Introduction
Congratulations on your purchase of the AVR® STK500 Flash Microcontroller Starter Kit. The STK500 is a complete starter kit and development system for the AVR Flash Microcontroller from Atmel Corporation. It is designed to give designers a quick start to develop code on the AVR and for prototyping and testing of new designs.

Starter Kit Features
■ AVR Studio® Compatible
■ RS-232 Interface to PC for Programming and Control
■ Regulated Power Supply for 10 - 15V DC Power
■ Sockets for 8-pin, 20-pin, 28-pin, and 40-pin AVR Devices
■ Parallel and Serial High-voltage Programming of AVR Devices
■ Serial In-System Programming (ISP) of AVR Devices
■ In-System Programmer for Programming AVR Devices in External Target System
■ Reprogramming of AVR Devices
■ 8 Push Buttons for General Use
■ 8 LEDs for General Use
■ All AVR I/O Ports Easily Accessible through Pin Header Connectors
■ Additional RS-232 Port for General Use
■ Expansion Connectors for Plug-in Modules and Prototyping Area
■ (NB! No longer valid: "On-board 2-Mbit DataFlash® for Nonvolatile Data Storage")