Arduino compatable hardware - bootloader-fuse questions

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I've built what I believe to be a Arduino compatable board based on these boards: http://arduino.cc/en/Main/ArduinoBoardSerialSingleSided3 and http://arduino.cc/en/Main/ArduinoBoardDiecimila
Mine uses the FT232R like the Diecimila and uses the cap coupled DTR for AVR reset.

Board works using CodeVision AVR and Bascom and I use an older Atmel AVR ISP (RS232 version). I'm having limited success with the Arduino IDE, I'm using Version 0022.

Scenario #1 Using a M168 P and set the board as a Diecimilia with a M168 I have no sketch downloading success regardless of bootloader loaded via the AVR ISP and AVR Studio. Always ends with a AVRdude error no sync....

Scenario #2 Using a M328 P and using the ADAboot loader and setting it to either a Pro 16mhz M328 or the Duemilanove M328 I can download a sketch once and it executes fine. From that point on though the only way I can get it to download a sketch is to reload the bootloader with the AVR ISP via AVRstudio. Using a hardware reset, the sketch starts running again or power cycling the same.

My guess is the sketch is overloading a part of the bootloader or something or the reset startup fuse setting is an issue.

ANY IDEAS?????

THANK YOU,
Phil

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Could it be that the auto-reset is not working? Try using a manual reset: hold the Arduino reset button until the IDE says "Binary sketch size:", then immediately release the reset button.

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I think I found the M328 problem, bootrst fuse needed to be programed.

However I'd really prefer using the M168, and so far nothing seems to work.

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Got it to work with the M168 also, again fuse settings. Doesn't seem to be a FAQ anywhere on fuse settings?

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pminmo:
Doesn't seem to be a FAQ anywhere on fuse settings?

The 'boards.txt' file has the fuse settings for various boards. Did you use the Arduino IDE to burn the bootloader?

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I didn't realize the boards.txt file had that info, thanks. Not sure how to translate the fuse bytes into appropriate bits used by avr studio. I didn't use the Arduino IDE to upload the boot code as I assumed a blank AVR would need to be programmed via the isp first. And I haven't figured out how to tel the IDE what serial port to use for a serial ATMEL AVR ISP, assuiming it's compatable with the IDE.

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pminmo:
Not sure how to translate the fuse bytes into appropriate bits used by avr studio.

The AVR Fuse Calculator works great for that AVR® Fuse Calculator – The Engbedded Blog

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Here are fuses (via "fusebytes.pde") for a m168 with optiboot:

Compiled for ATmega168
No Serial Number

Fuse bits (L/H/E): C6 DD FC
Lock bits:         EF
Signature:         C 56 C (Signature not readable on non-P AVR)
Oscal:             94

Fuse Low = 11000110 (C6)
           ||||++++______Full Swing Crystal 
           ||++__________Start Up Time=0
           |+____________Clock Output Disabled
           +_____________(no divide)

Fuse High = 11011101 (DD)
            |||||+++______Brownout at 2.7V
            ||||+_________EEPROM Erased on chip erase
            |||+__________Watchdog programmable
            ||+___________ISP programming enabled
            |+____________DebugWire off
            +_____________RST enabled

Fuse Extended = 11111100 (FC)
                |||||||+______Reset to Bootstrap
                |||||++_______256 words (512 bytes)

Lock Bits = 11101111 (EF)
            ||||||++______Read/Write to everywhere
            ||||++________R/W Application
            ||++__________No Write to Boot Section

Bootloader at 0x3E00 looks like version 4.4
 2411 B784 BE14 FF81 D0F0 E085 9380 81