Overview – Pololu Orangutan USB User Manual
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1. Overview
The
is a compact solution for
programming our
or
through a USB port. Our programmer incorporates a USB-to-serial adapter
and emulates an AVR ISP programmer so that you can program your Orangutans or 3pi with any software that
can talk through a serial port to an AVR ISP. The unit also doubles as a USB-to-serial adapter (TX and RX only),
allowing you to communicate with your Orangutan, 3pi, or any other microcontroller, through a terminal program.
Unlike some other AVR programmers, the Orangutan USB programmer does not recieve its power from the circuit
to be programmed. Instead, it receives its power via the
that connects it to a personal computer. This cable is not included with your programmer; if you do
not already have one, you can purchase it separately from our web site. The 6-pin ISP programming cable that
connects the programmer to your target device is included.
Note: The Orangutan USB programmer should be able to program all AVR microcontrollers
that support paged program and EEPROM memory, but we can only support Orangutan and 3pi
programming at this time. This product is not needed for the Orangutan X2, which has its own
built-in AVR ISP programmer.
For a Spanish version of this document, please see
(1MB pdf) (provided by customer
Jaume B.).
Pololu Orangutan USB Programmer User's Guide
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1. Overview
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