Atmel Introduces a Low Cost Development Tool for AVR Microcontrollers
AVR Dragon Provides On-Chip Debugging and Programming at Only $49 SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Atmel(R) Corporation
(Nasdaq: ATML) announced today the AVR Dragon(TM) development tool for
AVR(R) microcontrollers. By providing a complete on-chip debugging and
programming tool for more than 30 different AVR Flash microcontrollers at
only $49, the AVR Dragon is the industry's most comprehensive low-cost
development tool.
Setting a new standard for low-cost debugging tools
With the AVR Dragon, Atmel has set a new standard for low-cost
development tools. The AVR Dragon supports all programming modes for all
AVR microcontrollers and on-chip debugging for AVR microcontrollers with up
to 32 Kbytes of Flash program memory.
At just a fraction of the price usually required for such a
full-featured tool, the AVR Dragon will fulfill all programming and
debugging needs. The AVR Dragon can be used with an external target board
as well as an onboard prototype area, allowing programming and debugging
without any additional hardware.
Low-cost and high-quality tools supporting a wide range of AVR
microcontrollers
By focusing on quality and having only one tool suite covering the
entire AVR microcontroller family, engineers only need to deal with a few
affordable tools to get a complete development environment. "Low cost, wide
coverage and good quality has always been our motto for AVR development
tools," said Dag Arne Braend, Atmel's AVR Development Tools Director. "The
AVR Dragon is another example of a very low cost tool, yet robust enough to
handle everyday life in a development environment; and it supports more
than 30 different AVR microcontrollers."
Supported AVR Programming and Debugging Protocols
7 - In-System Programming (ISP) 3-wire AVR programming protocol
7 - JTAG Programming 4-wire IEEE(R) 1149.1 compliant JTAG interface
7 - High Voltage Serial Programming
7 - Parallel Programming
7 - JTAG debugging Available for devices with up to 32 Kbytes Flash
7 - debugWIRE One-wire AVR debugging protocol
PC communication and power by USB -- No external power supply required
AVR Dragon is powered by the USB cable and can also source an external
target with up to 300 mA for programming or debugging. If the target is
already powered by an external power source, the AVR Dragon will adapt and
level convert all signals between the target and the AVR Dragon.
AVR Studio -- Complete debugging environment with C-compiler available
free of charge
The AVR Dragon uses the AVR Studio(R) integrated development
environment (IDE) available free of charge from Atmel. AVR Studio includes
a simulator, assembler, and C-compiler and is the software front-end for
all Atmel AVR debugging and programming tools. A flexible and secure
firmware upgrade feature allows AVR Studio to easily upgrade the AVR Dragon
to support new devices free of charge. AVR Studio can be downloaded from
http://www.atmel.com/avr .
AVR Microcontrollers
Atmel's AVR 8-bit microcontrollers have a RISC core running
single-cycle instructions and a well-defined I/O structure that limits the
need for external components. Internal oscillators, timers, UART, SPI,
pull-up resistors, pulse width modulation, ADC, analog comparator and
watch-dog timers are some of the features available in AVR devices.
AVR instructions are tuned to decrease the size of the program whether
the code is written in C or Assembly. With on-chip in-system programmable
Flash and EEPROM, as well as on-chip debug on all devices, the AVR is a
perfect choice in order to optimize cost and get product to the market
quickly.
Pricing and Availability
The AVR Dragon is available today from all of Atmel's franchised
distributors at a suggested retail price of $49 ex-works. The order code is
ATAVRDRAGON.
About Atmel
Atmel is a worldwide leader in the design and manufacture of
microcontrollers, advanced logic, mixed-signal, nonvolatile memory and
radio frequency (RF) components. Leveraging one of the industry's broadest
intellectual property (IP) technology portfolios, Atmel is able to provide
the electronics industry with complete system solutions. Focused on
consumer, industrial, security, communications, computing and automotive
markets, Atmel ICs can be found Everywhere You Are(R).
NOTE: Atmel(R), logo and combinations thereof, Everywhere You Are(R),
AVR(R) and others, are registered trademarks, AVR Dragon(TM) and others are
trademarks of Atmel Corporation or its subsidiaries. Other terms and
product names may be trademarks of others.
Information
AVR Dragon product information may be retrieved at:
http://www.atmel.com/AVRDRAGON AVR Microcontroller information may be retrieved at:
http://www.atmel.com/AVR
