AVR Programming

Using the USBASP

Download the drivers from http://www.fischl.de/usbasp/usbasp-windriver.2011-05-28.zip.

Installation on windows 8.1

To install you need to disable driver signing this is done by going to

PC Settings -> Update and Recovery -> Recovery -> Restart Now -> Troubleshoot -> Disable driver signature enforcement

Using the Pololu AVR programmer

Download the drivers from http://www.pololu.com/product/1300/resources You then need to modify the programmer.txt file in the arduino folder. This can be found in C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\hardware\arduino\avr (This needs to be done as an admin, and uses linux newlines). Add the following

avrispv2.name=AVR ISP v2
avrispv2.communication=serial
avrispv2.protocol=avrispv2
avrispv2.program.tool=avrdude
avrispv2.program.extra_params=-P{serial.port} 
avrispv2.protocol=stk500v2
avrispv2.program.protocol=stk500v2