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Atmel Atmega128L and Macgraigor Wiggler

We are regularly programming an Atmeg128l board with the Atmel JTAGICE

  • AVRStudio with no problems, but in production it would be useful to use a MacGraigor Wiggler to program the Atmel, as we already have one in our test/programming jig. MacGraigor don't support the Atmel AVR devices, but I reckon there should be a software solution to this, does anyone know what it might look like? TIA. Pat.
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Pat Barlow
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Hi,

I have written code that will program JTAG capable AVRs using an Altera Byteblaster interface. Changing a few #defines is all that is necessary for it too work using the wiggler. If you want the source, I can email it to you.

Regards Anton Erasmus

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Anton Erasmus

Try the Olimex AVR JTAG: cheap but weak. If you make attention at the connection sequence (1-attach the jtag 2-power on ) it is a good alternative to the strong but expensive Atmel Jtagice.

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Camel

Anton - I would certainly appreciate it if you could forward it, the email above is valid if you send it through to that. I assume that the byteblaster is a similar type of device (parallel port -> jtag i/f)? I'm also assuming that the Wiggler is basically just a buffer/logic level translator and doesn't contain any special hardware (shift registers etc.), do you know if that is the case? Any help appreciated, Yours, Pat.

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Pat Barlow

Or try the low cost Chameleon POD from

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It can clone a large part of the popular dongles in the seconde. - Wiggler - Raven - Xilinx Parallel Cable III - Olimex AVR JTAG - Altera ByteBlaster - Lattice ISPdownload - Lart dongle - Atmel AVR STKx00 cable - PSD FlashLINK - and much more

All the configurations are FREE and are provided by the Chameleon POD programmer freeware!

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Laurent Gauch

Yes the Byteblaster is Alteras JTAG dongle which is just a 74HC244 buffer connected to the parallel port. The wiggler is the same just using different bits for different signals.

Regards Anton Erasmus

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Anton Erasmus

Anton, I'd be interested too in some code using the Alter Byteblaster for the AVR.

Rene

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Rene Tschaggelar

I really do not believe about this one, this is not JTAG dongle i.e. state machine with some outputs but AVR chip with firmware inside, I doubt you can clone this with these limited macrocells CPLDs you are using in your POD, this make questionable all other claims you make too

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Tsvetan Usunov

You can download it at

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Regards Anton Erasmus

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Anton Erasmus

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