Upload frustrations, triumphs, and questions w/ v328

[New2Duino]

Hello,

Today I received my first Seeeduino - my first Arduino of any kind, for that matter. I eagerly rushed through the IDE and FTDI install to get things rolling. I was crushed to find that uploading did not work. Here are the details.

Windows XP SP3
Arduino IDE 017
Seeeduino V328
Only one COM port shows up, which I’ve selected.

Like so many other Arduino users, I received the dreaded:
avrdude: stk500_getsync(): not in sync: resp=0x00
avrdude: stk500_disable(): protocol error, expect=0x14, resp=0x51

This originally happened when my first Blink upload took more than 20 seconds to complete. I wasn’t sure what to do so I hit the reset button… that was that. No other uploads were successful after that. I searched the net for resolution and found no recommendations that helped.

One common recommendation was to make sure you had the correct Board selected in the IDE. Ok, I have the 328 so I selected “Arduino Duemilanove or Nano w/ 328” – doesn’t work. (looking back, I was naive to think that the fancy name was tied to the chip number)

Ok, reviewing the details on the main product page I found this, “Its design is based on Diecimila scheme”. So I selected “Arduino Diecimila, Duemilanove, or Nano w/ 168” – doesn’t work.

There is no entry for Diecimila w/ 328 so what the heck - let’s try something else “… w/ 328”. I selected “LilyPad Arduino w/328” and whaddaya know – It WORKED!!! but… why?!

Can anyone explain what I’m doing wrong or where I could have found this information?
Is there a reason why I shouldn’t interface the board as a LilyPad?

Thanks for reading,
Shawn

[New2Duino]

Just a quick follow-up. I was delighted to successfully control servo position with a potentiometer input.

I’ve uploaded a dozen or more sketches and have not had any more trouble with “Lilypad Arduino w/ 328” chosen.

-Shawn

[Albert.Miao]

Hi Shawn,

Seeeduino v328 is burned the Arduino Duemilanove 328 bootloader.
Please select the “Arduino Duemilanove or Nano w/ATmega328” in the Arduino IDE menu.
If it is not work, Please try burn the Arduino Duemilanove 328 bootloader in the …arduino-0017\hardware\bootloaders\atmega ATmegaBOOT_168_atmega328.
How to burn bootloader without programmer:
geocities.jp/arduino_diecimi … ex_en.html

Thanks
Albert

[noisymime]

I received my seeeduino today and looks like it has the same problem. Tried on Windows and linux and both give the same error:

avrdude: stk500_getsync(): not in sync: resp=0x00 avrdude: stk500_disable(): protocol error, expect=0x14, resp=0x00

I’ve tried all the usual stuff, manual/auto reset, different board options etc. Trying the Lilypad Arduino w/328 tip suggested above doesn’t seem to work either.

The board is powering up OK and L13 is constantly flashing. I get the occasional flashes on the TX and RX lights, but nothing sustained when trying to load a sketch.

Does this mean I need to reload the bootloader? If this is the case, can you provide any guidance on the wiring on the seeeduino?