Bootloader burning with arduino nano

robicsirak · August 6, 2022, 10:09pm

Hi!

I have two arduino nano clones from different places, one is working fine, but the other one probably doesn't have the bootloader on it, because I'm getting this error when trying to upload to it (the port shows up fine in device manager, com port and other settings are correct):

upload error

     System wide configuration file is "C:\Users\robic\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\tools\avrdude\6.3.0-arduino17/etc/avrdude.conf"

     Using Port                    : COM4
     Using Programmer              : arduino
     Overriding Baud Rate          : 57600

avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 1 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x69
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 2 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x69
.
.
.

So I was trying to burn a bootloader on it using the working one as the programmer.
I'm getting this error message:

bootloader burn error

     System wide configuration file is "C:\Users\robic\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\tools\avrdude\6.3.0-arduino17/etc/avrdude.conf"

     Using Port                    : COM4
     Using Programmer              : stk500v1
     Overriding Baud Rate          : 19200
     AVR Part                      : ATmega328P
     Chip Erase delay              : 9000 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        65    20     4    0 no       1024    4      0  3600  3600 0xff 0xff
       flash         65     6   128    0 yes     32768  128    256  4500  4500 0xff 0xff
       lfuse          0     0     0    0 no          1    0      0  4500  4500 0x00 0x00
       hfuse          0     0     0    0 no          1    0      0  4500  4500 0x00 0x00
       efuse          0     0     0    0 no          1    0      0  4500  4500 0x00 0x00
       lock           0     0     0    0 no          1    0      0  4500  4500 0x00 0x00
       calibration    0     0     0    0 no          1    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 | Error while burning bootloader.
################################################## | 100% 0.02s

avrdude: Device signature = 0xff00ff
avrdude: Expected signature for ATmega328P is 1E 95 0F
Double check chip, or use -F to override this check.

avrdude done. Thank you.

I'm using this wiring "diagram":

I tried to edit the avrdude.conf file (changed line signature = 0x1e 0x95 0x0F; to signature = 0x1e 0x95 0x14;)
2022-08-06_21h32_52

but the error is almost the same: the expected signature line changed from this "Expected signature for ATmega328P is 1E 95 0F" to this "Expected signature for ATmega328P is 1E 95 14".

I've checked the connections multiple times.

Any help is appreciated!

runaway_pancake · August 6, 2022, 10:46pm

Your clones have 328 (not the expected 328P).

ET Issues and Answers: USBtinyISP (incredulist.blogspot.com)

robicsirak · August 7, 2022, 12:09am

I'm not sure, on the mcu chip it says it is an Atmel Mega328P.

runaway_pancake · August 7, 2022, 12:18am

And you re-started the IDE after making the avrdude.conf change?

robicsirak · August 7, 2022, 2:40am

Yes I did, and the error message changes to " Expected signature for ATmega328P is 1E 95 14".

hmeijdam · August 7, 2022, 12:27pm

I suspect you only see the signature it's expecting, which is what you put in. I'd be curious to see the error message what signature it is actually reading (and comparing with the expected). That may be 0x00 0x00 0x00.
Do you you have the option "show verbose output during" and then "upload" ticked in preferences?
That usually gives me a bit more feedback in the error window.

robicsirak · August 7, 2022, 1:17pm

This is the message I get when I upload the ArduinoISP example code to the programmer board:

Upload message

     System wide configuration file is "C:\Users\robic\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\tools\avrdude\6.3.0-arduino17/etc/avrdude.conf"

     Using Port                    : COM4
     Using Programmer              : arduino
     Overriding Baud Rate          : 57600
     AVR Part                      : ATmega328P
     Chip Erase delay              : 9000 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        65    20     4    0 no       1024    4      0  3600  3600 0xff 0xff
       flash         65     6   128    0 yes     32768  128    256  4500  4500 0xff 0xff
       lfuse          0     0     0    0 no          1    0      0  4500  4500 0x00 0x00
       hfuse          0     0     0    0 no          1    0      0  4500  4500 0x00 0x00
       efuse          0     0     0    0 no          1    0      0  4500  4500 0x00 0x00
       lock           0     0     0    0 no          1    0      0  4500  4500 0x00 0x00
       calibration    0     0     0    0 no          1    0      0     0     0 0x00 0x00
       signature      0     0     0    0 no          3    0      0     0     0 0x00 0x00

     Programmer Type : Arduino
     Description     : Arduino
     Hardware Version: 2
     Firmware Version: 1.16
     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% 0.00s

avrdude: Device signature = 0x1e950f (probably m328p)
avrdude: reading input file "C:\Users\robic\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino_build_666951/ArduinoISP.ino.hex"
avrdude: writing flash (4354 bytes):

