Turnigy tz85a from BotBitz

**RogueTwoRobots** · 1st May 2013, 11:05

Gary, the ISP connector you showed me at the champs, did you get it from the website link provided on the Robowars forum page (http://littlebirdelectronics.com/pro...-connectors-12) or somewhere else? Just seeing if I can find a closer supplier than Australia.

EDIT: eBay might have me sorted actually http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Custom-len...item4d0bccf4837

EDIT 2: Scratch that, just noticed the cable is provided with the Pololu AVR programmer

**typhoon_driver** · 1st May 2013, 11:12

Yeah you get a cable with it. Let me know if you need a spare though. I bought a few spare cables as I also wanted to use the programmer to program an orangutan chip.

**PJ-27** · 1st May 2013, 11:49

@Gary can you post how you get on withe Orangutan chip? I would quite like to get one for an Ant.

**typhoon_driver** · 1st May 2013, 12:09

Played with it about a year ago for an experimental melty brain spinner

**limpet** · 2nd May 2013, 06:41

Originally Posted by typhoon_driver

You need a programmer, a soldering iron, good skill with a soldering iron and a computer with the appropriate software. Read through the links ast the start of this thread for details. When we talk about reprogramming we are changing the fundamental program that the speed controller uses. Think of it as changing a computer from windows to linux

Thanks, I`ve done a bit of reading and it looks simple enough. Will any AVR programmer work or does it need to be certain ones?
(most of the links don`t work or don`t show up in full making them not work)

**typhoon_driver** · 2nd May 2013, 06:52

I would recommend the pololu avr programmer. Didn't have any issues with it

**limpet** · 2nd May 2013, 12:06

ok thanks I'll get that one.

**Flag Captured** · 19th May 2013, 14:44

Didn't see much point posting a new topic about it so I just thought I'd just ask here - does anyone happen to know how much it would end up costing for 2 of these hacked BotBitz ESCs, including postage and packaging to the UK? I know it comes to about £80 for the two not including the postage so, not sure if it's worth just attempting to hack some myself if I can find a guide on the internet...
Thanks in advance!