[Minifloat] is using his TI Launchpad development board as an In-System Programmer for AVR chips (translated). There are a ton of homebrew AVR programmers out there, and using an Arduino for ISP is ...

When using the Arduino as an ISP programmer you must specify the speed, using ‘-b’. That value is set in the Arduino sketch and should be 19200 by default. You will always need to specify what kind of ...

Since you lacked the USB interface in your own Arduino board, it becomes necessary to use a homemade/ready-made USB to Serial Converter Module as an efficient and economical solution. Inexpensive and ...