Command Line Utility (CLI)

Atmel Studio comes with a command line software utility called atprogram.exe.

Tip:

You can start a command shell with the PATH set up to run atprogram by clicking on Start > All Programs > Atmel AVR Tools > Atmel Studio 6.2 Command Prompt as shown in the figure below.

atprogram.exe can be used to:

Program a .bin, .hex, or .elf file to a device
Verify that the programming was correct
Read, write, and erase the device memories
Program fuses, lock bits, security bits, user page, and user signature
Program a production file to a device ¹
List out all connected tools
Set interface and interface clock speeds

To get help on how to use the utility, execute: atprogram.exe.

This will print out the atprogram CLI help text on stdout.

The ELF production file format can hold the contents of both Flash, EEPROM, and User Signatures (XMEGA devices only) as well as the Fuse- LockBit configuration in one single file. The format is based on the Executable and Linkable Format (ELF).

The production file format is currently supported for tinyAVR, megaAVR, and XMEGA. See Creating ELF Files with Other Memory Types for a description on how to configure the project in order to generate such files.