Wireless ATMEL AVR In-Circuit Serial Programmer based on Wi-Fi and ZigBee

An ATMEL AVR ICSP programmer is considered an important device for who uses ATMEL AVR microcontrollers. Legacy programmer devices require wired connection to a PC via USB cable. This technique forces a user to place the target microcontroller close enough to a PC. Modernized systems and applications require wireless communications via many technologies, such as Wi-Fi and ZigBee. Systems that are inaccessible or installed in dangerous zones require a remote communication technique for firmware upgrading. Unfortunately, the current devices do not support remote firmware upgrading. Therefore, it resembles a critical problem for many factories. In this research paper, we will introduce a new device for programming all ATMEL AVR microcontrollers remotely via Wi-Fi and ZigBee. Also, we will provide two experimental works to prove our device's new architecture concept alongside with deploying it in real life use cases, such as Massive Deployment.