AVR ISP

[ChrisSeraph]

Hi there, my name's Chris and I'm way on the other side of the world from most of you in New Zealand.  I really want to make the $50 robot but I'm having trouble finding a programmer that's not going to be too costly to ship.  I found this 'AVR ISP Serial Programmer Kit' at this site (in NZ), Cat No. KC5340.

From what I can gather from the Atmel site, this is mkI of the ISP2 recommended.

From the site:
"AVR In-System Programmer is used for field upgrades of existing products using the Atmel AVR ArchitectureAVR In-System Programmer based on the STK500 Hardware and Software. Supports all In-System Programmable AVR devices."

And from the documentation:
"AVRISP supports all AVR 8-bit RISC Micro Controllers with ISP programming option" including ATmega series and low voltage variants.

My question: Can I use this controller and is it just an old model or does the ISP2 have features which I need?

Any help would be greatly appreciated,
Chris.

[Admin]

Have you shopped around at other places like mouser.com?

At $45 for this device, I don't think you'd be saving enough money on shipping to be worth lots of extra potential frustration . . .

Since the ATmega8 is 8 bit, and this programmer claims it "allows you to program a multitude of micros in the AVR 8-bit RISC family," I'm guessing it will work . . . but it doesn't specifically mention ATmega8 . . . perhaps email the company that makes it to verify?

[silent069]

Im having problems with this programmer so i highly suggest you just get the $12 one and save urself a huge headache (im using it for the $50 robot)