diff --git a/ref_app/tools/AVR/avrdude/avrdude-v8.0-windows-x64/readme.md b/ref_app/tools/AVR/avrdude/avrdude-v8.0-windows-x64/readme.md index cef4d105a..39dfcc263 100644 --- a/ref_app/tools/AVR/avrdude/avrdude-v8.0-windows-x64/readme.md +++ b/ref_app/tools/AVR/avrdude/avrdude-v8.0-windows-x64/readme.md @@ -1,16 +1,18 @@ -# Programming with avrdude +# Programming the ARDUINO with `avrdude` -In this section, we consider the flash file `ref_app.hex` which, after +In this section, we will program the ARDUINO boards with `avrdude`. + +Consider the flash file `ref_app.hex` which, after building the reference application `ref_app`, will be found in the `bin` directory. These instructions are for modern `Win*`. -The device being used is the AVR-SIP mkII, which is an older USB-based +The programming device being used is the AVR-SIP mkII, which is an older USB-based programmer. ## Getting Started Get a modern version of `avrdude` for `Win*` such as `avrdude-v8.0-windows-x64.zip` which can -be found at the avrdude releases such as +be found within `avrdude`'s release, such as [avrdude-v8.0](https://github.com/avrdudes/avrdude/releases/download/v8.0/avrdude-v8.0-windows-x64.zip). Of course, occasional newer releases may also become available.