diff --git a/sparkfun/avr/avrdude.conf b/sparkfun/avr/avrdude.conf
index c8b7467e..61f79873 100644
--- a/sparkfun/avr/avrdude.conf
+++ b/sparkfun/avr/avrdude.conf
@@ -1110,6 +1110,13 @@ programmer
   miso  = ~8;
 ;
 
+programmer
+  id    = "linuxspi";
+  desc  = "Use the Linux SPI device in /dev/spidev*";
+  type  = "linuxspi";
+  reset = 26;
+;
+
 #
 # PART DEFINITIONS
 #
diff --git a/sparkfun/avr/platform.txt b/sparkfun/avr/platform.txt
index 0a282020..5bab25de 100644
--- a/sparkfun/avr/platform.txt
+++ b/sparkfun/avr/platform.txt
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ recipe.preproc.macros="{compiler.path}{compiler.cpp.cmd}" {compiler.cpp.flags} {
 # ------------------------------
 tools.avrdude.path={runtime.tools.avrdude.path}
 tools.avrdude.cmd.path={path}/bin/avrdude
-tools.avrdude.config.path={path}/etc/avrdude.conf
+tools.avrdude.config.path={runtime.platform.path}/avrdude.conf
 
 tools.avrdude.network_cmd={runtime.tools.arduinoOTA.path}/bin/arduinoOTA
 
diff --git a/sparkfun/avr/programmers.txt b/sparkfun/avr/programmers.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c7468ea2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sparkfun/avr/programmers.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+pi_grammer.name=PI_grammer
+pi_grammer.protocol=linuxspi
+pi_grammer.program.protocol=linuxspi
+pi_grammer.program.tool=avrdude
+pi_grammer.program.extra_params=-P /dev/spidev0.0 -b 2000000