AVR-Chat

--- Jose <josecarlosfuentes@yahoo.com.ar> wrote:

> 
> Does anybody use AVRdude software?  I installed it
> and tried to 
> program an ATmega16 using a PPI programmer.  But
> AVRdude shows the 
> following error message: 
> 
>   avrdude: AVR device not responding
>   avrdude: initialization failed, rc=-1
>            Double check connections and try again,
> or use -F to   
> override
>            this check.
> 
> 
> I checked all the connections and they seems ok. 
> Since this is my 
> first AVR board I have no clue about the cause of
> this failure.
> 
> Regards,
> Jose
> 
> 
> 
> 
hi.
one of common problems, ( and simplest) is to check
wether you set parallel port to SPP in setup or not.
if so, (in [INTEGRATED PREFERALS] section) change it
to ECP or EPP.

anyway in these moments, I used to use ponyprog or
Avreal. both are free and ofcourse great.

good luck.




		
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