I'm doing the Atmega Challenge

[edcase]

theres this on ebay:

Atmel AVR Development Board Kit on eBay, also ICs Processors, Components Supplies, Electrical Test Equipment, Business, Office Industrial (end time 28-Mar-09 21:45:00 GMT)

Havent had a proper look to see which AVRs its compatible with - but might be worth a look.

edc

 

[nozzer]

This is the baby then:

Atmel Products - Tools & Software

& that other thing communicates with it?

The STK500 is a nice board but its probably more than what you need (think its priced somewhere around the £100 mark). If you can use a soldering iron then you can build your own small test board for around £10-£15.

Some interesting sites to look at are -

ECE 4760

AVR Embedded Microcontroller Resources

AVR