AVR ISP Pogo Adapter kit

Name: AVR ISP Pogo Adapter kit
SKU: 3527
Price: 12.50 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.50 (16 reviews)

(16 Reviews)

Pogo Pin adapter for standard 6 pin AVR programming interface as a kit

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Pogo Pin adapter for standard 6 pin AVR programming interface as a kit

What is it? This item is a pogo pin adapter for a standard .1" 2x3 DIP header, which is the standard connector for in-circuit programming of AVR microcontrollers. Pogo pin adapters allow you to provi…

What is it?

This item is a pogo pin adapter for a standard .1" 2x3 DIP header, which is the standard connector for in-circuit programming of AVR microcontrollers.

Pogo pin adapters allow you to provide for programming surface-mount microcontrollers after assembly (or re-program them later) without populating the board with a connector. You can even use modified layouts with through-holes replaced with surface pads, which saves space.

What makes it special?

SparkFun sells a very similar kit, but this one dispenses with unnecessary connectors and places the connector for the programmer out of the way so that it is easier to hold while using.

This kit (some assembly is required) consists of two (identical) PCBs, 6 pogo pins, two snap-in board spacers, and a right-angle 2x3 .1" DIP header.

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Review Breakdown

Average Ratings

Product: (4.62)

Documentation: (3.88)

Shipping: (4.88)

Communication: (4.62)

Michael | Nov. 27, 2023

Would buy again!

Arrive on schedule, is as described, works as intended!
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Jim | Aug. 29, 2021

Excellent idea!

While exceedingly simple (A PLUS!), this solves a very common problem when needing to update a chip in a tight space. Trust me, if you program in system, this is a necessity.

Dustin | April 21, 2021

Great kit, thanks!

The assembly instructions on the blog were really easy to follow. I added two extra wires to mine, so I could appy power through the port too. Love the kit! I was using a homemade pogo pin adapter, and this one feels much more reliable.

Bernard | Oct. 11, 2020

Fast and easy to use

Not much to say here.
Works well with the USB µISP.
Easy to put together. Pogo pins are high quality

David | Dec. 14, 2019

works well and is surprisingly robust

I've used this pogo adapter to program at least 500 devices, not including the 500 times I've used it on one device while debugging. :-) It works well and has held up nicely. If the pins become misaligned, it's easy enough to gently put them back into place.

Matt | June 23, 2018

Works as advertised

Not too much to say, it works great and was easy enough to assemble.
- Solder header
- Screw together
- Tape off top pogo holes
- Insert pogo pins
- Solder bottom pogo
- Remove tape
- Solder top pogo

Corey | May 15, 2018

Good, but the documentation is lacking.

I realize the designer has answered at least two people who said there was no documentation, and their is some. What is not mentioned in the docs is that the pictures show a different board than what is currently shipping. In the pictures, the pogo pins are soldered in the holes that have the pinout labeled. This seems logical, since you can then line the pins with the target, assuming they are labeled. And the current board shows pin one in the same place as the pictures at the edge of the board. However the current board clearly states "Pogo pin side" on the opposite side of the board, where there is no pinout! When I looked carefully, and read the documentation, nothing was mentioned about this anomaly. Since the silk screen is only on the "Top" of the board, and the pogo pins go out the bottom, it does not mean that the pins go out that side.
I guess it does not really matter, the pins will work either way, you just have to make sure you plug the cable in correctly, but I think I want the pogo pins to be labeled, not the connector, which means that you can look down the side of this board and see pin one on the target, as opposed to pin one being in the middle of this board.
I am still not sure what "Pogo pin side" is supposed to mean, but the pictures have not been updated, so it took me a while to work it out. I'm ignoring the"Pogo pin side" label.

Response from Geppetto Electronics | Aug. 27, 2021

The holes on the "pogo pin side" end are slightly larger than the holes on the opposite end, which is intended to accept the 2x3 pin header. This is because the diameter of the pogo pins is somewhat larger than the 2x3 header pins.

William | Nov. 6, 2017

Good product - no documentation.

