Re: [avrdude-dev] Re: STK500 version 2.0 protocol

[Colin O'Flynn]

> Supposedly, the new protocol is better than the old one.  Maybe it's
> better suited for packet-oriented connections like USB?  I didn't look
> into it so far.

It is in some ways similar to the MK-II protocol, except a simple checksum is 
used instead of a CRC-16. Perhaps Atmel is moving to have a more standard 
serial interface to it's devices?

As well the new protocol adds basically packet numbers to each data packet 
sent, so perhaps it is a change for future USB devices, but I'm not sure.

Regards,

 -Colin