Pledge: Nanodes: Difference between revisions
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Please be sure that you know what you're buying! | Please be sure that you know what you're buying! | ||
* Construction/soldering required | * Construction/soldering required | ||
* | * Access to a [http://www.coolcomponents.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=356 FTDI cable] is <s>required</s> useful, for programming the Nanode. You'll be using this frequently so it's best to have your own. | ||
** A simplified software-based USB bootloader is possible. At the time of writing, this is not programmed into the nanode bootloader as shipped (that still requires the FTDI cable) but is available as a replacement for it. | |||
* Access to an AVR programmer or [http://arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/ArduinoISP another Arduino] is required to burn the bootloader - you should only need to do this when you first construct the board. We have a [http://www.atmel.com/dyn/products/tools_card.asp?tool_id=3808 suitable programmer] at the space. | * Access to an AVR programmer or [http://arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/ArduinoISP another Arduino] is required to burn the bootloader - you should only need to do this when you first construct the board. We have a [http://www.atmel.com/dyn/products/tools_card.asp?tool_id=3808 suitable programmer] at the space. | ||
