Vi iu khin AVR do hng Atmel sn xut c gi thiu ln u nm 1996.

AVR c rt nhiu dng khc nhau bao gm dng Tiny AVR ( nh AT tiny 13, AT tiny 22) c kch thc b nh nh, t b phn ngoi vi, ri n dng AVR ( chn hn AT90S8535, AT90S8515,) c kch thc b nh vo loi trung bnh v mnh hn l dng Mega ( nh ATmega32, ATmega128,) vi b nh c kch thc vi Kbyte n vi trm Kb cng vi cc b ngoi vi a dng c tch hp trn chip, cng c dng tch hp c b LCD trn chip ( dng LCD AVR ). Tc ca dng Mega cng cao hn so vi cc dng khc. S khc nhau c bn gia cc dng chnh l cu trc ngoi vi, cn nhn th vn nh nhau. Vi mch tch hp, hay vi mch, hay mch tch hp (integrated circuit, gi tt IC, cn gi l chip theo thut ng ting Anh) l cc mch in cha cc linh kin bn dn (nh transistor) v linh kin in t th ng (nh in tr) c kt ni vi nhau, kch thc c micrmt (hoc nh hn) ch to bi cng ngh silicon cho lnh vc in t hc.

http://sangthai.com.vn/ste/goc-cong-nghe/avr

http://www.hocavr.com/index.php/lectures/ngatngoai

http://www.hocavr.com/index.php/software/fuse-bits