Need Help with setting up USB Tiny ISP

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Need Help with setting up USB Tiny ISP

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Hi,

I ordered the USB Tiny ISP kit from you guys, i soldered
> everything by following the tutorial in your website. When i connect it to
> the computer i get the unknown device in windows (i knew the driver is not
> installed). I went ahead and downloaded the latest driver from your website
> and when i try to install it i get this error "The specified location does
> not contain information about your hardware.( when browsing and selecting
> the .INF file)" Neither the green light nor the red light comes on when the
> USB is connected. What is the problem?
I checked some post but none seemed to help.

Thanks in advance

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Re: Need Help with setting up USB Tiny ISP

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Can you post a photo of the front and back? perhaps its a simply soldering issues we can determine

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Re: Need Help with setting up USB Tiny ISP

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Here are the pictures
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Re: Need Help with setting up USB Tiny ISP

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hmmm, can you go back and touch up the solder joints for the resistors and diodes around the USB connector?

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Re: Need Help with setting up USB Tiny ISP

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I did that, it didn't seem that it helped.

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Re: Need Help with setting up USB Tiny ISP

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I don't see either a resistor or jumper in place for R4 and R7 (resistors for SpokePOV, jumpers otherwise).

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Re: Need Help with setting up USB Tiny ISP

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Algolosaur wrote:I don't see either a resistor or jumper in place for R4 and R7 (resistors for SpokePOV, jumpers otherwise).

Algolosaur
that is not relevant, please let us help this customer :)

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Re: Need Help with setting up USB Tiny ISP

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Masuod123 wrote:I did that, it didn't seem that it helped.
OK when you plug in, what computer OS are you using exactly

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Re: Need Help with setting up USB Tiny ISP

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I am using windows XP sp3 and when i plug in the the usb it says this message: One of the usb devices attached to this computer has malfunctioned and windows does not recognize it.

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Re: Need Help with setting up USB Tiny ISP

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OK that is a different message than you said before!
"The specified location does
> not contain information about your hardware.( when browsing and selecting
> the .INF file)"
we could try replacing the chip - email support@adafruit and request a new USBtinyISP chip

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Re: Need Help with setting up USB Tiny ISP

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that is when i try to install the driver. In windows when the hardware is marked as unknown device it is because the driver is missing. I go to the device manager and right click on "unknown Device" and click properties, then i click update drivers and direct to the folder that i downloaded from ladyada. That is when i get this error not contain information about your hardware.( when browsing and selecting the .INF file)"

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Re: Need Help with setting up USB Tiny ISP

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adafruit wrote:OK that is a different message than you said before!
"The specified location does
> not contain information about your hardware.( when browsing and selecting
> the .INF file)"
we could try replacing the chip - email support@adafruit and request a new USBtinyISP chip
I have a question: does USBTinyISP turn on if it is not connected to the target program chip. I am trying to program an Atmega 32 with this.

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Re: Need Help with setting up USB Tiny ISP

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disconnect from the target when plugging it into the computer

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