lost USBTinyISP
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- rhartl
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lost USBTinyISP
So closing in on the finish line for my project suddenly the FTDI cable will not talk to the processor. Verbose error indicates that it cannot find USBTinyISP. I am using Arduino 1.6.3 and have the board set to Trinket Pro3V/12mhz FTDI (which is correct and was working before), com port is Com 9 and the programmer is set to that. Programmer is Arduino ISP. Just updated the com driver. Help!!!
- adafruit_support_rick
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Re: lost USBTinyISP
If it's reporting this error, you don't actually have the ProTrinket board type set to FTDI.
- rhartl
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Re: lost USBTinyISP
Here is a screen shot.
and the error message...
The stamp on the processor says "Pro Trinket 3V".
and the error message...
The stamp on the processor says "Pro Trinket 3V".
- adafruit_support_rick
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Re: lost USBTinyISP
That's definitely weird. So, the FTDI cable for sure shows up as COM9 in the Device Manager?
Can you upgrade to a newer version of Arduino, and install the Adafruit board support package?
It looks like the install into 1.6.3 didn't go so well.
https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-ard ... ot-6-x-ide
Can you upgrade to a newer version of Arduino, and install the Adafruit board support package?
It looks like the install into 1.6.3 didn't go so well.
https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-ard ... ot-6-x-ide
- rhartl
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Re: lost USBTinyISP
So I've loaded up Arduino 1.6.7 (latest version). Installed the boards and the USB driver from Adadfruit. Set the board to Trinket Pro 3V/12Mhz. Compiled the sketch and pushed upload. I am getting the same error as before. Is it possible its the cable?
- adafruit_support_rick
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Re: lost USBTinyISP
Sure - Try some different cables
- rhartl
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Re: lost USBTinyISP
Well I don't have more than one FTDI cable available to me and I'd like to make sure that's a possibility before I buy another one. I guess it would be time to confess that when I first saw this problem I was working on the sketch. The project involves having a lipo poly battery and detecting when the voltage is low. It then detects the presence of a USB charger on the port for the trinket and puts the system into recharge mode. When I first saw the problem the USB charger and battery and the FTDI cable were all connected to the Trinket. Might that have been a problem?
Also there are still some LED's lighting up when I first plug in the cable (red and green) they both flash once and then go away, if that helps.
Also there are still some LED's lighting up when I first plug in the cable (red and green) they both flash once and then go away, if that helps.
- adafruit_support_rick
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Re: lost USBTinyISP
I don't know. Having the USB power and the FTDI might have damaged the FTDI. I kind of doubt it, though.
What's puzzling to me is why it's looking for a USBtiny in the first place. I'll see if somebody else here has any ideas.
Meanwhile, can you program it over USB as a USBtiny? Make sure the programmer type is set to USBtiny in the IDE
What's puzzling to me is why it's looking for a USBtiny in the first place. I'll see if somebody else here has any ideas.
Meanwhile, can you program it over USB as a USBtiny? Make sure the programmer type is set to USBtiny in the IDE
- rhartl
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Re: lost USBTinyISP
So now having updated the windows driver and all of the out-of-date libraries I am getting a new set of errors:
I don't know where to go from here.Using library SPI at version 1.0 in folder: C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\hardware\arduino\avr\libraries\SPI
Using library Wire at version 1.0 in folder: C:\Users\Hartl\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\adafruit\hardware\avr\1.4.5\libraries\Wire
Using library Adafruit_GFX_Library at version 1.1.4 in folder: C:\Users\Hartl\Documents\Arduino\libraries\Adafruit_GFX_Library
Using library Adafruit_SSD1306 at version 1.1.0 in folder: C:\Users\Hartl\Documents\Arduino\libraries\Adafruit_SSD1306
Using library EEPROM at version 2.0 in folder: C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\hardware\arduino\avr\libraries\EEPROM
exit status 1
#error ("Height incorrect, please fix Adafruit_SSD1306.h!");
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 1 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x49
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 2 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x49
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 3 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x49
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 4 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x49
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 5 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x49
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 6 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x49
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 7 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x49
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 8 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x49
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 9 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x49
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
Problem uploading to board. See http://www.arduino.cc/en/Guide/Troubleshooting#upload for suggestions.
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 10 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x49
- adafruit_support_rick
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Re: lost USBTinyISP
OK. I think there's something wrong with your Pro Trinket.
Please email [email protected] with a link to this thread for a replacement
Please email [email protected] with a link to this thread for a replacement
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