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Problem uploading to DFRduino FIO

userHead pierre 2017-01-18 22:02:50 3273 Views19 Replies
I bought 20 fio's around 6 months ago and only just recently got the chance to use them. I've soldered header pins onto all of them, but none of them are responding to uploads.

I have an older DFRduino FIO that works fine. I also have 2-3 Sparkfun Fio's and they work fine too. I am using an FTDI cable (bought from Sparkfun I think).

Here's the output from trying to upload the Blink Without Delay sketch:

Sketch uses 862 bytes (2%) of program storage space. Maximum is 30720 bytes.
Global variables use 15 bytes (0%) of dynamic memory, leaving 2033 bytes for local variables. Maximum is 2048 bytes.
/home/grimus/.arduino15/packages/arduino/tools/avrdude/6.3.0-arduino8/bin/avrdude -C/home/grimus/.arduino15/packages/arduino/tools/avrdude/6.3.0-arduino8/etc/avrdude.conf -v -patmega328p -carduino -P/dev/ttyUSB0 -b57600 -D -Uflash:w:/tmp/arduino_build_838788/BlinkWithoutDelay.ino.hex:i

avrdude: Version 6.3, compiled on Dec 16 2016 at 12:32:01
Copyright (c) 2000-2005 Brian Dean,make_clickable_callback(MAGIC_URL_FULL, ' ', 'http://www.bdmicro.com/', '', ' class="postlink"')
Copyright (c) 2007-2014 Joerg Wunsch

System wide configuration file is "/home/grimus/.arduino15/packages/arduino/tools/avrdude/6.3.0-arduino8/etc/avrdude.conf"
User configuration file is "/home/grimus/.avrduderc"
User configuration file does not exist or is not a regular file, skipping

Using Port : /dev/ttyUSB0
Using Programmer : arduino
Overriding Baud Rate : 57600
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 1 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x00
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 2 of 10: not in sync: resp=0xff
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 3 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x00
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 4 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x00
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 5 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x00
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 6 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x00
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 7 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x00
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 8 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x00
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 9 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x00
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 10 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x00

avrdude done. Thank you.

An error occurred while uploading the sketch"

When I plug in the FTDI cable and connect to the USB on my laptop, the red LED on the Fio board turns on. Not sure if this is normal.

Could this be an incorrectly programmed bootloader? Any other ideas? It's pretty urgent as I have less than 2 weeks to finish this project before it goes public. All of my new Fio's are exhibiting the same problem. I've also tried another PC, just in case there was an issue with my laptop. Same problem.
2017-02-06 04:07:02 Any idea when they will be back in the office? userHeadPic pierre
2017-02-06 04:07:02 Any idea when they will be back in the office? userHeadPic pierre
2017-02-04 00:10:17 Hi pierre,

Sorry to kept you waiting for a long time.
Yes, our several sales team members are still in the vacation of the Chinese NY, I guess they will deal with your requirement ASAP once they get back to office.
Thanks for your patience. :)
userHeadPic Wendy.Hu
2017-02-04 00:10:17 Hi pierre,

Sorry to kept you waiting for a long time.
Yes, our several sales team members are still in the vacation of the Chinese NY, I guess they will deal with your requirement ASAP once they get back to office.
Thanks for your patience. :)
userHeadPic Wendy.Hu
2017-01-26 20:44:26 I wrote to sales AT dfrobot.com and got a message saying lola was out of the office (I'm guessing for chinese NY). userHeadPic pierre
2017-01-26 20:44:26 I wrote to sales AT dfrobot.com and got a message saying lola was out of the office (I'm guessing for chinese NY). userHeadPic pierre
2017-01-24 21:26:58 OK

I'll keep an eye on it, if you have any question, please let me know
userHeadPic Grey.CC
2017-01-24 21:26:58 OK

I'll keep an eye on it, if you have any question, please let me know
userHeadPic Grey.CC
2017-01-24 20:46:43 I'm not sure how to do it, but I can do some research. I'll contact your sales team. userHeadPic pierre
2017-01-24 20:46:43 I'm not sure how to do it, but I can do some research. I'll contact your sales team. userHeadPic pierre
2017-01-24 19:33:38 Hi Pierre,

Could you burn the bootloader yourself? If yes, we can send some coupon to your account. You know it has been close to Chinese New Year, All express will be stopped at least half month.
You can contact our sales department directly:make_clickable_callback(MAGIC_URL_EMAIL, ' ', '[email protected]', '', '').

