Introduction

The STK502 board is a top module designed to add ATmega169 support to the STK500 development board from Atmel Corporation.

STK502 includes connectors and hardware allowing full utilization of the new features of the ATmega169. The Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) socket makes it easy to use of TQFP packages for prototyping.

This user guide is a general getting started guide as well as a complete technical refer- ence for advanced users.

The STK502 board also includes a demonstration application, and comes with two application notes, “AVR064: STK502 – A Temperature Monitoring System with LCD Output” and “AVR065: LCD Driver for the STK502”. These application notes explain how to use the different modules in the device. Included in the kit is a pre-programmed ATmega169. Insert the device in the ZIF socket and the demonstration application will start immediately.

Figure 1. The STK502 starter kit