The pogo adapter works as designed to connect and program ATMEL chips. The product did not come with any documentation. One had to review pictures on the tindie website and carefully read the markings on the PC boards to derive the assembly of the components.

Response from Geppetto Electronics | Nov. 6, 2017

There is documentation available, including assembly instructions under the “Documentation” link on the product page here on Tindie.

Charlie | Oct. 15, 2017

Very handy.

A simple design that is very handy if you have multiple boards to program. Use with USB uISP which writes firmware faster than an AVR Dragon.
If you ruin or lose a pogo pin, SparkFun has them, but Adafruit's (different but similar pins) are 1/10th the price.

Steve | Sept. 12, 2017

does what it says on the tin

Was easy to assemble and does exactly what it is supposed to do.

Edit 2019: I've had this little adapter for a while and it works great. My only concern has been that I've worried a bit about accidentally bending the pins, so I made a little 3D printed pin protector: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3405196

Edward | July 13, 2017

Perfect for AVR ISP in-circuit programming

Promptly shipped and easily assembled - probably took me 30-minutes and I was going slow and careful. No documentation but not a lot was needed - I just referred back to the two photos in the tindie listing. I placed a piece of cellophane tape over the holes for the pogo pin top while soldering the lower board in order to keep them at the same height, soldering the lower board and next the upper board - of course after removing the cellophane tape.

I was going to make my own adapter but this was easier and just as economical.

I highly recommend this product - IF you have the tools, i.e., soldering iron, etc. If not then try and find one already assembled.

I didn't rate Documentation or Communication because (1) there is no documentation (use the photos); (2) I didn't attempt any communication.

Response from Geppetto Electronics | July 13, 2017

Thanks for your kind words!

If you look near the bottom of the right hand column of the product page, there is a documentation link that will take you to the build instructions.

That said, the build instructions are almost identical to the technique you used. :)

Spencer | July 31, 2016

Review

Works great, dont have to solder the 2x4 pins anymore as I have the pogo adapter! Fast shipping and very easy to assemble.

J.R. | Feb. 8, 2016

Great tool and easy to assemble.

I purchased this kit to program nsayer's Crazy Clock. I usually programmed my projects using a traditionally multi-pin header and the pogo adapter makes communicating with a device through contact pads pretty easy. Just a heads up you have to assemble this adapter. Assembly is intuitive and easy. Some of the pins were a tight fit in the boards, but this makes them stay in place during soldering.

Sahil | Nov. 21, 2015

Quickly shipped, well designed

Needed this for a project to flash a uC on a project which had a limited amount of vertical space. Fairly glad to be able to get rid of the need for programming headers. Needs to be assembled, but I had very few problems putting it together. Ordered it on a Monday and got it by the end of the week. Had a question about another product which was answered very quickly. Great seller & product.

Cj | Sept. 11, 2015

Useful contraption, very good value.

Shipped quickly and arrived without issue, all pieces present and accounted-for.

Note that this is a KIT, which means it ships unassembled. I didn't notice this when I bought it, but it does say so right on the project page. So I was a bit surprised, but that's on me.

Requires a bit of time and patience to assemble, but the design doesn't show any obvious room for improvement. Time invested in assembly is very quickly paid back by the convenience afforded.

Ideal for low-profile microcontroller designs that can't tolerate the height of a permanent 6-pin firmware programming header. Very valuable during active development or low-volume flashing of such designs.

Response from Geppetto Electronics | Sept. 11, 2015

Thank you for your review. The only reason I don't offer an assembled one is that once it's assembled, it's much harder to protect the pogo pins from being mangled in shipping. By contrast, the kit is flat, and the boards serve to help protect the pins from being bent (at least, not quite as easily).

Armando | May 15, 2015

Bad product

In the package there are only five pogo pin's instead of six.
Holes for inserting the pogo pin's are too small and it is impossible to put pin's in them.
This is a bad buy.

Response from Geppetto Electronics | May 15, 2015

I'm very sorry that a pin was missing. I'll be more than happy to ship you another one at no cost.

The pins are a tight fit, but I've made a number of them and they do fit and work.

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