Burning the Bootloader

This tutorial may come in handy for the bare arduino tutorial if the ATMEGA328P chip is not already programmed. Burning the bootloader allows the chip to be programmable.

Use this link to access the tutorial. https://www.arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/ArduinoISP

Turn on verbose mode in arduino. This can be found in preferences.

Follow the instructions and wire according to the diagram for the circuit (targeting Arduino Uno, Duemilanove, or Diecimila). Make sure to add the capacitor between ground and reset. The long leg of the capacitor should connect to pin 10 on the programming board and the reset pin on the target board. The short leg should be connected to ground.