avrdude: Yikes! Invalid device signature.

Renaudp · February 10, 2020, 11:29pm

Hello,

Using Arduino IDE 1.8.11 and this AVR ISP Programmable Expansion Shield, I got the following error while burning the bootloader of an Atmega8 (ATMEGA8A-PU).

Board: Atmega8
Clock: 8 MHz internal
BOD: BOD 2.7V
Compiler LTO: LTO disabled
Boorloader: Yes (UART0)

Programmer: Arduino as ISP

Any idea how to fix that?
Thanks!

Arduino: 1.8.11 (Windows 7), Board: "ATmega8, Yes (UART0), BOD 2.7V, LTO disabled, 8 MHz internal"

C:\Users\Renaud\Desktop\arduino-1.8.11\hardware\tools\avr/bin/avrdude -CC:\Users\Renaud\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\MiniCore\hardware\avr\2.0.3/avrdude.conf -v -patmega8 -cstk500v1 -PCOM16 -b19200 -e -Ulock:w:0x3f:m -Uefuse:w:{bootloader.extended_fuses}:m -Uhfuse:w:0b11010100:m -Ulfuse:w:0b10100100:m

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 "C:\Users\Renaud\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\MiniCore\hardware\avr\2.0.3/avrdude.conf"

         Using Port                    : COM16
         Using Programmer              : stk500v1
         Overriding Baud Rate          : 19200
         AVR Part                      : ATmega8
         Chip Erase delay              : 10000 us
         PAGEL                         : PD7
         BS2                           : PC2
         RESET disposition             : dedicated
         RETRY pulse                   : SCK
         serial program mode           : yes
         parallel program mode         : yes
         Timeout                       : 200
         StabDelay                     : 100
         CmdexeDelay                   : 25
         SyncLoops                     : 32
         ByteDelay                     : 0
         PollIndex                     : 3
         PollValue                     : 0x53
         Memory Detail                 :

                                  Block Poll               Page                       Polled
           Memory Type Mode Delay Size  Indx Paged  Size   Size #Pages MinW  MaxW   ReadBack
           ----------- ---- ----- ----- ---- ------ ------ ---- ------ ----- ----- ---------
           eeprom         4    20   128    0 no        512    4      0  9000  9000 0xff 0xff
           flash         33    10    64    0 yes      8192   64    128  4500  4500 0xff 0x00
           lfuse          0     0     0    0 no          1    0      0  2000  2000 0x00 0x00
           hfuse          0     0     0    0 no          1    0      0  2000  2000 0x00 0x00
           efuse          0     0     0    0 no          0    0      0     0     0 0x00 0x00
           lock           0     0     0    0 no          1    0      0  2000  2000 0x00 0x00
           calibration    0     0     0    0 no          4    0      0     0     0 0x00 0x00
           signature      0     0     0    0 no          3    0      0     0     0 0x00 0x00

         Programmer Type : STK500
         Description     : Atmel STK500 Version 1.x firmware
         Hardware Version: 2
         Firmware Version: 1.18
         Topcard         : Unknown
         Vtarget         : 0.0 V
         Varef           : 0.0 V
         Oscillator      : Off
         SCK period      : 0.1 us

avrdude: AVR device initialized and ready to accept instructions

Reading | ################################################## | 100% 0.02s

avrdude: Device signature = 0x000000 (retrying)

Reading | ################################################## | 100% 0.02s

avrdude: Device signature = 0x000000 (retrying)

Error while burning bootloader.
Reading | ################################################## | 100% 0.02s

avrdude: Device signature = 0x000000
avrdude: Yikes!  Invalid device signature.
         Double check connections and try again, or use -F to override
         this check.


avrdude done.  Thank you.

pert · February 11, 2020, 12:41am

Make sure you have the chip the right way around in the socket. The end of the chip with the semicircular notch in it should be at the end of the socket with the lever.

