Hi
the board worked fine for some few weeks. since yesterday I receive the nice message "avrdude: stk500_getsync(): not in sync: resp=0x00".
I tried with another computer. same message.
Another Arduino UNO SMD r2 / a Diecimila works fine with the same sketch and IDE.
The board shows this
reset does not cause LED 13 to blink
after uploading only RX blinks three times, TX does not, LED 13 does not.
I tried the loop, and both RX/TX blink
Did I kill something and shall I stop trying?
Is there a solution I did not find yet (I am new in this forum, I am new with Arduino as well.)
Thanks
Since your Rx is flashing, I suspect your bootloader on the Atmega328 got stuck somehow. Try this out:
If you hook up your Diecimila as the programmer (and upload the sketch) and the Uno SMD as the "board to be programmed", this sketch will let you open a serial monitor @115200 baud on the Diecimila and you can reprogram the bootloader.
Hi sp computing
I used my functioning Uno smd and uploaded the sketch. No error message.
I connected both boards as discribed with separate wires.
The defective board:
shows the green power LED on.
shows the LED 13 blinking identical to the programmer board. (ah! it ain't broken!)
I open the serial monitor and adjust to 115200 baud.
I hit reset on the programmer board.
The monitor shows:
Atmega chip programmer.
Written by Nick Gammon.
// we are in sync if we get back programAcknowledge on the third byte
do
{
delay (100);
// ensure SCK low
digitalWrite (SCK, LOW);
// then pulse reset, see page 309 of datasheet
digitalWrite (RESET, HIGH);
delay (1); // pulse for at least 2 clock cycles
digitalWrite (RESET, LOW);
delay (25); // wait at least 20 mS
SPI.transfer (progamEnable);
SPI.transfer (programAcknowledge);
confirm = SPI.transfer (0);
SPI.transfer (0);
} while (confirm != programAcknowledge);
Serial.println (F("Entered programming mode OK."));
} // end of startProgramming
I figured that "confirm" is always "0", so it never will match "programAcknowledge" to leave the loop.
D10 is connected to reset, Both are female jumpers.
When uploading, at least LED 13 of the dead board is blinking as well. that one is not dead.
But is it not performing the reset, I believe.
By the way: I just downloaded "setup_Arduino_ERW_1.0.1h_20121002.exe" with no problems. It says that the upload is done. No error message .... but it does not work either
If you have female jumpers, we can try to hook up to the actual programming headers (3x2 pins) next to the Atmega328. They are numbered different than chips:
Pin 1 is the one with either a "1" or a dot. If you hook up both Arduinos like pin to like pin except pin 5 from the target board to the D10 of the programming board.
After that, open the serial monitor as before. If you can attach a picture I can look it over...
Hi
I found the dot. I will try
see my set up as before as attachment.
I tried with a cable I configured from old PC remains.
I connected #5 to pin 10 of the programming boad as well.
I get the same result.
I figured that "confirm" is always "0", so it never will match "programAcknowledge" to leave the loop.
when I forced the loop to be left, it says "unrecognized signature".
Ah, something is different. When I press "reset" on either boards, the loop starts again (with the same result) and LED 13 flickers as well on the dead board, like it should at reset. BUT not as bright.
You are hooked up perfectly. The flicker is just the clock pulse (SCK) going through D13 which is connected to the "L" LED.
The hangup is the Atmega328 will not identify itself with a chip ID and the fuse settings. The sketch usually works perfectly with all manner of Arduino chips. We should test it in the Arduino IDE to be sure.
Open the Arduino IDE and select the Arduino as ISP in the Examples sketches folder. Select the appropriate board and serial for the "programmer" Uno and upload to the Arduino. When done, click Tools -> Programmer and Arduino as ISP then click Tools -> Burn Bootloader.
I just checked my only '328 SMD (Nano v3) and it verified just fine.
Just to be sure that Nick did not change anything, I attached a copy of the programmer that I am using. Try it out and we will go from there. I am not sure if your SMD board would survive a high voltage reprogram.
