AVR and ATxmega 8-way Handheld V3 Kit

USB Starter kit for 8-way Atmel ATxmega and AVR Handheld Programmer

Introduction

8-way Atmel ATxmega and AVR standalone Handheld Programmer with 4MB of memory (512KB per slot) plus USB PC interface and software. Load the programmer from a PC using the USB PC interface and the software and then you do not need PC again. The 8-way standalone Hand Held Programmer is a completely portable AVR ISP and AVR UPDI programmer.

Just select the slot or image needed with the rotary switch, plug it into your target board and program/verify Flash and/or EEPROM and Fuses on your target AVR microcontroller with a single button press. Supports up to 512KBytes of code and data EEPROM for each of the 8 slots.
The PC interface is USB port.

Software Features

• Supports Windows 2000/XP/VISTA/Windows7, Windows8/8.1, Windows10, Win11 - 32 and 64-bit
• Simple software for loading programmer
• Easy file selection for Flash and EEPROM
• Select program Flash only or EEPROM only or program both
• Most file formats can be loaded including binary and ELF
• Supports ATxmega, ATmega, ATtiny, AT90 AVR microcontrollers
• Fuse and lockbit setting screen, including edit fuses in binary and hex
• Program Fuses First feature increases programming speed on new AVRs with 1MHz clock
• Select target Voltage, from 0-5V with 0.02V resolution - max 3.6V for ATxmega
• Able to limit the number of targets allowed and lock programmer to protect your code
• Supports serial numbering in EEPROM or User Area
• Click Upload to load your standalone Handheld Programmer
• Programmer can be copied to load other units or send to third party
• Load Atmel (Microchip) Studio ELF production files
• Load programmer from command line
• Optional AVR UPDI 12V adapter is available

Portable AVR ATxmega Programmer Starter Kit contents

• Atmel Handheld Programmer with 8 slots of 512KB each
• PC Interface (USB) for loading code and settings
• Ribbon cable with 10-way connectors
• Flying lead adapter for ATxmega PDI and AVR TPI and UPDI programming included
• AVR ISP, JTAG, TPI and AVR UPDI Programmer
• PDI and JTAG ATxmega Programmer

Standalone Programmer Features

• Handheld Programmer uses 9V PP3 battery or power supply
• 8-way rotary switch to select slot
• Single button operation to program target
• Load it once, program targets for ever
• Reload new programs as often as you need to
• Supports all Fuse and Lock bits
• Program/Verify Flash, EEPROM or both
• User Area supported
• Supports serial numbering in EEPROM or User Area
• Supports programming from 1.8 - 5.5V, depending on target Vcc
• Can power target chip (up to 150mA) or can draw power from target
• Dimensions: Metric- 106mm x 58mm x 25mm
• Dimensions: Imperial - 4.5 x 2.5 x 1 inches
• 512KB of memory space for code and EEPROM data per slot
• Programmer switches off automatically when disconnected from target or PC
• PC Dongle powers handheld programmer
• Includes 6-way flying lead adapter - for 10DIL6, JTAG and other adapters, see Product Accessories below

Android App

Save programmer contents to a PRG file (which can be encrypted), send it to an Android tablet, smart phone or cell phone and programmer can simply be reloaded with new contents. This gives you much greater flexibility.

See product accessories below for OTG cables that connect your phone to Kanda Dongle.

More Details, Video and App Download

AVR and ATxmega Microcontroller Support - ISP, JTAG and PDI

• Older AVR: AT90S1200, AT90S2313, AT90S2323, AT990S2333, AT90S2343
• AT90S4414, AT90S4433, AT90S8515,AT90S8535, ATmega103
• AT90CAN128, AT90CAN32, AT90CAN64
• AT90PWM2/3, AT90PWM316
• AT90USB1286, AT90USB646
• ATmega128, ATmega1280, ATmega1281, ATmega1284, ATmega128RFA1
• ATmega16, ATmega161, ATmega162, ATmega163, ATmega164, ATmega165, ATmega168, ATmega169
• ATmega16M1, ATmega16U2, ATmega16U4
• ATmega2560, ATmega2561
• ATmega32, ATmega323, ATmega324, ATmega325, ATmega3250, ATmega328, ATmega329
• ATmega3290, ATmega32C1, ATmega32M1, ATmega32U2, ATmega32U4, ATmega32U6
• ATmega48, ATmega64, ATmega640, ATmega644, ATmega645, ATmega6450, ATmega649
• ATmega6490, ATmega64C1, ATmega64M1
• ATmega8, ATmega8515, ATmega8535, ATmega88, ATmega8U2
• ATtiny13, ATtiny1634, ATtiny167
• ATtiny2313, ATtiny24, ATtiny25, ATtiny26, ATtiny261
• ATtiny4313, ATtiny43U, ATtiny44, ATtiny45, ATtiny461, ATtiny48
• ATtiny84, ATtiny85, ATtiny861, ATtiny87, ATtiny88
• ATtiny441, ATtiny841
• All P (PicoPower), PA, PB, V, L and A AVR microcontrollers are supported.
• All ATxmega microcontrollers using PDI interface
• JTAG - AVR and ATxmega microcontrollers with JTAG interface - optional adapter needed

