Flashing Atmel Chips with a Buspirate

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Creator:
EnabrinTain
Status:
Documentation
Born On:
20:25, 11 June 2015 (CDT)
Last Updated:
19:32, 11 June 2015 (CDT)

Commands

screen /dev/ttyUSB0 115200
  • this opens the menu to the buspirate, assuming that you used the right usb port. You should see a "HiZ>" prompt after typing enter.
  • also try "screen /dev/ttyUSB0 115200 8N1" if the first command doesn't work

In the BusPirate Menu:

M2
  • 'm' brings up the menu
  • '2' selects 1-WIRE
W
  • enables the onboard power supplies

Verify via multimeter that the brown lead is ground, and the orange lead is 5v.

#
  • resets the buspirate
CTR-a, k, y
  • kills screen application

Now to wire up the chip

For an Atmel Attiny13:
* White -> reset (pin 1)
* Brown -> ground (pin 4)
* Grey -> MOSI (pin 5)
* Black -> MISO (pin 6)
* Purple -> clock (pin 7)
* Orange -> Vcc (pin 8)


avrdude -pt13 -c buspirate -P /dev/ttyUSB0
* use -pt85 for an attiny85
* should return "avrdude: safemode: Fuses OK (H:FF, E:FF, L:6A)"
echo "#" > /dev/ttyUSB0; avrdude -pt13 -c buspirate -P /dev/ttyUSB0  -U flash:w:blob.hex:i
* this writes blob.hex to the Attiny13
* make sure you aren't logged into the buspirate menu when you do this.
* sometimes unplugging and plugging the buspirate in necessary to reset it.