Wednesday, April 6, 2016

ATTiny Nano Programmer

This is a project to make an ATTiny programming "shield" for the Arduino Nano. Some of the aims of this project are as follows:
  1. Features an ATTiny DIP socket.
  2. Roughly the same size as the Nano.
  3. A 10uF capacitor on the Nano's RST pin to ground.
  4. An LED for the Nano.
  5. An LED for the ATTiny. 
  6. Maybe a reset switch for the ATTiny.
  7. Maybe IO headers for the ATTiny.
  8. Maybe purple.
  9. Use an auto-router.
  10. Learn net classes and stuff.
Why a Nano? To be honest, I'm not really sure why I've grown so attached to the Nano. Perhaps it's because it adapts more easily to a breadboard than the Uno. Maybe it's because that was the first microcontroller board I used. Maybe it's the minimalist form factor.

Next up, layout!

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