Renaudp · February 11, 2020, 7:36am

The chip is properly set.

urugulu · February 12, 2020, 7:53am

Seems like the programmer can not sense the target voltage (i.e. vcc of your uC)
I can confirm from my own experience that this WILL cause Problems such as the device ID not getting read.
also there appears to be a mismatch in your programmer Settings. you seem to use an stk500 from what the Output says but your post mentions an Arduino as isp...

pert · February 12, 2020, 10:20am

urugulu:
also there appears to be a mismatch in your programmer Settings. you seem to use an stk500 from what the Output says but your post mentions an Arduino as isp...

This is fine. The Arduino as ISP programmer uses the stk500v1 protocol:

github.com

arduino/ArduinoCore-avr/blob/master/programmers.txt#L46


      
          usbasp.communication=usb
          usbasp.protocol=usbasp
          usbasp.program.protocol=usbasp
          usbasp.program.tool=avrdude
          usbasp.program.tool.default=avrdude
          usbasp.program.extra_params=-Pusb
          
          parallel.name=Parallel Programmer
          parallel.protocol=dapa
          parallel.force=true
          # parallel.delay=200
          parallel.program.tool=avrdude
          parallel.program.tool.default=avrdude
          parallel.program.extra_params=-F
          
          arduinoasisp.name=Arduino as ISP
          arduinoasisp.communication=serial
          arduinoasisp.protocol=stk500v1
          arduinoasisp.speed=19200
          arduinoasisp.program.protocol=stk500v1
          arduinoasisp.program.speed=19200

For one or two versions of Arduino AVR Boards, it was using the arduino protocol, but this caused problems, so it was switched back to the stk500v1 protocol:

github.com/arduino/ArduinoCore-avr

Add ATmega32U4-compatible Arduino as ISP programmer

arduino:master ← per1234:arduino-as-isp-atmega32u4-programmer

opened 10:16AM - 19 Dec 18 UTC

per1234

+11 -2

Use of the `stk500v1` protocol for Arduino as ISP does not work with native USB …boards on Windows. The `arduino` protocol does (see https://github.com/arduino/Arduino/issues/1182#issue-9477400). However, the `arduino` protocol makes it more likely that boards with an external USB interface chip will require the auto-reset circuitry to be disabled to allow them to be used as Arduino as ISP. That adds extra complexity to a process already difficult for the average Arduino user. For this reason, this pull request does the following: - Revert the [previous commit changing the Arduino as ISP programmer to use the `arduino` protocol](https://github.com/arduino/ArduinoCore-avr/commit/b084848f2eaf9ccb3ac9a64ac5492d91df4706bf). This restores the Arduino as ISP programmer to maximum compatibility with boards using an external USB interface. - Add a new programmer using the `arduino` protocol specifically for using native USB boards as Arduino as ISP. I'm not sure what the most appropriate name for the new programmer is. I went with "Arduino as ISP (ATmega32U4)" and the ID `arduinoasispatmega32u4` but I'm happy to modify this PR if something else is preferred. Approved at https://github.com/arduino/Arduino/issues/8032#issuecomment-448520230 - Fixes https://github.com/arduino/Arduino/issues/1182 (though note some more advanced fixes are also discussed in that thread) - Fixes https://github.com/arduino/Arduino/issues/8032

Juraj · February 12, 2020, 1:05pm

pert:
This is fine. The Arduino as ISP programmer uses the stk500v1 protocol:
ArduinoCore-avr/programmers.txt at master · arduino/ArduinoCore-avr · GitHub
For one or two versions of Arduino AVR Boards, it was using the arduino protocol, but this caused problems, so it was switched back to the stk500v1 protocol:
Add ATmega32U4-compatible Arduino as ISP programmer by per1234 · Pull Request #56 · arduino/ArduinoCore-avr · GitHub

Per, please use "boards package". Even I needed a second to realize wat you mean with "versions of Arduino AVR Boards"

pert · February 12, 2020, 1:08pm

It says "Arduino AVR Boards" in the Tools > Board menu and in Boards Manager. Nowhere is the term "boards package" used.

