Long time reader, first time poster! I made a custom board based on Sparkfun's Arduino ProMini 3.3V. I used an ATMEGA168-20MU (MLF Package). I am attempting to use my arduino as an ISP to program the bootloader onto the chip, but I keep getting error messages. I have tried every suggestion I could find on Google (I have the latest drivers/IDE/right COM port/etc) but nothing has worked. I would appreciate any help you guys could offer!
Thanks!
Hardware Note
I have attached a screenshot of how my processor is wired up in the schematic (Could someone please look at the DTR line for me and make sure that is correct?)
Error Message With Verbose Output
Arduino: 1.6.5 (Windows 7), Board: "Arduino Pro or Pro Mini, ATmega168 (3.3V, 8 MHz)"
E:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\hardware\tools\avr/bin/avrdude -CE:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\hardware\tools\avr/etc/avrdude.conf -v -patmega168 -cstk500v1 -PCOM6 -b19200 -e -Ulock:w:0x3F:m -Uefuse:w:0x00:m -Uhfuse:w:0xdd:m -Ulfuse:w:0xc6:m
avrdude: Version 6.0.1, compiled on Apr 15 2015 at 19:59:58
Copyright (c) 2000-2005 Brian Dean, http://www.bdmicro.com/
Copyright (c) 2007-2009 Joerg Wunsch
System wide configuration file is "E:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\hardware\tools\avr/etc/avrdude.conf"
Using Port : COM6
Using Programmer : stk500v1
Overriding Baud Rate : 19200
AVR Part : ATmega168
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 512 4 0 3600 3600 0xff 0xff
flash 65 6 128 0 yes 16384 128 128 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% 0.05s
avrdude: Device signature = 0x000000 (retrying)
Reading | ################################################## | 100% 0.05s
avrdude: Device signature = 0x000000 (retrying)
Error while burning bootloader.
Reading | ################################################## | 100% 0.05s
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.
Got a pic of the board layout in case you did anything wrong there?
That error is almost always bad connections, or device set to use crystal/resonator, but without a working crystal or resonator connected.
Check all of the ISP programming lines - from the ISP programmer to the pin on the device - with a multimeter set for continuity, and also check for shorts to adjacent pins, ground, or Vcc on all of the pins involved.
Got a pic of the board layout in case you did anything wrong there?
That error is almost always bad connections, or device set to use crystal/resonator, but without a working crystal or resonator connected.
Check all of the ISP programming lines - from the ISP programmer to the pin on the device - with a multimeter set for continuity, and also check for shorts to adjacent pins, ground, or Vcc on all of the pins involved.
Hi DrAzzy,
I uploaded the images of the full schematic and board to the first post. Let me know what you think. Thanks!
You say you're programming with ISP - but unless I'm missing something, I don't see the ISP pins brought out to accessible headers anywhere... I see the header for serial programming, but I'm not sure how you're making the connections for ISP programming, since it looks like MISO/MOSI/SCK only go to the SD card slot...
Are you sure the chip is mounted correctly? There have been some instances where the "pin 1" marking and the package text imprint were not congruent. (That was actually on a Due chip, but it's something to keep an eye on.)
westfw:
Are you sure the chip is mounted correctly? There have been some instances where the "pin 1" marking and the package text imprint were not congruent. (That was actually on a Due chip, but it's something to keep an eye on.)
Here is the pinout of the ATMEGA168 32 pin (MLF package) from the Atmel Website. Unless the physical chip was manufactured differently than their website suggests, it appears that it is correctly mounted to my board.
your question remembers me to my troubles I described in this post . Maybe my solution could be as good for you?
If you want to try, pease let me know, if it worked for you too.
Greetings
Herbert
Hi Herbert,
Thank you for your suggestion! I uploaded optiboot to my Arduino Uno and it was able to compile and upload successfully. However, the Uno was unable to program my new chip. I received the following error message from the serial log:
Target power on! ...No RESET pullup detected! - no target?
Target power OFF!
Type 'G' or hit RESET for next chip
No. Your avrdude command looks OK, and boards.txt isn't used past that.
Also, optiloader doesn't use boards.txt at all.
Target power on! ...No RESET pullup detected! - no target?
And the way that optiloader works, is that it starts with the pin going to RESET as an input, and reads the digital value there. It should be "high"; if not, then something is wrong with the circuit and wiring.
How are you connecting to RESET, anyway? You mentioned that since you hadn't added an ISP connector, you were bringing in the programming signals via the SD footprint, but that doesn't include RESET. And looking at your board, RESET doesn't look easy to get to. You're not trying to program it with the programmer RESET connector to the other side of the "auto-reset capacitor", are you? That won't work for ISP programming!
westfw:
You're not trying to program it with the programmer RESET connector to the other side of the "auto-reset capacitor", are you? That won't work for ISP programming!
