This page serves two purposes: it has a shopping list for someone who is starting out but is not doing my unit MECH2401 at UWA. It also has the contents of the kit provided to students in MECH2401 as a reference.
Put in closed reserve in the UPSL library:
| Quantity | Digi-key cat. no | Description | name | unit price $USD |
| 10 | ATAVRISP2-ND | PROGRAMMER AVR IN SYSTEM | AVRISP2 | $35.91 |
ICCAVR v7 has been loaded onto all lab computers in the School. So borrow an AVRISP2 from the library and take it to any lab with your breadboard and other goodies.
This Kit was distributed to students in MECH2401 in 2008 as a starter kit for the Warman project that year:
Data sheets for most of these parts are widely available on the internet. Try searching for the "chip id" on Google.
| Quantity | Digi-key cat. no | Description | Chip id | unit price $USD | comment |
| 1 | Jaycar PB8814 | Breadboard | $AUD8.65 | ||
| 1 | Jaycar KJ8900 | Motorcycle toy kit | $AUD6.57 | ||
| 2 | CNB13020R-ND | REFLECTIVE PHOTOSENSOR AXIAL | CNB1302 | 0.53410 | |
| 1 | MM74HC14N-ND | IC TRIGGER HEX SCHMITT 14-DIP | 74HC14 | 0.27000 | |
| 1 | BH14AAW-ND | HOLDER BATT 4-AA CELLS WIRE LDS | 0.69500 | ||
| 1 | SW616-ND | SWITCH PWR SLIDE SPST 16A BLACK | 0.65100 | ||
| 1 | ATMEGA8-16PC-ND | IC AVR MCU 8K 16MHZ COM 28-DIP | ATMega8 | 2.30000 | |
| 4 | 220W-1-ND | RES 220 OHM 1W 5% METAL OXIDE | 0.07200 | I should have bought 1/4 or 1/8 watt, these are huge | |
| 1 | NDP4060-ND | MOSFET N-CH 60V 15A TO-220 | NDP4060 | 0.57400 | |
| 1 | 568-1491-5-ND | IC FLIP FLOP DUAL D TYPE 14DIP | 74HC74 | 0.24900 | |
| 4 | 1.0KW-1-ND | RES 1.0K OHM 1W 5% METAL OXIDE | 0.07200 | I should have bought 1/4 or 1/8 watt, these are huge | |
| 4 | BC1151CT-ND | CAP 1.0UF 25V CERAMIC +80/-20% | 0.12840 | ||
| 2 | 511-1241-ND | LED 3.2MM 650NM RED TRANSPARENT | 0.12200 | ||
| 1 | 565-1548-ND | CAP 330UF 25V ELECT KY RAD | 0.13140 |
You've probably noticed the excellent low prices in the "unit price" column. This is the result of my superior buying power. I bought a commercial quantity of each part so got a "bulk" price. However the kits for the whole class still cost about $AUD2k all up. Therefore I expect all groups to return what they can at the end of the project. If you want to keep any of the stuff you can buy it off me.
Whenever you buy electronic stuff, keep your receipts! Put them in a safe place at home. Then when you do your tax return, bring them out and add them up - they can be counted as "self education expenses" and this will reduce your taxable income. Provided, of course, you used the stuff for self education.
If you intend to use ICCAVR and pay for an educational license (maybe $USD100, send a begging letter to ImageCraft for details), and you have a computer with a parallel port, then you can use a nearly free STK200 parallel-port programming cable.
If your computer is a laptop that has no parallel port, then you will have to buy the AVRISP MkII.
| Thing | Jaycar cat. No. | Digi-key cat. No. |
| Medium size breadboard or prototyping board | PB8814 | 438-1046-ND |
| ATMEGA32-16PU microprocessor other variants are also OK e.g. ATMEGA32L-8PI would also work for these tutorials. |
ZZ8760
Note that in the web catalog the image shows a surface-mount |
ATMEGA32-16PU-ND |
| A mains "switch mode" plug pack to provide 5V regulated output | MP3230 | Buy this from Jaycar because they sell stuff that works with Australian mains power. |
| Solid core jumper wire to make connections on the breadboard |
My advice is to scrounge some CAT-5 solid core wire out of a rubbish bin. I did that years ago and have never had to buy wire for my numerous breadboards. However if you prefer not to go head-down in a dumpster, try WH3032 |
If you buy the breadboard above then it will come with a bag of wires. |
| Some assorted axial carbon resistors | RR1680 | Digi-key do sell resistor assortments but the selection of values in each is rather odd. So instead I recommend 20 pieces of P10KBACT-ND |
| Some common-or-garden LEDs | ZD0102 | 511-1241-ND |
| At least one 470uF electrolytic capacitor to put on the breadboard across the power supply rails |
RE6195 | 493-1304-ND |
| A crystal | Jaycar has an 8MHz crystal but this is not the best speed. It will do but is not ideal. RQ5287 if you don't plan to have RS232 communication, then this does not matter. But if you do want to have RS232 comms then only certain baud rates are possible with an 8MHz crystal. |
Digi-key have a 7.3728 MHz crystal X1056-ND this is an excellent speed for RS232 communication because ALL the standard baud rates are then available |
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TOTAL
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About $AUD100 | About $USD40 not including $US30 postage |
| Thing | Jaycar cat. No. | Digi-key cat. No. |
| 7-segment common-anode LED module | ZD1857 | 404-1124-ND |
| 74LS47 LED drive/decode, DIP package | ZS5047 | 296-3712-5-ND |