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3. Bootloader & flashing

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Albert Kravcov edited this page Aug 27, 2019 · 7 revisions

Now it is time to burn the bootloader to the ATmega644.

  • Wire the USBtinyISP programmer like shown in the picture to the PCB.
  • Install Arduino IDE
  • Install the Arduino Libraries from the "Libs" folder.
  • Install the MightyCore hardware package from here: https://github.com/MCUdude/MightyCore (just follow the instructions)
  • Download the firmware and open the Code.INO file from the "Code" folder in Arduino
  • Select the hardware and programmer settings in Arduino IDE as shown in the image below and click on "burn bootloader" - the process takes about 5 seconds.

Steps to upload new firmware

  • You will need a FTDI to USB adapter to upload the module firmware. You may need to install the FTDI driver for it. Set the FTDI to 5V.
  • Connect the FTDI tool according to the plug pinout as shown in the picture and select the COM port in Arduino IDE
  • If you have the rev 06 PCB open the JUMP1 jumper on the PCB to upload code (solder it together after your upload is done).
  • Select "AVRISP mkII"instead of "USBtinyISP" as a programmer, and select the right Port
  • You can change the video format (PAL or NTSC) in the hardware.h file
  • Upload the code
  • You can now close the BUZZ (bottom side) and JUMP1 (top side) solder jumpers!

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