This simple circuit can be used to program the PIC16F84 and similar “flash memory” type parts. It uses a cheap 555 timer IC to generate the programming voltage from a +5V rail, allowing the circuit to ...

Turning an Arduino of virtually any sort into a simple AVR 6-pin ISP programmer is old hat. But when Atmel came out with a series of really tiny AVR chips, the ATtiny10 and friends with only six pins ...

Imagine you're at a coffee shop, and then someone steals your laptop right when you're looking away. It's a rare, but scary scenario. And because our laptops contain so much sensitive information, it ...

Sometimes when you’re making a PCB that you plan on programming over USB, but you only plan on plugging in a couple of times, it would be nice to make that connection without another BOM ...

NASHUA, NH – Flynn Systems Corporation announces the release of its USB Dual Channel 30MHz HighSpeed Test and Programming Cable for Boundary Scan applications. The HighSpeed Cable is the newest tool ...