AVR-Chat

--- In AVR-Chat@yahoogroups.com, John Samperi <samperi@...> wrote:
>
> At 12:13 PM 25/06/2007, you wrote:
> >  Anyone with any ideas?
> 
> Quite a few people have had problems with this when they
> use something other than IE for download, such as firefox,
> for some reason.
> 
> It usually work with IE.
> 
> 
> Regards
> 
> John Samperi
> 

FWIW, I haven't had any issues with using Firefox to download AVR
Studio on either Win2K or WinXP Pro platforms.

If your issue is with installing AVR Studio, perhaps some error
occurred causing your AVR Studio installation file to become corrupt.
 Perhaps downloading the installer again and rerunning it will help
resolve your issue.

Rick

--- In AVR-Chat@yahoogroups.com, Thomas Keller <tjkeller1@...> wrote:
>Anyone with any ideas?
I had the same problem.  It turned out that I needed a newer version 
of MS Installer (now called Windows Installer), available for 
downloading on the Microsoft site.

Don Kinzer
ZBasic Microcontrollers
http://www.zbasic.net

I downloaded the latest build of AVR Studio, and it will NOT install.  
After about 5-10 seconds,  saing "Astudio4b528 has generated errors, and 
will be closed by Windows.  You will need to restart the program.  An 
error log is being created."

I am unable to find any such log file, however. I have used the Search 
for Files feature, and searched for all log files.  None seem ot match 
this occurance, based on date/time.  Anyone with any ideas?

tom

At 12:13 PM 25/06/2007, you wrote:
>  Anyone with any ideas?

Quite a few people have had problems with this when they
use something other than IE for download, such as firefox,
for some reason.

It usually work with IE.


Regards

John Samperi

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John Samperi wrote:
>
> At 12:13 PM 25/06/2007, you wrote:
> > Anyone with any ideas?
>
> Quite a few people have had problems with this when they
> use something other than IE for download, such as firefox,
> for some reason.
>
> It usually work with IE.
>
>
  That sucketh.  I will *NOT* use IE for anything, period.  I'll get a 
linux box going and use AVRDUDE first.

tom

*ARGH*  NOw I've completely blown it. I inadvertantly clicked 
program in the fuse s menu, and now I can do NOTHING with the 
ATmega8515.   I cannot read or verify the fuses even.    DAMN

tom

At 12:26 PM 25/06/2007, you wrote:
>   That sucketh.  I will *NOT* use IE for anything, period.

It was supposed to have been fixed last week..you can always get
someone else to download it for you and put it on a CD. :-)



Regards

John Samperi

********************************************************
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Tel. (02) 9674-6495       Fax (02) 9674-8745
Email: john@ampertronics.com.au
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At 12:28 PM 25/06/2007, you wrote:
>     *ARGH*  NOw I've completely blown it. I inadvertantly clicked
>program in the fuse s menu, and now I can do NOTHING with the
>ATmega8515.   I cannot read or verify the fuses even.    DAMN

Is the chip on the STK500? If so the worst thing you may need to
do is a HVPP, but you should be able to resurrect it without problems.


Regards

John Samperi

********************************************************
Ampertronics Pty. Ltd.
11 Brokenwood Place Baulkham Hills, NSW 2153 AUSTRALIA
Tel. (02) 9674-6495       Fax (02) 9674-8745
Email: john@ampertronics.com.au
Website  http://www.ampertronics.com.au
*Electronic Design * Custom Products * Contract Assembly
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John Samperi wrote:
>
> At 12:28 PM 25/06/2007, you wrote:
> > *ARGH* NOw I've completely blown it. I inadvertantly clicked
> >program in the fuse s menu, and now I can do NOTHING with the
> >ATmega8515. I cannot read or verify the fuses even. DAMN
>
> Is the chip on the STK500? If so the worst thing you may need to
> do is a HVPP, but you should be able to resurrect it without problems.
>
>
  Yeah, I was pretty certain it can be recovered from, but I have no 
idea what I have to change on the chip to get it runing, at this point. 
I'd liek to takeit back to where it was when it arrived from Atmel, 
withthe sample program in place.

tom

At 12:42 PM 25/06/2007, you wrote:
>I'd liek to takeit back to where it was when it arrived from Atmel,
>withthe sample program in place.

Start reading the STK500 docs about High Voltage Parallel Programming
then :-)

Maybe be it is just the case the you have switched the fuse for
EXTERNAL CLOCK and all you need to do is to activate the clock
circuit of the STK500. How were you running the chip before?
Internal 1MHz clock?

Regards

John Samperi

********************************************************
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11 Brokenwood Place Baulkham Hills, NSW 2153 AUSTRALIA
Tel. (02) 9674-6495       Fax (02) 9674-8745
Email: john@ampertronics.com.au
Website  http://www.ampertronics.com.au
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I've never had that problem John, but I use Netscape.  The only problem 
I've had was anal retinitis...like the day I tried to do an update on an 
ISP while it was plugged into the target system rather than just power 
and return, at 0200 or so...on the day I was supposed to do a dog and 
pony show...and it was my only ISP on hand.

