On Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:25:32 -0700 Steve Franks <[email protected]> wrote:
> I hope this isn't inappropriate for this list. Well, it 's mean to chata bout AVR's, so must be appropriate ! ;-) > I've 3 jtagice2's with > broken cables. I'll trade any of them for dragons. I never debug > anyway. The cables are broken, so I cannot guarantee they function, > but problems appear related to wiggling cables, and then they work > intermittently. Tried to replace cables as per previous discussions > on this list, but Atmel, in their infinite wisdom (1) used a flimsy > 0.5mm cable for something that gets beat around the lab in the first > place, and (2) stripped opposite sides of the cable on opposite ends, > making something that can only be replaced by someone with the > capability to strip flex. You have been warned. I've also > disassembled them, and there appears no good place to solder headers > inside to pick up the jtag signals. Anyway, $900 of scrap laying > around my lab as far as I'm concerned... Well, thanks for posting this ! I was hesitating between an expenvive JtagICE2 and a Dragon, looks like the Dragon will get my money then ! It's limited to 32KB for debugging but should be enough for my current project. -- Vince, eventually made his mind _______________________________________________ AVR-chat mailing list [email protected] http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/avr-chat
