USBasp - USB programmer for Atmel AVR controllers

About The Programmer
USBasp is a USB in-circuit programmer for Atmel AVR controllers. It simply consists of an ATMega48 and ATMega88 an ATMega8 and a couple of passive components. The programmer uses a firmware-only USB driver, no special USB controller is needed.

Features

• Works under multiple platforms. Linux, Mac OS X and Windows are tested.
• No special controllers or smd components are needed.
• Programming speed is up to 5kBytes/sec.
• SCK option to support targets with low clock speed (< 1,5MHz).

NOTE:- I have posted a new porgammer with same hardware as this but capable to program 8051 and avr both  with changing the firmware only.
click here to see USB 8051 & avr programmer'

Simple Steps to made This programmer

Step 1:-

Download:Firmware and circuit
The following packages include circuit and firmware.
Firmware is the software which going to be burn into programmer's microcontroller, this firmware have code to enable the programmer to communicate with pc via usb and target microcontroller

Click This link to dwonload the Firware and circuit      
usbasp.2011-05-28.tar.gz (519 kB )      UPDATED

Please refer to Readme.txt for details on building, installing and using USBasp.

Schematic USB AVR Mircrocontroller progammer

Step 2:-

Buy The parts You need

Part                   Descirption           Qty
ATMEGA8             Microcontroller           1

3.6 Volts              Zeaner Diode                 2

22pf                      Capacitor                       2             

100nf                    Capacitor                       1    

4.7uf                     capacitor                        1

12Mhz                  Crystal                             1 

10K                        Resistance                      1

1K                           Resistance                     3

68ohm                  Resistance                      2

2.2K                       Resistance                      1

LED                        Led  (Red & Geen)        2

USB connector                                             1

USB Cable                                                     1    

3 Way dip switch                                         1       

AVR Serial Port Programmer

About AVR Programmer

This simple COM PORT based  AVR atmega Programmer will allow you to painlessly transfer hex programs to most ATMEL AVR microcontrollers

without sacrificing your budget and time. It is more reliable than most other simple AVR programmers available out

there and can be built in very short amount of time.

AVR programmer consists of in-circuit serial programmer (dongle) and small pcb with a DIP socket where you can fit

your microcontroller and have it quickly programmed.

You may also use this programmer as a stand alone in-circuit serial programmer that can be used to conveniently

program AVR microcontrollers without removing them from the target circuit.

Entire AVR programmer has been build with using common parts and fits in the case of the serial connector. The socket pcb has been created to fit a 28-DIP AVR ATmega8 microcontroller, but you can build a socket pcb for any other AVR microcontroller out there. This AVR programmer is compatible with a popular PonyProg software that shows you a status bar of the programming progress.

AVR In-Circuit Serial Programmer Schematic