RTFBC or RTFMC...in other words, read the instructions first...is what I 
say these days.


REB



John Samperi wrote:

>At 12:13 PM 25/06/2007, you wrote:
>  
>
>> Anyone with any ideas?
>>    
>>
>
>Quite a few people have had problems with this when they
>use something other than IE for download, such as firefox,
>for some reason.
>
>It usually work with IE.
>
>
>Regards
>
>John Samperi
>
>********************************************************
>Ampertronics Pty. Ltd.
>11 Brokenwood Place Baulkham Hills, NSW 2153 AUSTRALIA
>Tel. (02) 9674-6495       Fax (02) 9674-8745
>Email: john@ampertronics.com.au
>Website  http://www.ampertronics.com.au
>*Electronic Design * Custom Products * Contract Assembly
>********************************************************
>
>
>  
>

John Samperi wrote:
>
> At 12:42 PM 25/06/2007, you wrote:
> >I'd liek to takeit back to where it was when it arrived from Atmel,
> >withthe sample program in place.
>
> Start reading the STK500 docs about High Voltage Parallel Programming
> then :-)
>
> Maybe be it is just the case the you have switched the fuse for
> EXTERNAL CLOCK and all you need to do is to activate the clock
> circuit of the STK500. How were you running the chip before?
> Internal 1MHz clock?
>
  I don't know for certain.  I was running it as the shipped sample 
device with the shipped sample program (LEDs & Switches).    I was 
unable to read many of the registers on the device without receiving 
error messages from AVRStudio, suggesting themy ISP vs STK frequencies 
were incorrect, but so far as I coudl tell they were not.  It also 
referred to the AVRStudio Help, which brings up exactly nothing.  The 
Help simply is not functioning. )-:

tom

At 01:35 AM 26/06/2007, you wrote:
>   I don't know for certain.  I was running it as the shipped sample
>device with the shipped sample program (LEDs & Switches).    I was
>unable to read many of the registers on the device without receiving
>error messages from AVRStudio, suggesting themy ISP vs STK frequencies
>were incorrect, but so far as I coudl tell they were not.

Can you got to Tools>Program Avr>Connect and then select the STK500.

Have you ever gone this far with the STK??

If you can then first select the chip you are using from the drop down
menu and also select ISP mode for programming.

Then go to the Board tab, you should now see the VTG, AREF etc.
Also the ISP frequency should be there, set it at 250KHz (or close)
and then WRITE it. If all is well you should then be able to go to
the Advanced tab and read the signature byte.

Let's start with that for now.


Regards

John Samperi

********************************************************
Ampertronics Pty. Ltd.
11 Brokenwood Place Baulkham Hills, NSW 2153 AUSTRALIA
Tel. (02) 9674-6495       Fax (02) 9674-8745
Email: john@ampertronics.com.au
Website  http://www.ampertronics.com.au
*Electronic Design * Custom Products * Contract Assembly
********************************************************


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John Samperi wrote:
>
> At 01:35 AM 26/06/2007, you wrote:
> > I don't know for certain. I was running it as the shipped sample
> >device with the shipped sample program (LEDs & Switches). I was
> >unable to read many of the registers on the device without receiving
> >error messages from AVRStudio, suggesting themy ISP vs STK frequencies
> >were incorrect, but so far as I coudl tell they were not.
>
> Can you got to Tools>Program Avr>Connect and then select the STK500.
>
> Have you ever gone this far with the STK??
>

  Yep, been there, done that.
>
> If you can then first select the chip you are using from the drop down
> menu and also select ISP mode for programming.
>
> Then go to the Board tab, you should now see the VTG, AREF etc.
> Also the ISP frequency should be there, set it at 250KHz (or close)
> and then WRITE it. If all is well you should then be able to go to
> the Advanced tab and read the signature byte.
>

    Likewise, been there, done that.
>
> Let's start with that for now.
>
>
  I swapped out the 8515 for thr ATmega16L that shipped with the 
STK-500.  I plugged it into socket 3100A3, per the User Guide.   I try 
to program it with the switches&leds code, but I am still getting that 
damnable box xomplaining about possible clock speed problems. It also 
recommends reading help, but I don't seem to HAVE help. )-:   I am 
re-downloading AVRStuio 4.12, going to reinstall it and see if that 
helps some

tom

At 02:12 AM 27/06/2007, you wrote:
>     Likewise, been there, done that.

Can you STILL go into the STK500 programming screen?

>xomplaining about possible clock speed problems.

What is it set to now?

Regards

John Samperi

********************************************************
Ampertronics Pty. Ltd.
11 Brokenwood Place Baulkham Hills, NSW 2153 AUSTRALIA
Tel. (02) 9674-6495       Fax (02) 9674-8745
Email: john@ampertronics.com.au
Website  http://www.ampertronics.com.au
*Electronic Design * Custom Products * Contract Assembly
********************************************************


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