USBasp Setup in Atmel Studio 7 and Windows 10 | AVR Programming with External Tool

How to set up a USBasp in Atmel Studio 7 on Windows 10 to program AVR microcontrollers via the USB port using AVRdude. Fix the USBasp driver problem in Windows 10. Install the correct Windows driver for the USBasp. Set up the USBasp as an external programmer. Two methods of setting up external tools in Atmel Studio for Microchip AVR programming.

USBasp Home Page: https://www.fischl.de/usbasp/

Download avrdude: http://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/avrdude/

USBasp Driver Installation Help: https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/416714/avrdude-does-not-recognize-usbasp-device/417509#417509

Zadig USB Driver Installer: https://zadig.akeo.ie/

External Tool Settings: USBasp

C:\avrdude-6.3-mingw32\avrdude.exe

-c usbasp -p t45 -P usb -U flash:w:"$(OutDir)Debug$(TargetName).hex"

$(ProjectDir)

avrdude Valid parts to use with the -p switch: uc3a0512 = AT32UC3A0512 c128 = AT90CAN128 c32 = AT90CAN32 c64 = AT90CAN64 pwm2 = AT90PWM2 pwm216 = AT90PWM216 pwm2b = AT90PWM2B pwm3 = AT90PWM3 pwm316 = AT90PWM316 pwm3b = AT90PWM3B 1200 = AT90S1200 2313 = AT90S2313 2333 = AT90S2333 2343 = AT90S2343 4414 = AT90S4414 4433 = AT90S4433 4434 = AT90S4434 8515 = AT90S8515 8535 = AT90S8535 usb1286 = AT90USB1286 usb1287 = AT90USB1287 usb162 = AT90USB162 usb646 = AT90USB646 usb647 = AT90USB647 usb82 = AT90USB82 m103 = ATmega103 m128 = ATmega128 m1280 = ATmega1280 m1281 = ATmega1281 m1284 = ATmega1284 m1284p = ATmega1284P m1284rfr2 = ATmega1284RFR2 m128rfa1 = ATmega128RFA1 m128rfr2 = ATmega128RFR2 m16 = ATmega16 m161 = ATmega161 m162 = ATmega162 m163 = ATmega163 m164p = ATmega164P m168 = ATmega168 m168p = ATmega168P m168pb = ATmega168PB m169 = ATmega169 m16u2 = ATmega16U2 m2560 = ATmega2560 m2561 = ATmega2561 m2564rfr2 = ATmega2564RFR2 m256rfr2 = ATmega256RFR2 m32 = ATmega32 m324p = ATmega324P m324pa = ATmega324PA m325 = ATmega325 m3250 = ATmega3250 m328 = ATmega328 m328p = ATmega328P m329 = ATmega329 m3290 = ATmega3290 m3290p = ATmega3290P m329p = ATmega329P m32m1 = ATmega32M1 m32u2 = ATmega32U2 m32u4 = ATmega32U4 m406 = ATMEGA406 m48 = ATmega48 m48p = ATmega48P m48pb = ATmega48PB m64 = ATmega64 m640 = ATmega640 m644 = ATmega644 m644p = ATmega644P m644rfr2 = ATmega644RFR2 m645 = ATmega645 m6450 = ATmega6450 m649 = ATmega649 m6490 = ATmega6490 m64rfr2 = ATmega64RFR2 m8 = ATmega8 m8515 = ATmega8515 m8535 = ATmega8535 m88 = ATmega88 m88p = ATmega88P m88pb = ATmega88PB m8u2 = ATmega8U2 t10 = ATtiny10 t11 = ATtiny11 t12 = ATtiny12 t13 = ATtiny13 t15 = ATtiny15 t1634 = ATtiny1634 t20 = ATtiny20 t2313 = ATtiny2313 t24 = ATtiny24 t25 = ATtiny25 t26 = ATtiny26 t261 = ATtiny261 t28 = ATtiny28 t4 = ATtiny4 t40 = ATtiny40 t4313 = ATtiny4313 t43u = ATtiny43u t44 = ATtiny44 t441 = ATtiny441 t45 = ATtiny45 t461 = ATtiny461 t5 = ATtiny5 t84 = ATtiny84 t841 = ATtiny841 t85 = ATtiny85 t861 = ATtiny861 t88 = ATtiny88 t9 = ATtiny9 x128a1 = ATxmega128A1 x128a1d = ATxmega128A1revD x128a1u = ATxmega128A1U x128a3 = ATxmega128A3 x128a3u = ATxmega128A3U x128a4 = ATxmega128A4 x128a4u = ATxmega128A4U x128b1 = ATxmega128B1 x128b3 = ATxmega128B3 x128c3 = ATxmega128C3 x128d3 = ATxmega128D3 x128d4 = ATxmega128D4 x16a4 = ATxmega16A4 x16a4u = ATxmega16A4U x16c4 = ATxmega16C4 x16d4 = ATxmega16D4 x16e5 = ATxmega16E5 x192a1 = ATxmega192A1 x192a3 = ATxmega192A3 x192a3u = ATxmega192A3U x192c3 = ATxmega192C3 x192d3 = ATxmega192D3 x256a1 = ATxmega256A1 x256a3 = ATxmega256A3 x256a3b = ATxmega256A3B x256a3bu = ATxmega256A3BU x256a3u = ATxmega256A3U x256c3 = ATxmega256C3 x256d3 = ATxmega256D3 x32a4 = ATxmega32A4 x32a4u = ATxmega32A4U x32c4 = ATxmega32C4 x32d4 = ATxmega32D4 x32e5 = ATxmega32E5 x384c3 = ATxmega384C3 x384d3 = ATxmega384D3 x64a1 = ATxmega64A1 x64a1u = ATxmega64A1U x64a3 = ATxmega64A3 x64a3u = ATxmega64A3U x64a4 = ATxmega64A4 x64a4u = ATxmega64A4U x64b1 = ATxmega64B1 x64b3 = ATxmega64B3 x64c3 = ATxmega64C3 x64d3 = ATxmega64D3 x64d4 = ATxmega64D4 x8e5 = ATxmega8E5 ucr2 = deprecated, use 'uc3a0512'