Hello, I am a newbie, and have recently bought an 'Evil Genius' project book. Some of the projects use an ATmega88 (28 pin) microcontroller, but I am having trouble finding a reasonably-priced programmer.

I saw a reference saying that the Arduino Uno is suitable (and it's very affordable), so could anyone please confirm this to be the case?

Many thanks

Phil

 

http://www.avrfreaks.net/index.php?name=PNphpBB2&file=viewtopic&t=131783&view=next

 

Thank you for your response, but I don't understand how this helps me.
Unless you are suggesting this site as somewhere I should make my query?

 

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_trk...13.TR0.TRC0.H0&_nkw=USBASP&_sacat=0&_from=R40
http://www.aliexpress.com/wholesale?SearchText=USBASP&catId=0&initiative_id=SB_20140519021545

 

Honestly, if I was a noob, I'd go with the Arduino Uno, myself. In fact, I AM new to microcontrollers, and got one not long ago. There are many, many projects you can do, and interfacing with Processing using the serial port opens a lot of doors, too. I don't know if the '88 is compatible, but there is so much out there it would be worth the $14 U.S.on Ebay to get one. Just my 2 cents!

 

Thanks for your replies. After more research I discovered the Avrisp Mk II, which seems to be suitable, and has a USB connection. I will probably go for that.