Renaudp · February 12, 2020, 8:47pm

Thank you for your replies.
Now, same setup, same hardware:

Arduino: 1.8.11 (Windows 7), Board: "ATmega8, Yes (UART0), BOD 2.7V, LTO disabled, 8 MHz internal"

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 "C:\Users\Renaud\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\MiniCore\hardware\avr\2.0.3/avrdude.conf"

         Using Port                    : COM17
         Using Programmer              : stk500v1
         Overriding Baud Rate          : 19200
Error while burning bootloader.
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 1 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x15
         AVR Part                      : ATmega8
         Chip Erase delay              : 10000 us
         PAGEL                         : PD7
         BS2                           : PC2
         RESET disposition             : dedicated
         RETRY pulse                   : SCK
         serial program mode           : yes
         parallel program mode         : yes
         Timeout                       : 200
         StabDelay                     : 100
         CmdexeDelay                   : 25
         SyncLoops                     : 32
         ByteDelay                     : 0
         PollIndex                     : 3
         PollValue                     : 0x53
         Memory Detail                 :

                                  Block Poll               Page                       Polled
           Memory Type Mode Delay Size  Indx Paged  Size   Size #Pages MinW  MaxW   ReadBack
           ----------- ---- ----- ----- ---- ------ ------ ---- ------ ----- ----- ---------
           eeprom         4    20   128    0 no        512    4      0  9000  9000 0xff 0xff
           flash         33    10    64    0 yes      8192   64    128  4500  4500 0xff 0x00
           lfuse          0     0     0    0 no          1    0      0  2000  2000 0x00 0x00
           hfuse          0     0     0    0 no          1    0      0  2000  2000 0x00 0x00
           efuse          0     0     0    0 no          0    0      0     0     0 0x00 0x00
           lock           0     0     0    0 no          1    0      0  2000  2000 0x00 0x00
           calibration    0     0     0    0 no          4    0      0     0     0 0x00 0x00
           signature      0     0     0    0 no          3    0      0     0     0 0x00 0x00

         Programmer Type : STK500
         Description     : Atmel STK500 Version 1.x firmware

avrdude: stk500_getparm(): (a) protocol error, expect=0x14, resp=0x14

avrdude: stk500_getparm(): (a) protocol error, expect=0x14, resp=0x02

avrdude: stk500_getparm(): (a) protocol error, expect=0x14, resp=0x10
         Hardware Version: 4744608
         Firmware Version: 0.4611299
         Topcard         : STK502
         Vtarget         : 1.8 V
         Varef           : 0.0 V
         Oscillator      : Off
         SCK period      : 0.1 us

avrdude: stk500_initialize(): (b) protocol error, expect=0x10, resp=0x01
avrdude: initialization failed, rc=-1
         Double check connections and try again, or use -F to override
         this check.

avrdude: stk500_disable(): protocol error, expect=0x14, resp=0x10

avrdude done.  Thank you.

pert · February 12, 2020, 10:00pm

I believe this error indicates the board used as an Arduino as ISP programmer is resetting. The usual solution is to connect a 10 uF capacitor between the GND and RST pins on the "Arduino as ISP" programmer board. Unfortunately, that is a little bit more tricky to do with this shield blocking those pins. You could solder the capacitor to the pins on the top of the shield or you could connect the shield to the Arduino board using jumper wires.

Renaudp · February 13, 2020, 3:34pm

I've found a trick in this movie.
In the Boards Manager: downgrade Arduino AVR to version 1.6.9. No error when burning the bootloader.
The next step is to compile and upload the code? Because I got then avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding

pert · February 13, 2020, 4:19pm

What is the circuit you're using to upload to the ATmega8?

Renaudp · February 13, 2020, 7:24pm

Same as to burn the bootloader

pert · February 13, 2020, 7:38pm

Did you do Sketch > Upload Using Programmer?

Renaudp · February 13, 2020, 8:31pm

Bingo! Thanks, it works.

pert · February 13, 2020, 9:17pm

You're welcome. I'm glad to hear it's working now. Enjoy!
Per

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