Hi,
I bought a Diecimila about a year ago and have never gotten it to work reliably. It takes an inordinate amount of time to start a function - if it starts at all. For instance, if just doing the "Dimmer" tutorial, it takes about 10 seconds for the code to begin working. I've had other problems interfacing it with Max and Processing that I never had with the NG.
I've read about the "no wait" bootloaders, but I was wondering if I couldn't just buy the new ATmega168 (rather than the USBtinyISP)?
Any suggestions?
Thanks.