Avrdude timeout error on a nano

Using Arduino Avrdude, stk500, Bootloader issues
#1

My Nano is running a preinstalled blink sketch out of the package and the RX LED blinks when it attempts to get a sync, so I am sure the board itself is fine.
I have done a loopback test but this doesn't work? So that is leading me to think it is one of these

  • The host computer
  • Hardware driver
  • USB cable
  • The board's USB to Serial converter

my error message looks like

Arduino: 1.8.13 (Mac OS X), Board: "Arduino Nano Every, ATMEGA328"

Sketch uses 838 bytes (1%) of program storage space. Maximum is 49152 bytes.
Global variables use 22 bytes (0%) of dynamic memory, leaving 6122 bytes for local variables. Maximum is 6144 bytes.
Forcing reset using 1200bps open/close on port /dev/cu.usbserial-110
/Users/d.hansen/Library/Arduino15/packages/arduino/tools/avrdude/6.3.0-arduino17/bin/avrdude -C/Users/d.hansen/Library/Arduino15/packages/arduino/tools/avrdude/6.3.0-arduino17/etc/avrdude.conf -v -patmega4809 -cjtag2updi -P/dev/cu.usbserial-110 -b115200 -e -D -Uflash:w:/var/folders/d7/lsb94drs6cg2vqk_f33jmkw1myg5d4/T/arduino_build_536094/sumoTest.ino.hex:i -Ufuse2:w:0x01:m -Ufuse5:w:0xC9:m -Ufuse8:w:0x00:m {upload.extra_files}

avrdude: Version 6.3-20190619
Copyright (c) 2000-2005 Brian Dean, http://www.bdmicro.com/
Copyright (c) 2007-2014 Joerg Wunsch

     System wide configuration file is "/Users/d.hansen/Library/Arduino15/packages/arduino/tools/avrdude/6.3.0-arduino17/etc/avrdude.conf"
     User configuration file is "/Users/d.hansen/.avrduderc"
     User configuration file does not exist or is not a regular file, skipping

     Using Port                    : /dev/cu.usbserial-110
     Using Programmer              : jtag2updi
     Overriding Baud Rate          : 115200

avrdude: jtagmkII_getsync(): sign-on command: status -1
avrdude: jtagmkII_getsync(): sign-on command: status -1
avrdude: jtagmkII_getsync(): sign-on command: status -1
avrdude: jtagmkII_getsync(): sign-on command: status -1
avrdude: jtagmkII_getsync(): sign-on command: status -1
avrdude: jtagmkII_getsync(): sign-on command: status -1
avrdude: jtagmkII_getsync(): sign-on command: status -1
avrdude: jtagmkII_getsync(): sign-on command: status -1
avrdude: jtagmkII_getsync(): sign-on command: status -1
avrdude: jtagmkII_getsync(): sign-on command: status -1
avrdude: jtagmkII_getsync(): sign-on command: status -1
avrdude: jtagmkII_getsync(): sign-on command: status -1
avrdude: jtagmkII_getsync(): sign-on command: status -1
avrdude: jtagmkII_getsync(): sign-on command: status -1
avrdude: jtagmkII_getsync(): sign-on command: status -1
avrdude: jtagmkII_getsync(): sign-on command: status -1
avrdude: jtagmkII_getsync(): sign-on command: status -1
avrdude: jtagmkII_getsync(): sign-on command: status -1
avrdude: jtagmkII_getsync(): sign-on command: status -1
avrdude: jtagmkII_getsync(): sign-on command: status -1
avrdude: jtagmkII_getsync(): sign-on command: status -1
avrdude: jtagmkII_getsync(): sign-on command: status -1
avrdude: jtagmkII_getsync(): sign-on command: status -1
avrdude: jtagmkII_getsync(): sign-on command: status -1
avrdude: jtagmkII_getsync(): sign-on command: status -1
avrdude: jtagmkII_getsync(): sign-on command: status -1
avrdude: jtagmkII_getsync(): sign-on command: status -1
avrdude: jtagmkII_getsync(): sign-on command: status -1
avrdude: jtagmkII_getsync(): sign-on command: status -1
avrdude: jtagmkII_getsync(): sign-on command: status -1
avrdude: jtagmkII_getsync(): sign-on command: status -1
avrdude: jtagmkII_getsync(): sign-on command: status -1
avrdude: jtagmkII_getsync(): sign-on command: status -1
avrdude: jtagmkII_getsync(): timeout/error communicating with programmer (status -1)

avrdude: jtagmkII_getsync(): timeout/error communicating with programmer (status -1)

avrdude done. Thank you.

Any help or guidance would be greatly appreciated

#2

As seems to be the way I had another play with my settings and changed the board from Nano every to Nano and the processor to the old bootloader and everything works! sigh

I had also updated the FDTI driver but not sure if that helped or if it was just my scattered brain

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#3

Just your scattered brain :wink:

A Nano Every is not a classic Nano so no surprises there.