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Better Prototyping with your Atmel AVR

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Get your AVR Project Going Faster

I’ve been working with AVR microcontrollers for years, and was lucky enough to be a bit lazy – laziness surely is the mother of invention! After a few iterations, I came up with the T-Board – a prototyping platform for the more popular Atmel AVR microcontrollers. These boards got my Atmel-based embedded projects going in no time, and gave me the flexibility that platforms such as the Arduino didn’t offer the more serious hobbyists.

After the T-Board was born, I decided to share my learnings with others, and was really excited to have the opportunity to work with Elektor magazine, a respected international electronics publication. By working together, we’ve made the lives of hundreds of hobbyists and enthusiasts that little bit easier.
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T-Board to Feature in Elektor Magazine

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T-Board to Feature in Elektor Magazine

T-Board 28

T-Board 28 (image courtesy of Elektor Magazine)

After a number of iterations, the final production version of the T-Board is out the door. All three versions (now named the T-Board 28, T-Board 14 and T-Board 8) have been through final testing, including testing by the team at Elektor Labs. A few final tweaks were made to the silkscreen, and after the compilation of a quick-start guide it was all systems go.

Three versions

  • The T-Board 28 is designed for the 28-pin ATmega328 microcontroller from Atmel (and other pin-compatible 28-pin MCUs)
  • The T-Board 14 is designed for the 14-pin ATtiny 24/44/84 Atmel micocontrollers (and a few other pin-compatible MCUs)
  • The T-Board 8 was developed for the baby MCUs of the ATtiny range – the ATtiny 25/45/85

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