Device signature = 0x000000 from Avrdude to ATMega16u4

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Device signature = 0x000000 from Avrdude to ATMega16u4

Post by Stpn »

Hi I am trying to to interface to ATMega16U4 but keep getting : Device signature = 0x000000

I am using Avrdude command line and USBTiny ISP.

Can you please suggest some solution to this?

Below are the answer to the questions and the log (verbose) of what's going on.

1) Are you using a USBtiny from a kit or from DIY? Make sure you mention that in your post

From a kit.

2) What OS and computer are you using?

OSX

3) Which programming software are you using, and what chip?
AvrDude to ATMega16u4

4) Did the USBtinyISP ever work (even once) or is it your first time trying to talk to a chip
Yes it works fine with standard Arduino

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Stpns-MacBook-Pro:HW stpn$ avrdude -C avrdude.conf -c usbtiny -p m16u4 -B 12 -F -v -v -v -v -v -v

avrdude: Version 5.11.1, compiled on Feb 12 2013 at 01:24:54
         Copyright (c) 2000-2005 Brian Dean, http://www.bdmicro.com/
         Copyright (c) 2007-2009 Joerg Wunsch

         System wide configuration file is "avrdude.conf"
         User configuration file is "/Users/stpn/.avrduderc"
         User configuration file does not exist or is not a regular file, skipping

         Using Port                    : unknown
         Using Programmer              : usbtiny
         Setting bit clk period        : 12.0
avrdude: usbdev_open(): Found USBtinyISP, bus:device: 001:006-1781-0c9f-ff-00
         AVR Part                      : ATmega16U4
         Chip Erase delay              : 9000 us
         PAGEL                         : PD7
         BS2                           : PA0
         RESET disposition             : dedicated
         RETRY pulse                   : SCK
         serial program mode           : yes
         parallel program mode         : yes
         Timeout                       : 200
         StabDelay                     : 100
         CmdexeDelay                   : 25
         SyncLoops                     : 32
         ByteDelay                     : 0
         PollIndex                     : 3
         PollValue                     : 0x53
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                                  29     VALUE      5      1
                                  28     VALUE      4      1
                                  27     VALUE      3      0
                                  26     VALUE      2      0
                                  25     VALUE      1      0
                                  24     VALUE      0      0
                                  23    IGNORE      7      0
                                  22    IGNORE      6      0
                                  21    IGNORE      5      0
                                  20    IGNORE      4      0
                                  19    IGNORE      3      0
                                  18    IGNORE      2      0
                                  17    IGNORE      1      0
                                  16    IGNORE      0      0
                                  15    IGNORE      7      0
                                  14    IGNORE      6      0
                                  13    IGNORE      5      0
                                  12    IGNORE      4      0
                                  11    IGNORE      3      0
                                  10    IGNORE      2      0
                                   9   ADDRESS      1      0
                                   8   ADDRESS      0      0
                                   7    OUTPUT      7      0
                                   6    OUTPUT      6      0
                                   5    OUTPUT      5      0
                                   4    OUTPUT      4      0
                                   3    OUTPUT      3      0
                                   2    OUTPUT      2      0
                                   1    OUTPUT      1      0
                                   0    OUTPUT      0      0

         Programmer Type : USBtiny
         Description     : USBtiny simple USB programmer, http://www.ladyada.net/make/usbtinyisp/
avrdude: programmer operation not supported

avrdude: Setting SCK period to 12 usec
CMD: [ac 53 00 00] [ff ff ff ff]
CMD: [ac 53 00 00] [ff ff ff ff]
avrdude: initialization failed, rc=-1
avrdude: AVR device initialized and ready to accept instructions
avrdude: Device signature = 0x000000
avrdude: Yikes!  Invalid device signature.
avrdude: Expected signature for ATmega16U4 is 1E 94 88

avrdude done.  Thank you.

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Re: Device signature = 0x000000 from Avrdude to ATMega16u4

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The USBtiny is unable to communicate with the chip. How are you connected to the chip? How is the chip being powered? Does the chip have a crystal or other clock source connected?

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Re: Device signature = 0x000000 from Avrdude to ATMega16u4

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driverblock wrote:The USBtiny is unable to communicate with the chip. How are you connected to the chip? How is the chip being powered? Does the chip have a crystal or other clock source connected?

Hi! We're connecting to the chip via ISP (6 pin to 6 pin). The chip is powered via external power supply (5V). The chip has external 16Mhz clock. Please let me know if that clarifies that. Thank you.

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Re: Device signature = 0x000000 from Avrdude to ATMega16u4

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Do you have the ICSP socket oriented correctly? Red wire to pin 1?
Make sure you have electrically secure connections from the ICSP header to the chip. If your on a breadboard, try different holes. Make sure the gauge of your jumper wires is heavy enough to make a solid breadboard connection.

If you post some clear, detailed pictures, we can take a look

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