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AVR™ Professional Starter System User Manual V1.02
System Installation Overview
The AVR Professional Starter System is made up of both hardware and software components.
Hardware Components
• Activ8r Device Programmer
• Evalu8r Evaluation Module
• One AT90S1200 DIL microcontroller
• Power Supply Unit (PSU)
• ISP Ribbon Cable (to target)
• 9-way Serial Cable (to host PC)
Hardware Installation
1 Place the Activ8r programmer and Evalu8r
evaluation module side by side on a flat
surface.
2 Connect the 9-way serial cable between the
Activ8r 9-way D connector and a spare PC
COM port (9-way). If you only have 25-way
on your connector then you will need a 25 to
9-way adaptor see attached products section.
3 Connect ISP cable between Activ8r and
Evalu8r.
4 Check external power jumper settings
(Should be set 1-2 and 3-4)
5 Plug power supply jack into power into power
input of Activ8r and switch on the mains
supply.
The 'Power' LED's on both the Activ8r and
Evalu8r should illuminate.
Software Components
This system is supplied with two 3.5" floppy discs
containing various software utilities:
Disk 1:
"AVR Professional Starter System (AVR2-ST)"
• Meridian for Windows - Programmer
Interface Software
• AVR BASIC Lite
Disk 2:
"Atmel AT90S Family - Assembler & Simulator"
• Atmel AVR Assembler
• Atmel AVR Simulator
Software Installation
Insert Disk 1
"AVR Professional Starter System (AVR2-ST)"
• Log onto the disk --> Meridian & AVR basic
setup icons should be displayed
• Launch the Meridian.exe install program
and follow all on-screen instructions
• Launch the AVRbasic.exe install program
and follow all on-screen instructions
'Meridian for Windows' and 'AVR BASIC Lite'
have now been installed.
Insert Disk 2
"Atmel AT90S Family - Assembler & Simulator"
• Log onto the disk --> setup.exe should
be displayed
• Launch the setup.exe install program
and follow all on-screen instructions
The Assembler and Simulator applications have
now been installed.
Software installation is now complete.
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