1.1 Device Support The system software currently has support for the following devices. n ATmega603
n n n ATmega603L ATmega103 ATmega103L Software upgrades for new devices will be available in the AVR section of the Atmel website, which is located at http://www.atmel.com. 1 Section 2 Getting Started 2.1 Unpacking the System Contents of box: n Evaluation Board
n n n Disk set consisting of AVR ISP software and STK300 Application Builder In-System Programming (ISP) Dongle ISP Ribbon Cable 2.2 System Requirements The minimum hardware and software requirements are: n 80386 Processor or Above
n n n 1MB Ram 1MB Free Hard Disk Space Windows 3.1 or Windows 95 2 Section 3 Connecting The System CONNECT LEAD SUPPLIED TO DONGLE AND INSERT IN PC PRINTER PORT POWER SUPPLY 9 - 15V DC 7 - 12V AC POWER CONNECTOR 5.5/2.1 BARREL PLUG HEADER ON LEAD INTO PROGRAMMING INTERFACE - KEY WAY GIVES ORIENTATION ON-OFF SWITCH RS 232 CONNECTOR NOT USED FOR PROGRAMMING A Power Supply is required with a standard 2.1mm barrel connector. It can be AC 7 12V or DC 9 - 15V. The connector is inserted into the power connection socket as shown, above. The programming lead supplied is fitted into the Dongle case and the other end is inserted into the programming interface on the board as shown. The Dongle case is connected to one of the printer ports on the PC. If this is not LPT1, then you will need to change the printer port setting in the software—see software section for details.
