void port_init(void)
{
 PORTA = 0x00;
 DDRA  = 0x00;
 PORTB = 0x00;
 DDRB  = 0x00;
 PORTC = 0x00; //m103 output only
 DDRC  = 0x00;
 PORTD = 0x00;
 DDRD  = 0x00;
}

//UART0 initialize
// desired baud rate: 9600
// actual: baud rate:9615 (0.2%)
void uart0_init(void)
{
 UCSRB = 0x00; //disable while setting baud rate
 UCSRA = 0x00;
 UCSRC = BIT(URSEL) | 0x06;
 UBRRL = 0x67; //set baud rate lo
 UBRRH = 0x00; //set baud rate hi
 UCSRB = 0x18;
}

//call this routine to initialize all peripherals
void init_devices(void)
{
 //stop errant interrupts until set up
 CLI(); //disable all interrupts
 port_init();
 uart0_init();

 MCUCR = 0x00;
 GICR  = 0x00;
 TIMSK = 0x00; //timer interrupt sources
 SEI(); //re-enable interrupts
 //all peripherals are now initialized
}

void uart_tx(uchar txc)      //send a uchar data
{
while(!(UCSRA&(1<<UDRE)));   //check send enable
UDR=txc;              
}