programming an Atmega328 via FTDI breakout (sparkfun)

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Hello everyone,
it might be I'm not the first having this problem, however, searching the forum did not bring any solution.

I trie to programm a Atmega328P-PU via the FTDI basic breakout board (sparkfun).
It seemed to work to burn the bootloader, programming it with an Arduino UNO worked also.

Anyway, for my project I'd like to be able to programm the Atmega by using this FTDI board (it seems to be pretty comfortable having just one cable).

I tried the UNO bootlaoder as well as the Pro Mini bootloader using 'different' circuit layouts (I've been searching the Internet for about 6 weeks) with no suitable result.

I realy hope anyone of you is able to help me, maybe just by giving me the link for a good guidiance that works for me.

I'm working with:

  • Arduino 1.6.5
  • Win 8
  • Atmega328P-PU with 16MHz Oszillator

greetings
Flo

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FTDI Basic can't burn a bootloader, you need a programmer for that (well, it can, but it's a long drawn out process).
A Programmer connects to Reset, SCK, MISO, MOSI, power, Gnd, to access the memory directly - vs the bootloader sketch accessing the memory.

Select File:Preferencences, Verbose Outputs, you will see in the red text that shows up that the bootloader did not load.

If you have a working Arduino, load & run Nick Gammon's bootload installer sketch, then bootload your blank part as an Uno.

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Thank you very much for your fast answer :slight_smile:

Nick Gammon's page is exactly what I was searching for.

I just tried it yesterday in the evening and everything worked perfectly.