-If the serial cable is not constructed soundly, you may receive an
error when trying to program the chip. Try pressing the cable into the
socket firmly and try programming the chip again
[there error reads: Atmel AVR ATtiny15 is found. Erasing device ...
Reinitializing device Atmel AVR ATtiny15 is found. Uploading: flash
Error: Data polling readback status: write=0x95 read=0xff If device
was erased disable polling with the -dno-poll option]
-If you have an uneven PCB that cuts away too deep or two shallow -
simply start over with a new PCB
-changing the "b" value is something that most people do
in order to synchronize communication between their computers and
their hello boards. A b value of 26 was the magic number to make the
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-I used the open source AVR programming tools on a PC with Knoppix
installed on the hard drive
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