avrdude: ser_recv(): programmer is not responding

[chrismillar7]

Hi David,

First of all thanks for putting this together. However, I am struggling to get it up and running.

I'm using an Arduino Pro Mini 3.3V 8MHz and XBee 868lp radio modules in API mode with escapes.

I'm think I've managed to get the bootloader to load onto the Arduino using the command:-

sudo avrdude -c usbtiny -p m328p -b9600 -U flash:w:xbeeboot-master/xbeeboot/bootloaders/xbeeboot/xbeeboot_atmega328_pro_8MHz.hex

When I try to load the Arduino with a sketch I get the following:-

`pi@raspberrypi:~ $ sudo avrdude -c xbee -P 0013a20041523547@/dev/ttyAMA0 -p m328p -U flash:w:sketchbook/Blink_1s.cpp.hex -v -v -v -v

avrdude: Version 6.1, compiled on Feb 8 2017 at 14:53:01
Copyright (c) 2000-2005 Brian Dean, http://www.bdmicro.com/
Copyright (c) 2007-2014 Joerg Wunsch

     System wide configuration file is "/usr/local/etc/avrdude.conf"
     User configuration file is "/root/.avrduderc"
     User configuration file does not exist or is not a regular file, skipping

     Using Port                    : 0013a20041523547@/dev/ttyAMA0
     Using Programmer              : xbee

avrdude: XBee address: 0013a20041523547
avrdude: Baud 9600
avrdude: Local AT command: AP
avrdude: sendAPIRequest(): 1486653110.763911 -1, 1, -1, 65
avrdude: Send: ~ [7e] . [00] . [05] . [08] . [01] A [41] P [50] . [02] c [63]
avrdude: ser_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: Recv: . [00]
avrdude: Recv: . [00]
avrdude: Recv: ~ [7e]
avrdude: Recv: . [00]
avrdude: Recv: . [00]
avrdude: ser_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: Recv: ~ [7e]
avrdude: Recv: . [00]
avrdude: Recv: . [00]
avrdude: ser_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: Recv: ~ [7e]
avrdude: Recv: . [00]
avrdude: ser_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: Recv: ~ [7e]
avrdude: Recv: . [00]
avrdude: ser_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: Local XBee is not responding.

avrdude done. Thank you.
`

Do you have any suggestion at what to look at to try and get it working?

Many thanks,
Chris

[davidsainty]

Hi Chris, Whatever is going wrong here is definitely between the Pi and the device directly connected to the Pi serial port. What is connected to /dev/ttyAMA0? Is it the Arduino or is it an XBee? At that point avrdude thinks it's going to be talking to an XBee. Either way, the reply messages look strange because they aren't proper API frames. Possibly a baud rate mismatch between the Pi (9600bps) and the attached device? Oh, and the XBee should already be in API mode too? Cheers, Dave On 10/02/2017 04:22, "chrismillar7" <notifications@github.com> wrote: Hi David, First of all thanks for putting this together. However, I am struggling to get it up and running. I'm using an Arduino Pro Mini 3.3V 8MHz and XBee 868lp radio modules in API mode with escapes. I'm think I've managed to get the bootloader to load onto the Arduino using the command:- sudo avrdude -c usbtiny -p m328p -b9600 -U flash:w:xbeeboot-master/ xbeeboot/bootloaders/xbeeboot/xbeeboot_atmega328_pro_8MHz.hex When I try to load the Arduino with a sketch I get the following:- `pi@raspberrypi:~ $ sudo avrdude -c xbee -P 0013a20041523547@/dev/ttyAMA0 -p m328p -U flash:w:sketchbook/Blink_1s.cpp.hex -v -v -v -v avrdude: Version 6.1, compiled on Feb 8 2017 at 14:53:01 Copyright (c) 2000-2005 Brian Dean, http://www.bdmicro.com/ Copyright (c) 2007-2014 Joerg Wunsch System wide configuration file is "/usr/local/etc/avrdude.conf" User configuration file is "/root/.avrduderc" User configuration file does not exist or is not a regular file, skipping Using Port : 0013a20041523547@/dev/ttyAMA0 Using Programmer : xbee avrdude: XBee address: 0013a20041523547 avrdude: Baud 9600 avrdude: Local AT command: AP avrdude: sendAPIRequest(): 1486653110.763911 -1, 1, -1, 65 avrdude: Send: ~ [7e] . [00] . [05] . [08] . [01] A [41] P [50] . [02] c [63] avrdude: ser_recv(): programmer is not responding avrdude: Recv: . [00] avrdude: Recv: . [00] avrdude: Recv: ~ [7e] avrdude: Recv: . [00] avrdude: Recv: . [00] avrdude: ser_recv(): programmer is not responding avrdude: Recv: ~ [7e] avrdude: Recv: . [00] avrdude: Recv: . [00] avrdude: ser_recv(): programmer is not responding avrdude: Recv: ~ [7e] avrdude: Recv: . [00] avrdude: ser_recv(): programmer is not responding avrdude: Recv: ~ [7e] avrdude: Recv: . [00] avrdude: ser_recv(): programmer is not responding avrdude: Local XBee is not responding. avrdude done. Thank you. ` Do you have any suggestion at what to look at to try and get it working? Many thanks, Chris — You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#11>, or mute the thread <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/ACuqIZnEGLoZDP9LbkSF0rcipe6rXdr-ks5ray8igaJpZM4L8QmQ> .

