programmer for the ATMEGA324P microcontroller

[withloveshyam]

Hi
I am new to the usage of microcontrollers.
So i have a doubt in what programmers can be used to download the compiled code from the PC into it.

I have a USB to serial cable. When i went through the manual of AVR butterfly it says that we can use this cable to program it.
Refer
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I also found that the most common method to program the atmel is using the AVR ISP In-System Programmer
Refer
http://www.atmel.com/dyn/products/tools_card.asp?tool_id=2726

So kindly let me know if I can use the USB to Serial cable itself to program my ATMEGA 324P (or) should i get the AVR ISP In-System Programmer (or) any other method is available?

thanks

 

[microcon555]

There are lot of other programmers available...

For example you can use usbasp, usbtinyisp
which connects to usb directly

Microcon

 

[withloveshyam]

thanks for the reply.

Plz let me know if i can program it using the USB to Serial Cable itself, as it was done in the AVR butterfly.

In that case i need not buy a programmer again.

 

[Kurenai_ryu]

I think the AVR butterfly has a bootloader itself, so you need a programmer (maybe the usbasp as suggested) to program a new atmega324p

 

[withloveshyam]

oh ok fine..thanks,,,