debug software can be frustrating. debugging hardware can drive you crazy. debugging hardware combined with software is not for those faint at heart. debugging, software, hardware combined with a real life problem that takes at least 60 mins before you can see the results of your debugging efforts is fun to say the least.

spend all day trying to figure bootloader issues on the atmega 2560. my day seems to be filled with  fuses and lock bytes. the bootloader and program seem to be stepping on one another. i am using an arduino as an in circuit programmer.