As for the other flags used in the programming commands above: When using the Arduino as an ISP programmer you must specify the speed, using ‘-b’.

The Arduino ICSP Programmer allows you to create your very own Arduino board, simply connect the programmer to your Arduino compatible board and start uploading your boot loader or sketch.

[Minifloat] is using his TI Launchpad development board as an In-System Programmer for AVR chips (translated). There are a ton of homebrew AVR programmers out there, and using an Arduino for ISP ...

Arduino explain: “The Arduino ISP is an In-System-Programmer that is used to program AVR microcontrollers.

Arduino Builder Arduino Builder is a fully standalone utility for viewing, compiling and uploading Arduino sketch file and compiled ELF or HEX file (usually bootloader) to Arduino board with Arduino ...