Thank You
userHeadPic Grey.CC
2017-01-24 19:33:38 Hi Pierre,

Could you burn the bootloader yourself? If yes, we can send some coupon to your account. You know it has been close to Chinese New Year, All express will be stopped at least half month.
You can contact our sales department directly:make_clickable_callback(MAGIC_URL_EMAIL, ' ', '[email protected]', '', '').

Thank You
userHeadPic Grey.CC
2017-01-24 19:07:30 Yes all 20 from the batch I ordered don't work. A Fio I ordered previously from DFRobot does work. All my Sparkfun Fios work.

How do I get a refund or credit? I didn't pay all this money to then have to flash the bootloaders.
userHeadPic pierre
2017-01-24 19:07:30 Yes all 20 from the batch I ordered don't work. A Fio I ordered previously from DFRobot does work. All my Sparkfun Fios work.

How do I get a refund or credit? I didn't pay all this money to then have to flash the bootloaders.
userHeadPic pierre
2017-01-23 00:32:30 I'm sorry, this batch has burned a wrong bootloader. if you have the same question. Please try update it. userHeadPic Grey.CC
2017-01-23 00:32:30 I'm sorry, this batch has burned a wrong bootloader. if you have the same question. Please try update it. userHeadPic Grey.CC
2017-01-19 01:59:13 Hi Sir,

Sorry for your bad experience.
Its a little strange. Would you mind to introduce more details about the whole process when using the module? Some photos for your diagram and the FTDI of Sparkfun might be helpful for us to understand what happened.

Looking forward to your reply. :)
userHeadPic Grey.CC
2017-01-19 01:59:13 Hi Sir,

Sorry for your bad experience.
Its a little strange. Would you mind to introduce more details about the whole process when using the module? Some photos for your diagram and the FTDI of Sparkfun might be helpful for us to understand what happened.

Looking forward to your reply. :)
userHeadPic Grey.CC
2017-01-18 22:02:50 I bought 20 fio's around 6 months ago and only just recently got the chance to use them. I've soldered header pins onto all of them, but none of them are responding to uploads.

I have an older DFRduino FIO that works fine. I also have 2-3 Sparkfun Fio's and they work fine too. I am using an FTDI cable (bought from Sparkfun I think).

Here's the output from trying to upload the Blink Without Delay sketch:

Sketch uses 862 bytes (2%) of program storage space. Maximum is 30720 bytes.
Global variables use 15 bytes (0%) of dynamic memory, leaving 2033 bytes for local variables. Maximum is 2048 bytes.
/home/grimus/.arduino15/packages/arduino/tools/avrdude/6.3.0-arduino8/bin/avrdude -C/home/grimus/.arduino15/packages/arduino/tools/avrdude/6.3.0-arduino8/etc/avrdude.conf -v -patmega328p -carduino -P/dev/ttyUSB0 -b57600 -D -Uflash:w:/tmp/arduino_build_838788/BlinkWithoutDelay.ino.hex:i

avrdude: Version 6.3, compiled on Dec 16 2016 at 12:32:01
Copyright (c) 2000-2005 Brian Dean,make_clickable_callback(MAGIC_URL_FULL, ' ', 'http://www.bdmicro.com/', '', ' class="postlink"')
Copyright (c) 2007-2014 Joerg Wunsch

System wide configuration file is "/home/grimus/.arduino15/packages/arduino/tools/avrdude/6.3.0-arduino8/etc/avrdude.conf"
User configuration file is "/home/grimus/.avrduderc"
User configuration file does not exist or is not a regular file, skipping

Using Port : /dev/ttyUSB0
Using Programmer : arduino
Overriding Baud Rate : 57600
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 1 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x00
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 2 of 10: not in sync: resp=0xff
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 3 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x00
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 4 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x00
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 5 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x00
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 6 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x00
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 7 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x00
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 8 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x00
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 9 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x00
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 10 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x00

avrdude done. Thank you.

An error occurred while uploading the sketch"

When I plug in the FTDI cable and connect to the USB on my laptop, the red LED on the Fio board turns on. Not sure if this is normal.

Could this be an incorrectly programmed bootloader? Any other ideas? It's pretty urgent as I have less than 2 weeks to finish this project before it goes public. All of my new Fio's are exhibiting the same problem. I've also tried another PC, just in case there was an issue with my laptop. Same problem.
userHeadPic pierre