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In this article, I will show you how to make your own AVR development board for ATmega8 microcontroller.
What is a development board?

In order to learn any MCU like AVR we need a AVR MCU that has all the basic connections like power supply, crystal oscillator, proper reset signal and an ISP connector for uploading a program. All these things are required for any project you will make. A development board is a circuit board that contains all these connections and it has connectors for IO pins of MCU so that they can be connected to any external circuit with ease. So as you see its is like a basic framework. Once you make a good development board and test it, you will have a solid foundation and for your project you can concentrate on the specific requirement of that project. This will also reduce the chance of making errors. Some more complicated development boards have a RS232 level converters(for serial communication) ,motor control chips etc.
Now lets do it!

I have described the basic connections required by any AVR MCU in Part III of my AVR tutorial series so I am jumping right to the schematic.
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Fig - Development board schematic.
Things you need are S.No Components 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 ATmega8 Voltage Regulator IC7805 Resistance Resistance Name Value IC1 IC2 R1 R2 330ohm 1k 100uF 100uF 1uF 0.1uF 22pF 22pF 0.1uF 10uH 1N4007 16Mhz
Capacitor(Electrolytic/Polar) C1 Capacitor(Electrolytic/Polar) C2 Capacitor(Electrolytic/Polar) C6 Capacitor(Ceramic disk type) Capacitor(Ceramic disk type) Capacitor(Ceramic disk type) Capacitor(Ceramic disk type) Inductor Diode Crystal Oscillator LED C3 C4 C5 C6 L1 D1 Q1 LED1
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Tactile push to on switch Connectors,IC Socket, Power jack, general purpose PCBs, wires etc
S1
Note: The voltage rating of C1 must be at least twice the input voltage while that of C2 & C6 can be 12 Volts or more
Fig - Components for power supply
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Fig - ATmega8, Resistors, Capacitors and Connectors.
Fig - Veroboard / General purpose PCB - Top View
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Fig - Veroboard / General purpose PCB - Bottom View
Now connect the components according to the schematic on a general purpose PCB. You will get something likeeasy connection/disconnection from Fig - Connectors for this.
MCU pins
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Before inserting the MCU, first test the board for any connection error. Make sure everything is according with all components assembled. Fig - Final Board to the schematic. Then check for any soldering errors like loose joints or unwanted shorting by solder. Finally connect power supply of 8 to 18
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volts to the circuit by using an adaptor, battery, or transformer (after converting to DC). Check the power pins of MCU in the IC socket with a multi-meter for voltage. It should be very close to 5V. If everything is ok your board is ready.
Note
Some difference in my prototype and the schematic. 1. The value of C2 is 100uF but I have used 0.1uF ceramic type. 2. I have not used the reverse protection diode D1. But you should for safety. 3. I have used 220uF capacitor as C1. Anything over 100uF will do. Also the voltage rating must be double the input supply voltage 4. I have not used the reset switch. However, it is very convenient if we have one. 5. I have not used C6(1uF) as it is required for reset switch 6. I have not used L1 for connecting the AVcc to Vcc, instead I have directly connected them. But if you are planning to use the ADC you should use the L1 as it makes the ADC much accurate by suppressing noise 7. I have connected a 0.1uF capacitor from Vref to GND as it is suggested by datasheet. Only necessary if you are using ADC.
The same board made with a professional PCB.
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Fig - A simple ATmega8 Devboard
You can buy it from here at only Rs 450/-. Sorry, but currently I ship it only within India (no International shipping right now). Download PDF version | Get Adobe Reader Free !!!
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20 Responses to Home Made AVR Devboard 1. 1 Using the Analog To Digital Converter. | eXtreme Electronics Says: [...] I used the xBoard for testing the application but you can use your own development board. See Home Made AVR Devboard. [...]
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2. 2 Multiplexed Seven Segment Displays - Part II | eXtreme Electronics Says: [...] can use a Home Made AVR Devboard or a low cost xBoard MINI to experiment with seven segment displays. In the picture I have used [...]
October 11th, 2008 at 4:32 am
3. 3 AL Says: Hi, This is great! Just like the board sold by sparkfun.com but better I am a very beginner with microcontrollers and circuit designs. Would you kindly explain how you come about to use capacitors and the L1? I know the capacitors would smooth out the voltage to make it more stable, etc. But how did you come about the capacitance values? What kinds of tolerances in your resistors and capacitors, e.g., 1%, etc.?
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Thanks. And GREAT WORK!

