3 Pre-Requisites
The solutions discussed in this document require basic familiarity with the following:
- Atmel® Studio 7 or later
 - ATmega328PB Xplained Mini
 - AES concepts
 - Bootloader concepts and its implementation in AVR
 
This application note covers the basic overview of Advanced Encryption Standard (AES). Users who wish to have a better understanding of the concepts of AES are requested to do further reading on relevant literature.