ATtiny TPI Support

ATtiny10, ATtiny102, ATtiny104, ATtiny20, ATtiny4, ATtiny40, ATtiny5, ATtiny9

ATtiny UPDI Support

• ATtiny202, ATtiny402, ATtiny204, ATtiny404, ATtiny804, ATtiny1604
• ATtiny406, ATtiny806, ATtiny1606, ATtiny807, ATtiny1607
• ATtiny212, ATtiny412, ATtiny214, ATtiny414, ATtiny814, ATtiny1614
• ATtiny416, ATtiny816, ATtiny1616, ATtiny3216
• ATtiny417, ATtiny817, ATtiny1617, ATtiny3217
• ATtiny424, ATtiny426, ATtiny427
• ATtiny824, ATtiny826, ATtiny827
• ATtiny1624, ATtiny1626, ATtiny1627
• ATtiny3224, ATtiny3226, ATtiny3227

Optional adapter for ATtiny UPDI 12V programming pulse available - see related products below. 12V adapter is not needed unless you reconfigure Reset pin in fuses

ATmega UPDI Support

• ATmega808, ATmega1608, ATmega3208, ATmega4808
• ATmega809, ATmega1609, ATmega3209, ATmega4809

AVR D Series UPDI Support

• AVR128DA28, AVR128DA32, AVR128DA48, AVR128DA64
• AVR32DA28, AVR32DA32, AVR32DA48
• AVR64DA28, AVR64DA32, AVR64DA48, AVR64DA64
• AVR128DB28, AVR128DB32, AVR128DB48, AVR128DB64
• AVR64DB28, AVR64DB32, AVR64DB48, AVR64DB64
• AVR32DB28, AVR32DB32, AVR32DB48
• AVR16DD14, AVR16DD20, AVR16DD28, AVR16DD32
• AVR32DD14, AVR32DD20, AVR32DD28, AVR32DD32
• AVR64DD14, AVR64DD20, AVR64DD28, AVR64DD32
• AVR64EA28, AVR64EA32, AVR64EA48
• AVR16EB14, AVR16EB20,AVR16EB28, AVR16EB32

Power

• The programmer can power the target (up to 150mA) or target can be powered.
• PC Dongle will power programmer
• Target Programming: Programmer switches on when button pressed and off when programming finished
• Powered by 9V PP3 battery or 9V PSU (2.1mm barrel, centre positive - see product accessories)
• Battery life depends on many factors but several hundred operations is normal

Accessories and Adapters

Extra USB Hand Held Programmers You only need one starter kit for as many programmers as you require

If you do not want to use the internal 9V PP3 battery, the power supply required is 9V with a 2.1mm Barrel connector, center positive, 300 mA minimum. These are available on the shop.
9V International Power supply for use with this programmer.

Available adapters

We now have adapters to convert from the standard Kanda 10-way AVR ISP lead to different 6-way headers and different pitch - 1.27mm or 2.0mm.
Full List of Available Adapters

Here are some popular adapters.

6-Way DIL adapter

6 x 1-way leads - included

6-Way Micromatch connector

1.27mm Adapter

UPDI Interface
The programmer comes with a flying lead adapter and 3 wires can be connected for UPDI programming - Blue is UPDI, green is VCC and brown is GND.

For 6-way UPDI (2.54mm/0.1") connection, use 12V UPDI adapter

For 10-way 1.27mm UPDI interface, use AVR ICE Adapter

This has this pinout (same as Atmel ICE AVR connector)



Custom Adapters
If you need any other type of connector, we can supply all sorts of custom adapters - see Custom Connectors

JTAG Interface
See JTAG Adapter for ready made JTAG adapter

See JTAG Pinouts PDF file for details of pin wiring.

Custom Adapters
If you need any other type of connector, we can supply all sorts of custom adapters - see Custom Connectors

Connections for ATE

AVR V3 handheld programmer can be used as a programming interface for ATE systems, using Labview, C or other programming language. The programmer has an ATE connection point on PCB that can be connected for remote control.

It has switch input to start programming and Status output showing programming, pass and fail. 8-way programmer slot select is also on connector.

For more details, see ATE Guide