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.