Articles
[Web-Based Articles]
AVR - Why You Need a Clock Source - Article on choosing and using a clock source for the Atmel AVR line of processors. May 2003
Surface Mount Soldering - How to Solder SMD Parts for Under $50 - Covers how to work with surface mount (also called SMD or SMT) parts including soldering, desoldering, and prototyping all on the cheap. May 2003
Chinese version of above (translator unknown): chinese_smd.pdf [350 KB]
Parallel FRAM Interface to the AVR - How to physically connect the parallel FRAM chips to the AVR line (or any micro with XRAM interface actually). Note that is is NOT supposed to be a tutorial on how to use FRAM, or an overview of the FRAM chip. There is a reason they make data-sheets ;-) This covers one topic: how do you get the FRAM working with the AVR, as there are some details you have to take care of you don't normally deal with using SRAM.
WinAVR Documentation - getting started with WinAVR and using AVR-GDB and the JTAG ICE - Covers how to download, install, and use WinAVR in the first guide. The second guide is unfinished and is an introduction to AVR-GDB with AVaRICE.
Fix Your STK500 Guide [240 KB] - How to fix your STK500. Covers replacing the AT90S8535 with a Mega8535 and the resulting firmware hack. Not so much a guide as a collection of very useful notes I have made - but if you have damaged your STK500 or AVR-ISP this guide could get you in the clear again.
Getting Started with the AVR on a Shoe-String Budget [1.2 MB] The complete guide to getting started with the AVR Covers topics such as hooking up AVR, programming AVR, getting parts for AVR, and how to get started with no budget. Note that this guide has NOT been really officially released, nor will it ever be probably. Needs lots of editing and stuff...
[Print Articles]
It's a SNAP - Issue 139 (Feb 2002) of Circuit Cellar - Covers using the SNAP protocol with AVR
Digital Video in an Embedded System - Issue 184 (Nov 2005) of Circuit Cellar - Covers using video encoders and decoders.
Robust Bootloader for FPGAs - Issue 187 (Feb 2006) of Circuit Cellar. Available online at http://www.circuitcellar.com/library/print/0206/Oflynn-187/index.htm too.