[C.CC USERS] Issue uploading firmware to the Arduino Diecimila

[Omer Kilic]

On 27 August 2010 09:52, Adam Sampson <ats at offog.org> wrote:
> Michael Pirrone-Brusse <pirronm at allegheny.edu> writes:
>
>> The good news is a quick Google search shows a new 328 to run all of
>> $6.00, and it's a pretty trivial thing to swap out the microcontroller
>> on an Arduino.
>
> Don't forget that you need to have the Arduino bootloader installed in
> the ATmega328, though -- there are sketches to do this with your
> existing Arduino at a pinch. Or you can buy a '328 with the bootloader
> pre-installed for a few dollars more.

And here are some links

The bare chip, without the Arduino bootloader:
(US) http://search.digikey.com/scripts/DkSearch/dksus.dll?Detail&name=ATMEGA328P-PU-ND
(UK) http://uk.farnell.com/atmel/atmega328p-pu/mcu-8bit-avr-32k-flash-28pdip/dp/1715487

As Adam pointed out though, you can not use this as it is. You can
burn the bootloader quite easily if you have access to an AVR
programmer (such as JTAGICE, USBTinyISP, etc) or you can use another
Arduino to do the job, more info on that:
http://arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/ArduinoISP

Alternatively, you can buy a chip with the bootloader pre-installed at:

(US) http://www.adafruit.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=17&products_id=123&
(UK) http://www.oomlout.co.uk/atmega328-chip-w-arduino-bootloader-p-230.html


HTH,
Omer.