:: Board Setup and Configuration ::

Datasheets

• ATmega168
  • Summary datasheet pdf, 33 pages.
  • Complete datasheet pdf, 374 pages.
• ATmega48P/88P/168P/328P
  • Summary datasheet pdf, 33 pages. Rev C, Dated 8/10
  • Complete datasheet pdf, 566 pages. Rev C, Dated 8/10
• ATmega1280
  • Summary datasheet pdf, 37 pages.
  • Complete datasheet pdf, 448 pages.

ArduinoPinCurrentLimitations Important information about the limitations on current per pin with Arduino.

Connecting & Powering Arduino

• ArduinoMini - how to connect and program the Arduino Mini in various ways.
• Much research has gone into answering the question: what kind of power adapter can I use on my Arduino?
• Make your own 9V battery adapter for powering the Arduino
• Arduino can be powered for days or more with a really Big Battery
• How to preserve power by putting your arduino to sleep
• Arduino and XBee Battery Test Results - results on how long various types of batteries last when running under different configurations and code.
• Uploading to Arduino Uno under Windows 2000 - Techniques the author has used for successfully dealing with the Windows 2000 USB driver incompatibility issue.

Building and Modifying Arduino type boards.

• Retrofitting Auto Reset
• Bare Bones Board upgrade for auto Reset
• How to build a minimal Standalone Arduino on a breadboard or perfboard using only a few simple parts.
• UK suppliers/part numbers for components for a standalone board
• Disabling auto reset on serial connection

The components of Arduino boards

• The various types of memory on an Arduino board
• The digital pins on an Arduino board and what it means for them to be configured as inputs or outputs.
• The analog input pins on an Arduino board

Arduino Firmware and modifications

• Make Arduino-0007 sketches smaller
• Using the AVR ISP mkII (USB) to burn the bootloader on MacOS X
• You can turn an Arduino into a programmer for other targets.
• Here is a tutorial on how to change the name or security code of your Arduino BT module.

Bootloader

• Wolf Paulus has an excellent tutorial here on burning the bootloader onto the Atmega168
• A tutorial on how to burn the bootloader using AVR Studio 4 and an AVRISP mkII programmer.
• A tutorial by Sajin George on how to make your own Arduino Serverino using any programer Like USBasp or MkII with AVRDUDE and burning your first Program on Instructables .
• Another tutorial using AVR Studio 4 and an AVRISP mkII programmer, this time to burn the bootloader on an Arduino Bluetooth, aka the Arduino BT.
• Tutorial using AVRISP mkII on Ubuntu Dapper for both ATmega8 and ATmega168, by Margritt 0j0 aka ladybug
• There is also a tutorial in how to run the AVRISP mkII on MACOSX here
• Overview to different programmers to burn the bootloader
• Alternative bootloader development
• Make a Boot Cloner
• ADABOOT is a free universal bootloader that will run on any Arduino or compatible ATmega168 hardware. It is a derivative of the Arduino NG bootloader, with modifications by Lady Ada and Brian Riley, to handle auto-reset, direct to sketch on power-up, and other mods. For details, source, hex and make files check the webpage.
• How to burn the bootloader without external AVR-Writer. Burning the bootloader with Avrdude FTDI bitbang right on the NG/Diecimila/Duemilanove PCB.
• How to upload Arduino bootloader with USBasp and AVRdude. Guide to upload any Arduino bootloader with low cost USB programmer - USBasp.
• Using auto reset with FTDI cables on Linux / MAC
• Turn your Diecimila into an AVR Writer using FTDI bitbang
• only UsbTinyIsp and an Arduino board to burn bootloader on a blank 168p ArduinoBootloader168P
• How to upload Arduino Leonardo bootloader with Arduino as ISP. Guide to upload Arduino Leonardo bootloader with Arduino Duemila (and instructions to build one yourself).

Alternative Hardware

• Tutorial using an Arduino (as an ISP) along with the IDE to program ATtiny chips
• Blog post on running Arduino on ATmega1284P--when 2k RAM isn't enough.