Re: [avr-chat] avr-gdb, assembly, and JTAG

[Graham Davies]

In reply to Marge Coahran <address@hidden> who wrote:
> > I expect I'll be ordering some STK500 JTAG adapters ...

Joerg Wunsch wrote,
> Alas, I'm afraid the old JTAG ICE mkI protocol code might slightly
> start bit-rotting in the toolchain ... I'm a little sorry for Graham here,
> but I'd rater recommend using the AVR Dragon instead

Marge has bought from me just adapters to connect a JTAG interface device to 
an STK500 with an ATmega16 or ATmega32 plugged in.  She did not buy the AVR 
ICE-Cube, which is what I think you're refering to.  The adapters will work 
just fine with the AVR Dragon or any other JTAG interface.

Although I thought that the AVR Dragon spelled the end for the AVR ICE-Cube, 
I'm still selling quite a few.  Atmel continue to support it in AVR Studio, 
so there is no bit-rot on the Windows side (at least, not yet).

> The only thing when using [the AVR Dragon] for students is that you
> should somehow fnd a housing for it, to avoid shortcuts.

Or, use it with a Dragon Rider 500 instead of the STK500!

Graham.