The EDTP ATA HARD DRIVE CONTROLLER is based on the ATmel ATMega128 supported by 64K of 16-bit memory. Communications services are provided by an RTL8019AS Ethernet Controller and a Sipex SP233-based RS-232 port. Power can be obtained from a standard personal computer power supply.

A 10-pin in-circuit programming connector is provided for easy software development and debugging. To help in the firmware development process, each pin of the standard 40-pin ATA interface is labeled.

Source code for the EDTP ATA HARD DRIVE CONTROLLER is provided free on the EDTP ELECTRONICS web site. All you need is a hard drive and an AVR ISP dongle to start using the EDTP ATA HARD DRIVE CONTROLLER.

Thanks to my European friends, there is some pretty sophisticated software available for the ATA HARD DRIVE CONTROLLER. You can download that software free right here.