AVR-Chat

Dave,

 Sorry to hear you're having a bad time.
A suggestion..

Download the CV-AVR demo, compile your code on studio, and then use CV-AVR 
to program the chips.

I have no end of hassle with the bloody avr studio programmer, but CVAVR 
always seems to work perfectly.

Paul

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave VanHorn" <dvanhorn@dvanhorn.org>
To: <AVR-Chat@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, March 14, 2005 8:20 PM
Subject: [AVR-Chat] Oh, I am so tired of this..


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> It's delivery day, and once again, my AVR tools have all decided to go 
> nuts.
> Anyone have any ideas for preventing this garbage?
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> I have two AVRISPs, an STK-500, an Atmel Jtag ice, and two Olimex Jtag 
> Ices.
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> I have three M128 target systems in hand. Supposed to be identical.
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> One is running, the other two not.  The two that don't run are fresh
> builds, after getting to my goal with the first one.
> I don't dare touch the one that's running until I can trust my tools 
> again.
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> I've checked everything as best I can on the new systems,  The chips are
> the same date code, same 8.00 MHz crystals, same (proper value) caps, VCC
> is in tolerance (3.0V), /Reset is pulled up with 1k.  The oscillator is
> running a rail-to-rail sinewave of the right frequency, which at least
> confirms that the CKOPT fuse has been set.
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> All the programmers say that they can program and verify the chip
> successfully, and that all the fuses are set right. (including M103 fuse,
> CKOPT, WD, and BOD fuses)  Sometimes they fail to verify, or read wierd
> fuse values, but they are all in agreement at the moment that everything's
> fine.
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> All three Jtag ices agree that they can load the program, but cannot read
> the SRAM, registers, or anything else, and cannot run, or even 
> single-step.
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> The programmed targets do not run, and apparently do not even run a 
> little.
> The init code isn't even setting up the I/O ports, which is about the 
> first
> thing that I do after qualifying the reset, and setting up the stack.
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> I've rebooted everything multiple times, no help
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> It happens on at least four different computers, running XP Pro, and '98,
> and with old and new studio, though USB serial ports and "legacy COM1"
> (note, these are high end industrial USB serial boxen, not the $20 junk)
> These are real machines with other software installed, that I actually 
> use.
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> Basically, anything studio drives will pack it up at random times, for 
> some
> random duration.
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> I've had this happen any number of times, and it always "goes away" after 
> a
> while, but I REALLY CAN"T AFFORD THIS SHIT ANYMORE. (anyone sensing a high
> level of frustration here?)
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> At this point, I feel like taking all my AVR tools out into the parking
> lot, making a pile of them, and pounding them into sand with a splitting 
> maul.
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> I love the chips, but I really despise the tools.
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