Re: [avrdude-dev] How to add I2C device disable preamble?

[Joerg Wunsch]

As Bob Paddock wrote:

> The thing I'm designing is the size of pager, hence the
> lack of space.  There would also be a cost issue,
> as we are looking to make 25,000 to 100,000 per year.
> Cost of 100,000 4066's start to add up to real money,
> especially when you only need them once (use bootloader
> after program is loaded). :-)

Yet another idea: how about pre-programming the bootloader into the
AVR, before soldering it into the PCB?  It needs a bit of extra
equipment, but that should pay out at that amount of devices.  It also
saves you from having any equipment to ISP-program the final PCB.

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