A Short and Simple Guide to Bootloading the ATtiny-85 or 45
You will need:
Arduino Uno Breadboard with Textool ATtiny85 10uF 16V electrolytic capacitor
Step 1: Plug in the Arduino and select File in the toolbar. Then go to Examples and click on Arduino ISP and click upload. Step 2: Place a 10uF capacitor with the positive leg in RESET and the negative leg in GND. Step 3: Connect a red wire with one end in 5V and the other to the positive bus- line on the breadboard. Step 4: Connect a black wire with one end in GND and the other end in the negative bus-line on the breadboard. Step 5: Using 4 more wires, you will be occupying pins 10-13 on the Arduino uno and is as follows: Arduino Pin 10 ---> ATtiny Pin 1 Arduino Pin 11 ---> ATtiny Pin 5 Arduino Pin 12 ---> ATtiny Pin 6 Arduino Pin 13 ---> ATtiny Pin 7 Additionally, the ATtiny needs to connect to power and ground: Arduino +5V ---> ATtiny Pin 8 Arduino Ground ---> ATtiny Pin 4
Using the Textool enables quick pop-n-lock for bootloading several ATtinys in a short period of time.
The bootloader should look like this:
Step 6: Place the chip with pin 1 being in the top left corner (next to the yellow wire as shown in the picture)
Step 7: Upload the desired code to the ATtiny85/45 by using Upload using Programmer or Ctrl + Shift + U. ATtiny now has the code! No burning is necessary prior to uploading code. **Ensure that the Arduino has the folder for ATtiny in hardware section if a problem arises, if not then download here: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B4cPTBXMMjz9Q0NWN3Q1cWhuV0U/edit**