The pentabug is a small microcontroller soldering project. It's especially suited for young hackers and beginners of all ages. Assembly requires no prior soldering skills and can be accomplished - with a little help for the tricky parts - by children old enough to savely hold a soldering iron (thats about 7 years and up).
Assembly instructions can be found in /doc/anleiungsflyer (German). The motor can be tricky. Parts for JP3-5 may not be included, but are not needed for the standard apps.
## Programming
Install binutils-avr, gcc-avr, avr-libc, avrdude
Pre-flashed versions of the processor ship with a test firmware, not the final apps! You need an ISP to upload the apps to the Pentabug. An Arduino Uno can be used as such:
### Flash Arduino Uno with ArduinoISP
Make sure you have a recent Arduino IDE, then...
1. Open Arduino IDE
1. Select Tools > Board and Port
1. Open File > Examples > ArduinoISP
1. Upload
### Connect Arduino Pins to ISP-Header on target
| PIN on ArduinoISP | Function | PIN on ISP 2x3 header |
Reacts to light and produces sound like a Geiger counter. If you briefly press one button, you switch to a second mode that changes pitch depending on light.
