Cost saving I guess because the FTDI chip is expensive. To update the firmware you can pop up the ATMEGA and put it in an Arduino then do the firmware upgrade.
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Originally Posted by steffen707
sweet got my mpguino all set up and its working!!! One thing i'm confused about though, is when new software is released, how do i get it put on my unit:? there isn't a usb or serial port on it????
The pre-assembled one i bought looks like this
http://opengauge.org/mpguino/
and has no usb header
the do it yourself kits that have usb headers look different and have buttons in different locations???
http://spiffie.org/kits/mpguino/assemble.shtml
I'm confused. |