Programming failure, ubuntu 23.10 & Arduino Robot Control board

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I recently decided to try programming an early Arduino Robot. I'm setup on Ubuntu 23.10. I seem to have programmed an alternative sketch into the robot when I was using it in the past.
I am trying to reprogram the original Hello_User sketch back into it. I am getting the following error:

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I have tried this with and without pressing the reset after the sketch recompile, always the same result.

I have also tried to reprogram the bootloader in case there was a problem with it. I am using a USBAsp programmer. I get the following error:

avrdude: error: program enable: target doesn't answer. 1
avrdude: initialization failed, rc=-1
Double check connections and try again, or use -F to override
this check.

Failed chip erase: uploading error: exit status 1

I haven't had a lot of experience using the Arduino IDE, so I'm kind of at a loss for where to look next.

Thanks in advance for any help anyone can give me.
Regards,
Greg

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Is the board recognised by Ubuntu? lsusb and dmesg are your friends.

Which board is in your robot? 'butterfly_recv' indicates that it has a 32U4 (or so) microcontroller.

If your board indeed has a 32U4, what happens when you double tap the reset button; any change in the board recognition by the OS? If your board has the L-LED, it should fade in/out for approximately 8 seconds.

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Ok, I should have included these links: Introduction to the Arduino Robot, Getting Started

The Arduino Robot has 2 boards about 18cm in diameter and both of them have an AVR 32U4.

My computer recognizes the robot:
Bus 003 Device 028: ID 2341:8038 Arduino SA Robot Control Board (CDC ACM, HID)
and I can select it in the Arduino IDE (Arduino Robot Control @ /dev/ttyACM0)

There is no 'L' led on the boards and I get no response from the existing onboard leds when the reset button is pressed. I have tried pressing the reset button during the programming process to no avail.

I do have one question on the reset button operation, for a double press, how long should I wait between presses? Should it be as fast as I can press them, or should I wait some time between presses?

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That one :wink:

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Board just resets, no change in the linux usb recognition or ttyACMx port.

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Run dmesg -w; the command will not close. Next perform an upload; you should be able to see the difference.

[17845.507065] usb 1-5.4.2: new full-speed USB device number 20 using ehci-pci
[17845.591065] usb 1-5.4.2: New USB device found, idVendor=2341, idProduct=8036
[17845.591072] usb 1-5.4.2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
[17845.591076] usb 1-5.4.2: Product: Arduino Leonardo
[17845.591080] usb 1-5.4.2: Manufacturer: Arduino LLC
[17845.591751] cdc_acm 1-5.4.2:1.0: ttyACM1: USB ACM device

When upload starts

[17941.230504] usb 1-5.4.2: USB disconnect, device number 20
[17941.659106] usb 1-5.4.2: new full-speed USB device number 21 using ehci-pci
[17941.739031] usb 1-5.4.2: New USB device found, idVendor=2341, idProduct=0036
[17941.739038] usb 1-5.4.2: New USB device strings: Mfr=2, Product=1, SerialNumber=0
[17941.739042] usb 1-5.4.2: Product: Arduino Leonardo
[17941.739046] usb 1-5.4.2: Manufacturer: Arduino LLC
[17941.739665] cdc_acm 1-5.4.2:1.0: ttyACM1: USB ACM device

Note the change in idProduct.

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This happens at the very beginning and then no other changes as the programming connection tries continue:

[259211.210539] usb 3-2: USB disconnect, device number 34
[259211.690517] usb 3-2: new full-speed USB device number 35 using xhci_hcd
[259211.844991] usb 3-2: New USB device found, idVendor=2341, idProduct=8038, bcdDevice= 1.00
[259211.844998] usb 3-2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0
[259211.845000] usb 3-2: Product: USB IO Board
[259211.845002] usb 3-2: Manufacturer: Arduino LLC
[259211.847692] cdc_acm 3-2:1.0: ttyACM0: USB ACM device
[259211.849420] input: Arduino LLC USB IO Board Mouse as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb3/3-2/3-2:1.2/0003:2341:8038.001C/input/input79
[259211.849640] input: Arduino LLC USB IO Board Keyboard as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb3/3-2/3-2:1.2/0003:2341:8038.001C/input/input80
[259211.906813] hid-generic 0003:2341:8038.001C: input,hidraw2: USB HID v1.01 Mouse [Arduino LLC USB IO Board ] on usb-0000:00:14.0-2/input2

Greg

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The last sketch that you did upload seems to have been something with keyboard and mouse.

Is the output that you provided after a double tap reset or after an upload attempt; I made a mistake in my previous reply; I stated "When upload starts" which should have been "After a double tap reset".

If that is after a double tap reset, it looks like your board has lost the bootloader; the reason why I say that is that after the USB disconnect in your output, the board immediately gives the same idProduct as before that.

If your output is after / during an upload attempt, try the double tap reset and post the results.

