diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 997af705..867f2af2 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2003-10-13  Eric B. Weddington  <eric@ecentral.com>
+
+	* avrdude.conf.in: Add ATmega8515 definition.
+	Contributed by: Matthias Weißer <matthias@matwei.de>
+	* NEWS: Add note about ATmega8515 definition.
+
 2003-09-24  Eric B. Weddington  <eric@ecentral.com>
 
 	* doc/TODO: Updated TODO list.
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 87821b0b..ef3ebb11 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ Approximate change log for AVRDUDE by version.
 
 Current:
 
+	* Add ATmega8515 definition.
+	Contributed by: Matthias Weißer <matthias@matwei.de>
+
+
 Version 4.2.0:
 
   * Add basic support for reading and writing fuses via SPI with avr910
diff --git a/avrdude.conf.in b/avrdude.conf.in
index b5d5bbc9..400e0484 100644
--- a/avrdude.conf.in
+++ b/avrdude.conf.in
@@ -2088,6 +2088,126 @@ part
   ;
 
 
+
+#------------------------------------------------------------
+# ATmega8515
+#------------------------------------------------------------
+
+part
+    id               = "m8515";
+    desc             = "ATMEGA8515";
+    stk500_devcode   = 0x63;
+    chip_erase_delay = 9000;
+    pgm_enable       = "1 0 1 0  1 1 0 0    0 1 0 1  0 0 1 1",
+                       "x x x x  x x x x    x x x x  x x x x";
+
+    chip_erase       = "1 0 1 0  1 1 0 0    1 0 0 x  x x x x",
+                       "x x x x  x x x x    x x x x  x x x x";
+
+    memory "eeprom"
+        size            = 512;
+        min_write_delay = 9000;
+        max_write_delay = 9000;
+        readback_p1     = 0xff;
+        readback_p2     = 0xff;
+ read            = "  1   0   1   0      0   0   0   0",
+                          "  0   0   x   x      x   x   x  a8",
+                          " a7  a6  a5  a4     a3  a2  a1  a0",
+                          "  o   o   o   o      o   o   o   o";
+
+ write           = "  1   1   0   0      0   0   0   0",
+                          "  0   0   x   x      x   x   x  a8",
+                          " a7  a6  a5  a4     a3  a2  a1  a0",
+                          "  i   i   i   i      i   i   i   i";
+      ;
+    memory "flash"
+        paged           = yes;
+        size            = 8192;
+        page_size       = 64;
+        num_pages       = 128;
+        min_write_delay = 4500;
+        max_write_delay = 9000;
+        readback_p1     = 0xff;
+        readback_p2     = 0xff;
+        read_lo         = "  0   0   1   0    0   0   0   0",
+                          "  0   0   0   0  a11 a10  a9  a8",
+                          " a7  a6  a5  a4   a3  a2  a1  a0",
+                          "  o   o   o   o    o   o   o   o";
+
+        read_hi         = "  0   0   1   0    1   0   0   0",
+                          "  0   0   0   0  a11 a10  a9  a8",
+                          " a7  a6  a5  a4   a3  a2  a1  a0",
+                          "  o   o   o   o    o   o   o   o";
+
+        loadpage_lo     = "  0   1   0   0      0   0   0   0",
+                          "  0   0   0   0      x   x   x   x",
+                          "  x   x   x  a4     a3  a2  a1  a0",
+                          "  i   i   i   i      i   i   i   i";
+
+        loadpage_hi     = "  0   1   0   0      1   0   0   0",
+                          "  0   0   0   0      x   x   x   x",
+                          "  x   x   x  a4     a3  a2  a1  a0",
+                          "  i   i   i   i      i   i   i   i";
+
+        writepage       = "  0   1   0   0      1   1   0   0",
+                          "  0   0   0   0    a11 a10  a9  a8",
+                          " a7  a6  a5   x      x   x   x   x",
+                          "  x   x   x   x      x   x   x   x";
+      ;
+
+    memory "lfuse"
+        size            = 1;
+        min_write_delay = 4500;
+        max_write_delay = 4500;
+        read            = "0 1 0 1  0 0 0 0   0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0",
+                          "x x x x  x x x x   o o o o  o o o o";
+
+        write           = "1 0 1 0  1 1 0 0   1 0 1 0  0 0 0 0",
+                          "x x x x  x x x x   i i i i  i i i i";
+      ;
+
+    memory "hfuse"
+        size            = 1;
+        min_write_delay = 4500;
+        max_write_delay = 4500;
+        read            = "0 1 0 1  1 0 0 0   0 0 0 0  1 0 0 0",
+                          "x x x x  x x x x   o o o o  o o o o";
+
+        write           = "1 0 1 0  1 1 0 0   1 0 1 0  1 0 0 0",
+                          "x x x x  x x x x   i i i i  i i i i";
+      ;
+
+    memory "lock"
+        size            = 1;
+        min_write_delay = 4500;
+        max_write_delay = 4500;
+        read            = "0 1 0 1  1 0 0 0   0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0",
+                          "x x x x  x x x x   x x o o  o o o o";
+
+        write           = "1 0 1 0  1 1 0 0   1 1 1 x  x x x x",
+                          "x x x x  x x x x   1 1 i i  i i i i";
+      ;
+
+    memory "calibration"
+        size            = 1;
+        read            = "0 0 1 1  1 0 0 0   0 0 x x  x x x x",
+                          "0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0   o o o o  o o o o";
+      ;
+
+    memory "signature"
+        size            = 3;
+        read            = "0  0  1  1   0  0  0  0   x  x  x  x   x  x
+ x
+x",
+                          "x  x  x  x   x  x a1 a0   o  o  o  o   o  o  o
+o";
+      ;
+  ;
+
+
+
+
+
 #------------------------------------------------------------
 # ATmega8535
 #------------------------------------------------------------