I am doing just that, oh no! Would placing a jumper on an exposed section of R1's pad allow me to program the bootloader? See image below for clarification. Thank you!
I believe that I finally burned the bootloader! (Should I celebrate?)
OptiLoader Bootstrap programmer.
2011 by Bill Westfield (WestfW)
Target power on! ...
Starting Program Mode [OK]
Reading signature:9406
Searching for image...
Found "optiboot_atmega168.hex" for atmega168
Start address at 3E00
Total bytes read: 502
Setting fuses for programming
Lock: 3F FFE000 Low: C6 FFA000 High: DD FFA800 Ext: 4 FFA400
Programming bootloader: 512 bytes at 0x1F00
Commit Page: 1F00:1F00
Commit Page: 1F40:1F40
Commit Page: 1F80:1F80
Commit Page: 1FC0:1FC0
Restoring normal fuses
Lock: 2F FFE000
Target power OFF!
Type 'G' or hit RESET for next chip
However, I have a new issue: I attempted to upload the blink sketch to my board and received the following:
avrdude: Version 6.0.1, compiled on Apr 15 2015 at 19:59:58
Copyright (c) 2000-2005 Brian Dean, http://www.bdmicro.com/
Copyright (c) 2007-2009 Joerg Wunsch
System wide configuration file is "E:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\hardware\tools\avr/etc/avrdude.conf"
Using Port : COM7
Using Programmer : arduino
Overriding Baud Rate : 19200
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 1 of 10: not in sync: resp=0xc6
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 2 of 10: not in sync: resp=0xc6
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 3 of 10: not in sync: resp=0xc6
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 4 of 10: not in sync: resp=0xc6
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 5 of 10: not in sync: resp=0xc6
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 6 of 10: not in sync: resp=0xc6
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 7 of 10: not in sync: resp=0xc6
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 8 of 10: not in sync: resp=0xc6
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 9 of 10: not in sync: resp=0xc6
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 10 of 10: not in sync: resp=0xc6
avrdude done. Thank you.
Problem uploading to board. See http://www.arduino.cc/en/Guide/Troubleshooting#upload for suggestions.
Thank you all for your help so far, you have been wonderful!
I attempted to upload the blink sketch to my board and received the following:
avrdude: Version 6.0.1, compiled on Apr 15 2015 at 19:59:58
Copyright (c) 2000-2005 Brian Dean, http://www.bdmicro.com/
Copyright (c) 2007-2009 Joerg Wunsch
System wide configuration file is "E:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\hardware\tools\avr/etc/avrdude.conf"
Using Port : COM7
Using Programmer : arduino
Overriding Baud Rate : 19200
You haven't updated your boards.txt file with an entry for "m168 running optiboot." Optiboot runs at 115200bps, and you're still running at 19200bps (the older bootloader speed.)
westfw:
You haven't updated your boards.txt file with an entry for "m168 running optiboot." Optiboot runs at 115200bps, and you're still running at 19200bps (the older bootloader speed.)
How would I go about doing this? What parameters should I enter and where? Thanks!
Thanks for the suggestion, but I'm still getting an error message. Is it because I installed the wrong bootloader previously? Or could it be because I have an external 8MHz clock?
Arduino: 1.6.5 (Windows 7), Board: "Optiboot on 32-pin cpus, 8MHz (int), ATmega168"
E:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\hardware\tools\avr/bin/avrdude -CE:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\hardware\tools\avr/etc/avrdude.conf -v -patmega168 -cstk500v1 -PCOM6 -b19200 -e -Ulock:w:0x2F:m -Uefuse:w:0xFC:m -Uhfuse:w:0xDD:m -Ulfuse:w:0xE2:m
avrdude: Version 6.0.1, compiled on Apr 15 2015 at 19:59:58
Copyright (c) 2000-2005 Brian Dean, http://www.bdmicro.com/
Copyright (c) 2007-2009 Joerg Wunsch
System wide configuration file is "E:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\hardware\tools\avr/etc/avrdude.conf"
Using Port : COM6
Using Programmer : stk500v1
Overriding Baud Rate : 19200
AVR Part : ATmega168
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 512 4 0 3600 3600 0xff 0xff
flash 65 6 128 0 yes 16384 128 128 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% 0.05s
avrdude: Device signature = 0x1e940c
avrdude: Expected signature for ATmega168 is 1E 94 06
Double check chip, or use -F to override this check.
avrdude done. Thank you.
I keep getting the same error message but the "Device signature = *********" line is always different