I've checked the AVR board package and the idProduct should change to 0038 after a reset.

PS
I seem to have to register for the designspark link that you provided to view all information; I'm not prepared to do that.

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The output that I posted was from a program upload cycle. Here's the output from a double tap of the reset button:

[318036.631896] usb 3-2: USB disconnect, device number 35
[318037.542558] usb 3-2: new full-speed USB device number 36 using xhci_hcd
[318037.692143] usb 3-2: New USB device found, idVendor=2341, idProduct=0038, bcdDevice= 0.01
[318037.692160] usb 3-2: New USB device strings: Mfr=2, Product=1, SerialNumber=0
[318037.692166] usb 3-2: Product: Arduino Robot Co
[318037.692171] usb 3-2: Manufacturer: Arduino LLC
[318037.694871] cdc_acm 3-2:1.0: ttyACM0: USB ACM device

[318045.307824] usb 3-2: USB disconnect, device number 36
[318045.618829] usb 3-2: new full-speed USB device number 37 using xhci_hcd
[318045.773397] usb 3-2: New USB device found, idVendor=2341, idProduct=8038, bcdDevice= 1.00
[318045.773403] usb 3-2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0
[318045.773405] usb 3-2: Product: USB IO Board
[318045.773407] usb 3-2: Manufacturer: Arduino LLC
[318045.775869] cdc_acm 3-2:1.0: ttyACM0: USB ACM device
[318045.777041] input: Arduino LLC USB IO Board Mouse as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb3/3-2/3-2:1.2/0003:2341:8038.001D/input/input81
[318045.777194] input: Arduino LLC USB IO Board Keyboard as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb3/3-2/3-2:1.2/0003:2341:8038.001D/input/input82
[318045.835074] hid-generic 0003:2341:8038.001D: input,hidraw2: USB HID v1.01 Mouse [Arduino LLC USB IO Board ] on usb-0000:00:14.0-2/input2

First, I have no idea why the board is identifying as a mouse and keyboard, I'm still looking for the original copy of the script that I had uploaded, but I'm sure that it was one of the examples from Arduino. It displays a compass and shows the heading and tries to drive the robot at 0 degrees. Oh, well, maybe I'll figure it out in time.

Other than that , you gave me the insight that I needed. I tried uploading again and then waiting until I got the compile results and then doing a double tap with these results:

Sketch uses 20930 bytes (72%) of program storage space. Maximum is 28672 bytes.
Global variables use 1772 bytes (69%) of dynamic memory, leaving 788 bytes for local variables. Maximum is 2560 bytes.
Connecting to programmer: .
Found programmer: Id = "CATERIN"; type = S
Software Version = 1.0; No Hardware Version given.
Programmer supports auto addr increment.
Programmer supports buffered memory access with buffersize=128 bytes.

Programmer supports the following devices:
Device code: 0x44

Now I've got the Robot initial sketch running. Thanks for all of your help.

Greg

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Sorry for the mistake.

Because you loaded a sketch that used the keyboard and the mouse? I assume that after the successful upload it now no longer identifies itself as such. I did load a keyboard sketch on my Leonardo and after that I got a keyboard as well

[17392.837069] usb 1-5.4.2: new full-speed USB device number 11 using ehci-pci
[17392.919594] usb 1-5.4.2: New USB device found, idVendor=2341, idProduct=8036
[17392.919600] usb 1-5.4.2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
[17392.919604] usb 1-5.4.2: Product: Arduino Leonardo
[17392.919608] usb 1-5.4.2: Manufacturer: Arduino LLC
[17392.919612] usb 1-5.4.2: SerialNumber: HIDPC
[17392.920390] cdc_acm 1-5.4.2:1.0: ttyACM1: USB ACM device
[17392.924571] input: Arduino LLC Arduino Leonardo as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.7/usb1/1-5/1-5.4/1-5.4.2/1-5.4.2:1.2/0003:2341:8036.0005/input/input20
[17392.976725] hid-generic 0003:2341:8036.0005: input,hidraw1: USB HID v1.01 Keyboard [Arduino LLC Arduino Leonardo] on usb-0000:00:1d.7-5.4.2/input2

Great. You can use the checkbox button under the most useful post to mark the topic as "solved" so people who encounter the same problem know that there is a solution.

Pleasure.

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I understand that the sketch that I loaded enabled the keyboard and mouse identification, what I don't understand is why. I guess I will have to look into how the USB support is enabled.
The sketch that I loaded was controlling the robot to seek a specific direction as determined by the on board compass. there should have been no reason for the keyboard and mouse support to have been enabled. I thought that the sketch was one of the Arduino supplied examples.

Whatever, now that I have figured the magic incantations to get a sketch programmed on the robot, I can start looking into more of its operation and the intricacies of the USB configuration and operation.

Thanks again,
Greg

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