4. 4 Avinash Says: Hi AL, The ceramic capacitors (0.1uF) are Decoupling capacitor capacitor. They are used to decouple the power supply from the MCU. The advantage is they bypass the spikes frm the power supply. They are placed close to the MCU. The standard value used for this purpose is 0.1uF ceramic disk type. The C1 (100uF) is used as a filter capacitor. Its purpose is to further smooth the In put DC input which you may supply from a transformer. Its value is not so important just select is according to the current requirement of the circuit. It the circuit is a consuming one you can increase it (470uF or even 1000uF). The two capacitors 22pF connected to the Crystal. Their value is suggested in the ATmega8 Datasheet (see page 27) The L1 (inductor) C7 is used as suggested in the dataseet page 202 ADC Noice Cancelling Techniques. So Now you know how the value are calculated you can go ahead and start building !!! For any help we are here The C6
5. 5 AL Says: Hi, Thanks for the answers. That helps a lot. I happen to find ModernDevices tiny Atmel dev board. Its very interesting. See http://www.moderndevice.com /RBBB_revB.shtml.
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In your answer, you referred to page 202 for the ADC Noise Cancellation Techniques. All the Atmel datasheets I looked have 22 or pages not to 200+ pages. They do refer to those pages as well. I kept searching and searching on the atmel.com site but cant find the complete (200+ pages) of the atmel datasheet. Do you know the link by any chance? Thanks.
October 18th, 2008 at 10:34 pm
6. 6 AL Says: Found it! http://www.atmel.com/dyn/products/datasheets.asp?family_id=607

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10. 10 Seemanta Says:
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Nice pictures man! I really liked you site. I too am a hobby embedded developer!
March 27th, 2009 at 1:31 am
11. 11 Raul Says: Hello, I have to do a project using ATmega16 and i make your Home Made AVR Devboard and the programmer for serial. I use PonyProg . Andi have some problems: I connect the programmer and Devboard to the PC serial, and when i tray to read the fuse bits, i receive the next error: device missing or unknown device -24, i clink the Ignore button and finally read the fuse bits, but all are selected. When i tray to write o small program into controller (i tray to on/off a LED)i receive the same error; i hit the Ignore button, PonyProg write something, verify something, but finally he says : Write fail!!. So what is the problem? I skip something?? One more question: when i write something into controller , the Devboard must to be power ?(i tray the both )
April 26th, 2009 at 6:52 pm
12. 12 Avinash Says: Hello Raul,
Please check connections. Communication with Programmer < -> Micro is not ok. Yes devboard should be powered while programming. Keep all cables as short as possible. Check DB9 PIN connections. Select Correct COM Port. If all else fails buy a ready made USB Port based programmer from here http://shop.extremeelectronics.co.in/product_info.php?cPath=21&
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13. 13 Suhas Says: Hey, Is it possible for you to provide the PCB design of the Devboard? I am interested in making one myself.
May 13th, 2009 at 3:51 pm
14. 14 Zvonimir Cicak Says: Im interested also if you can give pcb layout of your Devboard so we can make it at home
August 2nd, 2009 at 5:08 pm
15. 15 Rohit Says: you are doing good work, looking forward to your tutorial on rf transceiver.
September 11th, 2009 at 4:54 am
16. 16 Mitesh Says: Hi Avinash, Nice kits! I am in the US (used to live in Hyderabad) and can purchase these from you and sell them here in the US. I have friends/family that routinely fly back and forth. Which city are you located in? If it is Hyderabad/Bangalore /Chennai, I can have somebody purchase some of them and get them to me over here. Thanks. Mitesh aminmitesh@hotmail.com
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@Mitesh Thanks! We are in Jamshedpur. I can also send these to you by DHL Express. We export many Items by DHL Express. Please tell me your background. Do you have experience in E business or Bussiness Related to electronics? Then you may represent us in USA. After India our Most of our Visitors are from USA and its a Great Market. PLEASE REPLY TO MY EMAIL avinash [ at ] eXtremeElectronics.co.in
18. 18 Ramesh Says: Hi Avinash really gr8 job

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19. 19 Rohit Sharma Says: You know Avinash , you are a good guy. I really like the tutorials, (party because i had summer training on Atmega microcontrollers) these tutorials really helps and i am looking forward for more (specially on wireless module [read Zigbee])
March 6th, 2010 at 9:35 am
20. 20 pp Says: i want to make the development board for atmega16 .is there some ckt diagram for this
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Akhil: Battery symbol should be inverted in Fig: Motor Controller Using L293d chip Nagaraj.P.R: Hi Avinash, Good work Keep it up. I want you to update the below 16 bit timers... pavan: max. how many servos could be controlled using mega32 or mega8.?? mega32 has 4 timers..so only... Jose: This is really nice. I think that the temperature sensor you are using is linear. I would be...
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