[chrismillar7]

Hi David,

Thanks for your quick response.

An XBee is connected to ttyAMA0 and both Xbees are running in the same API mode and have the same baud rate.

I think I had another process running in the background so I rebooted
my Raspberry Pi and tried again.

I ran the following command:-
sudo avrdude -b 9600 -c xbee -P 0013a20041523547@/dev/ttyAMA0 -p m328p -U flash:w:sketchbook/Blink_1s.cpp.hex -v -v -v -v

I now get the following which continually repeats itself:-

avrdude: ser_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: sendAPIRequest(): 1487162213.951852 1, 1, 23, 48
avrdude: Send: ~ [7e] . [00] } [7d] 3 [33] . [10] = [3d] . [00] } [7d] 3 [33] . [a2] . [00] A [41] R [52] 5 [35] G [47] . [ff] . [fe] . [00] . [00] . [01] . [01] . [17] 0 [30] [20] . [88]
avrdude: Recv: ~ [7e]
avrdude: Recv: . [00]
avrdude: Recv: . [07]
avrdude: Recv: . [8b]
avrdude: Recv: = [3d]
avrdude: Recv: . [ff]
avrdude: Recv: . [fe]
avrdude: Recv: . [00]
avrdude: Recv: . [00]
avrdude: Recv: . [00]
avrdude: Recv: : [3a]
avrdude: xbeedev_poll(): Received frame type 8b
avrdude: xbeedev_poll(): Transmit status 61 result code 0

The received frame is a trasmit status frame sayign the sent packet was received but I am not sure what is being sent. The line at the top of the code suggests that it's not working but I'm not nsure where next to direct my efforts to figure out what's not working.

Any further ideas?

Many thanks
Chris

[chrismillar7]

The Xbees are communicating properly. DIO3 pin on the remote XBee is being pulled low to reset the Arduino and then pulled high again, just after the command is run.

[davidsainty]

Things to check: The API mode does need to be mode 2 for both XBees. The serial speed between the XBee connected to the Atmel and the Atmel need to match - XBeeBoot is affected by clock speed and the remote XBee is controlled by parameters but defaults to 9600. The Atmel clock really needs to be a crystal. The internal RC clock is not precise enough for reliable serial IO. On 16/02/2017 05:56, "chrismillar7" <notifications@github.com> wrote: The Xbees are communicating properly. DIO3 pin on the remote XBee is being pulled low to reset the Arduino and then pulled high again, just after the command is run. — You are receiving this because you commented. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#11 (comment)>, or mute the thread <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/ACuqIWV1Y1bfr09tu7_w_yZIqiWg8_4sks5rcy5PgaJpZM4L8QmQ> .