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Uploading a sketch fails with avrdude "programmer is not responding". What now?
Short answer: Use the desktop Arduino IDE, select Arduino Nano and the correct port, and install the CH340 drivers.
I have connected the mePed up to my computer where I am running the Arduino web IDE. When I attempt to upload a new sketch I'm getting the following error:
Thanks,
Mike
Flashing with command:/Users/<user>/.arduino-create/arduino/avrdude/6.3.0-arduino9/bin/avrdude -C/Users/<user>/.arduino-create/arduino/avrdude/6.3.0-arduino9/etc/avrdude.conf -patmega32u4 -cavr109 -P/dev/cu.wchusbserial14420 -b57600 -D -Uflash:w:/var/folders/p0/5t1z69ln2g18m1zchmpsfsym0000gn/T/arduino-create-agent073869932/sketch_oct14a.hex:i
Connecting to programmer: .avrdude: butterfly_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: butterfly_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: butterfly_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: butterfly_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: butterfly_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: butterfly_recv(): programmer is not responding
Found programmer: Id = ""; type =
Software Version = .�; Hardware Version = .
avrdude: butterfly_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: butterfly_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: error: buffered memory access not supported. Maybe it isn't
a butterfly/AVR109 but a AVR910 device?
avrdude: initialization failed, rc=-1
Double check connections and try again, or use -F to override
this check.
avrdude: butterfly_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: error: programmer did not respond to command: leave prog mode
avrdude: butterfly_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: error: programmer did not respond to command: exit bootloader
avrdude done. Thank you.Thanks,
Mike
Hi Mike,
I'm sorry for your troubles! To be honest, I haven't tried out the web interface. Would you mind downloading the full IDE onto your computer and try programming the Arduino on the mePed that way? Please also be sure to select the Arduino Nano controller, select the correct COM Port, as well as have the correct CH340 Serial Drivers installed for your computer. These can be found on www.mePed.io.
Please let us know if you need further assistance.
Thanks,
Scott Pierce
I'm sorry for your troubles! To be honest, I haven't tried out the web interface. Would you mind downloading the full IDE onto your computer and try programming the Arduino on the mePed that way? Please also be sure to select the Arduino Nano controller, select the correct COM Port, as well as have the correct CH340 Serial Drivers installed for your computer. These can be found on www.mePed.io.
Please let us know if you need further assistance.
Thanks,
Scott Pierce
I bought a kit at the Make Faire. After some confusion I finished the model. It has never worked. It only hums and twitches on startup. I tried to upload the program on the Nano but I get error messages. Is there a different place to get the files. Both the sketch on the forum and the one on the website do not work for me. I have copied them into the IDE and tried to upload them. Am very frustrated.