Im using the attiny 85 and having trouble getting it to work. I have the one thats open and has a micro usb port on it, not the one thats closed all the way around without a usb port. How would i upload a program on it? Ive seen different post saying to use the attiny 85 under boards manager, or use digispark 16.5. Ive also seen posts saying i have to connect it to a arduino board, but i think thats only for the one without a usb port. I uploaded one program on it using digispark as my board but cant get it to work again. I also cant get any of my com ports to show up, Im not sure if its because my attiny 85 or my computer. Any help troubleshooting this would be appreciated. Thank you.
Link to the product please.
The answer is completely dependent on what you have, and your description is not clear enough.
Is yours like this?
Yes that is the exact one that i have.
I know people use the attiny 85 with arduino but theres really no good reference for this board.
I did recently get these to work. My recollection is that the tutorial covered the pieces that needed installed. Drivers. IDE package.
One piece that I missed - it does not find the module on the port. The port menu item is disabled. This confused me. The guys at the local maker meetup helped me out.
You start the upload with the module not attached.
It shows a message in the IDE saying to plug it in.
I plugged it in and the upload completed.
mrbdog498:
I know people use the attiny 85 with arduino but theres really no good reference for this board.
Don't conflate your inability to find them with the existence of them. There are many concise youtube vids and guides. You prob haven't even bothered the seller, I'm guessing.
INTP:
Don't conflate your inability to find them with the existence of them. There are many concise youtube vids and guides. You prob haven't even bothered the seller, I'm guessing.
I have found some and they were okay, but confusing. Most of them are for the closed attiny 85 that requires a separate arduino board to program. Mostly im asking if anyone else has used this board, and what way worked best for them. If they had the same problems as me what did they do to fix them. I really need to be able to see my COM ports so i can work on getting my infrared receiver working.
Yes, watch the tutorial I linked in reply #4.
Another comment about the board - I scratched my head for a long time about how to use it with a bread board. The power rails on most breadboards are a half a hole off from the holes on the terminal strips.
I clipped off 2 pins from the mail header and tweaked with an S bend so they would plug in.
Oh, I could have just soldered in the 5V and GND pins point up, and used a male/female jumper to get to the power rails, but this way it plugs in directly.
I'll try to remember to get a picture of it so show what I mean.
mrbdog498:
I have found some and they were okay, but confusing. Most of them are for the closed attiny 85 that requires a separate arduino board to program. Mostly im asking if anyone else has used this board, and what way worked best for them. If they had the same problems as me what did they do to fix them. I really need to be able to see my COM ports so i can work on getting my infrared receiver working.
Maybe if you used the correct search terms you would get relevant results. Literally the first youtube vid for 'digispark attiny85'
vinceherman:
Yes, watch the tutorial I linked in reply #4.Another comment about the board - I scratched my head for a long time about how to use it with a bread board. The power rails on most breadboards are a half a hole off from the holes on the terminal strips.
I clipped off 2 pins from the mail header and tweaked with an S bend so they would plug in.Oh, I could have just soldered in the 5V and GND pins point up, and used a male/female jumper to get to the power rails, but this way it plugs in directly.
I'll try to remember to get a picture of it so show what I mean.
Vinceherman. Did you ever get COM ports to work with the board? I know the board has its limitations but im not exactly sure what they are. Is it capable of communicating with the serial ports? Ive never used another board before so im not sure if the problem is in my computer.
vinceherman:
The power rails on most breadboards are a half a hole off from the holes on the terminal strips.
Slightly hijacking the thread for a moment - is your breadboard like this?
Power holes half off from terminal strips
Power holes aligned with terminal strips
Mine are like the half off, and that is why I had to tweak the power ping on my attiny85 module. I guess if I had a breadboard where the power rail holes lined up, I would not have needed this.
mrbdog498:
Vinceherman. Did you ever get COM ports to work with the board?
Um, idunno?
I got it to blink an LED! My next trick is to get it to signal a motor driver to make my model train run back and forth.
Then I will add driving some LEDs for the train layout (train crossing lights, that kind of thing).
None of that requires serial communication. Is that what you are asking about? I have heard that the ATTiny85 module does not support the serial monitor.
I always just connect my board to the breadboard using jumper wires, Ive never actually mounted my attiny on the breadboard. Anyways i watched that video and ive got that far with two different methods before. Uploading simple code. Now I need to know if the attiny 85 board is capable of using serial ports. In the video all the guy said was not to worry about it because its "different" with this board.
I thought this thread was about 'Programming attiny85'.
No one has any clue what you mean by 'open' and 'closed'.
No one has any clue what you mean by 'serial ports'.
Had you read any bit of all those supposed guides you found, you should've read that the board does not support Arduino IDE serial monitor. That is, assuming that's what you mean by 'using serial ports', but again who knows what it is you're after. All we know is you're screaming for help for some reason.
Well i dont really know exactly how to word it, i havent been doing this very long. One board has a usb slot, the other board has only pins. That is what i mean by opened and closedThe communications port that arduino IDE uses is unavailable to me. I wasnt sure if it was cause of my board, my computer, or maybe incorrect drivers. I have read multiple things online but found inconclusive and opposite answers wherever i look. Im sorry to be bothering you so much, if think im being unclear and insincere then dont let it ruin your day. Someone who is more patient with beginners will be able to help me im sure.
Can't blame 'not reading any of the documentation' on being a beginner.
The board does not support serial monitor.
The vid I posted very early on explains that there is no difference between the board with microusb port and the one with trace contacts (if that's what you mean by 'pins'). You could stick the 'open' one into a USB typa A to micro adapter and have the same shape.
What are you trying to do? You say you need help programming but also say you're already capable of uploading sketches, aka programming.
This is what i consider the closed one, One that cant be plugged directly into a computer. I said i was able to do it once but was having trouble since. It no longer detects my board when i plug it in, but says the driver is installed.
Are you plugging it in before pressing upload? If so, you're doing it wrong and clearly haven't bothered to watch the vid.
The point you seem to be missing still is that your computer recognizes it just fine, but only does so briefly. That's how it works. And yet again, you cannot use serial monitor aka probably what you mean by using com.
And the bare chip ATTiny85, call it the bare chip.
Ive watched the video man. Whats the point in replying if you only have negative feedback?