Writing | ################################################## | 100% 1.38s

avrdude: 4354 bytes of flash written
avrdude: verifying flash memory against C:\Users\robic\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino_build_666951/ArduinoISP.ino.hex:
avrdude: load data flash data from input file C:\Users\robic\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino_build_666951/ArduinoISP.ino.hex:
avrdude: input file C:\Users\robic\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino_build_666951/ArduinoISP.ino.hex contains 4354 bytes
avrdude: reading on-chip flash data:

Reading | ################################################## | 100% 1.07s

avrdude: verifying ...
avrdude: 4354 bytes of flash verified

avrdude done. Thank you.

This is the message I get when I hit the Burn Bootloader button:

Burn bootloader error

     System wide configuration file is "C:\Users\robic\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\tools\avrdude\6.3.0-arduino17/etc/avrdude.conf"

     Using Port                    : COM4
     Using Programmer              : stk500v1
     Overriding Baud Rate          : 19200
     AVR Part                      : ATmega328P
     Chip Erase delay              : 9000 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        65    20     4    0 no       1024    4      0  3600  3600 0xff 0xff
       flash         65     6   128    0 yes     32768  128    256  4500  4500 0xff 0xff
       lfuse          0     0     0    0 no          1    0      0  4500  4500 0x00 0x00
       hfuse          0     0     0    0 no          1    0      0  4500  4500 0x00 0x00
       efuse          0     0     0    0 no          1    0      0  4500  4500 0x00 0x00
       lock           0     0     0    0 no          1    0      0  4500  4500 0x00 0x00
       calibration    0     0     0    0 no          1    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% 0.03s

avrdude: Device signature = 0x00ff00
avrdude: Expected signature for ATmega328P is 1E 95 0F
Double check chip, or use -F to override this check.

avrdude done. Thank you.

Error while burning bootloader.

This is the message I get when I modify the signature and hit the Burn Bootloader button:

Burn bootloader with modified signature

     System wide configuration file is "C:\Users\robic\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\tools\avrdude\6.3.0-arduino17/etc/avrdude.conf"

     Using Port                    : COM4
     Using Programmer              : stk500v1
     Overriding Baud Rate          : 19200
     AVR Part                      : ATmega328P
     Chip Erase delay              : 9000 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        65    20     4    0 no       1024    4      0  3600  3600 0xff 0xff
       flash         65     6   128    0 yes     32768  128    256  4500  4500 0xff 0xff
       lfuse          0     0     0    0 no          1    0      0  4500  4500 0x00 0x00
       hfuse          0     0     0    0 no          1    0      0  4500  4500 0x00 0x00
       efuse          0     0     0    0 no          1    0      0  4500  4500 0x00 0x00
       lock           0     0     0    0 no          1    0      0  4500  4500 0x00 0x00
       calibration    0     0     0    0 no          1    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

Error while burning bootloader.
Reading | ################################################## | 100% 0.03s

avrdude: Device signature = 0xff00ff
avrdude: Expected signature for ATmega328P is 1E 95 14
Double check chip, or use -F to override this check.

avrdude done. Thank you.

hmeijdam · August 7, 2022, 1:56pm

Did you select "Arduino as ISP" when attempting to burn the bootloader?

robicsirak · August 7, 2022, 1:58pm

Yes.

johnwasser · August 7, 2022, 3:06pm

The problem is not that the expected signature is for an ATmega328P. The problem is that the signature bytes are reading as garbage (0xFF 0x00 0xFF). This tends to indicate bad wiring or something wrong with the system clock on the target device.

Also, have you done anything to disable the Auto Reset on the Nano you are using as an ISP? Try jumpering the Reset pin to +5V after you upload the "Arduino as ISP" sketch and before you try to use it as a programmer.

robicsirak · August 7, 2022, 3:48pm

I've checked and redone the wiring multiple times, I've just tried your suggestion, but I'm getting the same error. There is a good chance that I damaged it somehow while messing around with it or it came as damaged. Probably I'll just buy a new one with the bootloader already installed.

johnwasser · August 7, 2022, 4:19pm

I recommend you buy a USBasp ISP device. They cost less than $5 (Amazon or eBay) and work better than the Arduino as ISP sketch. Note that many come only with a 10-pin cable and you will need a 6-pin adapter to use with an Arduino. Either order them as a package or separately. If you have friends that use Arduinos, a set of 5 or 10 doesn't cost much more.

robicsirak · August 7, 2022, 6:38pm

Thanks for the suggestion! I will probably do that.

Thank you all for the answers!

system · February 3, 2023, 6:38pm

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