Re: [avrdude-dev] Re: AT90PWM316 support

[Dave N6NZ]

Shaun Jackman wrote:
> On Dec 9, 2007 3:25 PM, Weddington, Eric <address@hidden> wrote:
> > > To create an AT90PWM316 configuration, I copied the AT90PWM3B
> > > configuration, replaced the flash section with the section from the
> > > ATmega16, and changed the signature to 1e 94 83. So far, this works
> > > for me.
> > Cool. :-) Can you work up a patch and submit?
>
> I could, but it's a bit of a hack.  =)  I was hoping that the avrdude
> part descriptions were somehow generated from the Atmel XML
> description files, which would probably be more accurate than me
> playing Dr. Frankenstein with the AT90PWM3B and ATmega16 parts. How
> are the avrdude part descriptions usually generated?

Isn't there a script in the part descriptions directory to convert the 
XML?  I did a couple of parts once, long enough ago that my memory is 
foggy... but I think I did them by hand and then somebody told be about 
the script so I diff'ed the output and uncovered a  subtle bug in my 
hand generated data.

-dave

> Cheers,
> Shaun