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Does anyone know of a link or info describing how to use the TL866 to program some Arduino chips (ATMega328 and ATMega32U2)? Everyone I ask tell me to buy an Arduino Uno and use that as the programmer. I need to install the bootloader as well as upload other firmware (Hex/INO). I have some of the fuse link info but not in the same form that is displayed by MiniPro. I find it interesting that I have been told to go buy another programmer to do what the TL866 claims to do and obviously does do. Mr. Google has not been my friend in this case as it returns lots of sites...telling me to us an Arduino Uno development board which would be ok except that does not tell me how to use the TL866. Thank you.

I have a TL866CS that I bought a year or so ago. I would like to convert it to a TL866A only for the ICSP ability. Other than that, what advantage is there to convert it to TL866A and add the 6 pin male ICSP header?

I thought version 8.xx was for the TL866 plus and not for the TL866A or TL866CS? Or is the TL866 II the same as the TL866 plus?