Arduino as ISP

Uses Arduino IDE version 1.0.3

[augustinfloren]

Thanks a lot for this awesome tutorial !
For those who have an error message when bootloading like :"protocol error, expect=0x14, resp=0x14...". You can try to put a 10uf capacitor or more if you don't have beetween the reset of the arduino (the second socket after the 5v output socket of the arduino) and the ground of the breadboard. So the positive leg on the reset socket and the negative leg on the ground of the breadboard. It worked for me !

[espenbgh]

Simply brilliant - nothing is missing and everything is explained straight forward.

[edgeeffect]

For reference, pins 13, 12, 11 are SCK, MISO and MOSI from the Uno's SPI interface.

[yagoubsalim]

After 2 weeks attemting to solve the problem, key was in "shift + upload"
Thanks man very good turorial

[NotesAndVolts]

Hi Elmerato

Glad the tutorial helped! The only downside to this is if you want your final project to be re-programmable via ISP, you have to be careful how you use pins 17, 18, 19 for other I/O functions as it may disrupt the program upload process. I usually dedicate those pins to ISP functions in my circuits to be safe. The benefits come from being able to update the program in your project without taking anything apart. Also, since the bootloader is gone, you have more space for programs.

[puriap]

Thank you.
I've been searching for about an hour and this is the only tutorial that actually tells you how to program an AVR using the Arduino.
All the other tutorials tell you to download the AVR toolchain.

[TheRussianhippie]

I built a programming header into my project planning to do most of the work with the thing intact, i didn't know that there even was an "Upload using programmer" option that came up when you held shift. I always figured that just by flashing the arduino as ISP code it and selecting it the program would do it automatically, thank you for this video it is an amazing resource.

[mileshisukulele]

Amazing channel. Absolutely love it. Thank you. You told me exactly what I needed to do and you weren't condescending.

[JamieBignell]

Hello, thanks for the fantastic video- very useful. I have a couple of questions: Firstly, when you burn the boot-loader using this method, will the boot-loader burn to BOTH the AVR on the Uno board AND the AVR on the breadboard or just the breadboard. Secondly, when you download a sketch using the 'Upload using Programmer' setting, does this download to the Uno and the Breadboard or just the breadboard. My concern is that the LEDs on the Uno AND the Breadboard were both flashing when you downloaded the sketch. Thanks, Jamie B.

[pliniogbferreira]

The best explanation I"ve found so far. Thanks for sharing this video. It's simple, clear and extremely useful. Greetings, Plinio F.

[inexplicable]

Thank you very much. Very detailed and good audio. Which is rare for these kinda of videos lol. But thanks, helped me solve a huge problem.

[antoniusmikael]

Great video!!!! you explained all from wiring, coding, bootloading, and programming. Thank you, you helped me so much!!!

[vivekparashar]

First satisfactory video on this topic

[ShopperPlug]

OMG... I spent literally 30 hours trying to figure out how to upload sketch code into Atmega328P-U with no avail... this video tutorial helped me, I did not knew you need to hold the shift key to make the Arduino IDE to upload code to the Atmega328P-U rather than the Arduino board. It does not make sense why we need to configure on the "programmer section" at the arduino IDE and also need to press the shift key. I seriously need to stop using this Arduino IDE and shift towards Atmel Studio IDE. I watched literally watched 100s of youtube video and no one said to hold the "shift key"... wow. Now I need to figure out how to upload sketch code using UART serial pins from a USB to TTL converter device, I hope you have a video on this. Thanks! Also from what I heard, this process erases the bootloader since we are using the SPI pins to upload the sketch code.

[paphaju]

Thank you very much that Shift key trick helps me soo much, earlyier I cant uplode any code to the cip now it is working like a charm. Thanks again.

[dimitris.]

It show an error when I try to burn the boot loader. Like :Doublecheck the cheap, or use -F to ovewrite this check.

[gurkancekic]

thank you so much sir. it comes very helpful to me. I managed evertyhing you explained in your video. you gave me a gift that i don't need avr programmer .
below error codes commented by others (which i faced exaclty the same ) can be solved with power arranged through arduino (isp) board up to your breadboard or if you want to use separate power externally then bridge minus of it to arduino minus(ground).

[VishalBhingare_Ltd]

Love this video... Great explanation.. Cool and calm and confident voice. Keep up the good work.

[emmanuelmariaria]

been scrapping over the net for a LOOONNGGG time to get something that works. atlast! though the arduino ISP sketch might have been needing just a little editing.

[chubbyBunny]

But on the Arduino website, we're told to remove the Arduino's own chip once the bootloader as been burnt