Trouble with platform IO to upload to cell module

xxx_turbo_xxx · 25 January 2021 15:25

Hi everyone. I have trouble to upload the code to the cell module. I get the following error… The green LED starts to flash shortly but then the error appears. No clue what I’m doing wrong.

I get the following error…

CONFIGURATION: Redirecting...
PLATFORM: Atmel AVR (3.1.0) > Generic ATtiny841
HARDWARE: ATTINY841 8MHz, 512B RAM, 8KB Flash
PACKAGES:

framework-arduino-avr-attiny 1.3.2
tool-avrdude 1.60300.200527 (6.3.0)
toolchain-atmelavr 1.50400.190710 (5.4.0)
LDF: Library Dependency Finder → …
LDF Modes: Finder ~ chain, Compatibility ~ soft
Found 14 compatible libraries
Scanning dependencies…
Dependency Graph
|-- 1.4.0+sha.840272c
|-- 1.3.1+sha.1792d23
|–
| |–
| |-- 2.0
|–
|–
Building in release mode
Compiling .pio\build\attiny841_V400\src\diybms_attiny841.cpp.o
Compiling .pio\build\attiny841_V400\src\main.cpp.o
Compiling .pio\build\attiny841_V400\src\packet_processor.cpp.o
Archiving .pio\build\attiny841_V400\libf6c\libPacketSerial.a
Compiling .pio\build\attiny841_V400\liba96\FastPID\FastPID.cpp.o
Compiling .pio\build\attiny841_V400\lib965\crc16\crc16.cpp.o
Archiving .pio\build\attiny841_V400\libeba\libEEPROM.a
Compiling .pio\build\attiny841_V400\lib070\settings\settings.cpp.o
Compiling .pio\build\attiny841_V400\lib8a5\Steinhart\Steinhart.cpp.o
Compiling .pio\build\attiny841_V400\FrameworkArduino\HardwareSerial.cpp.o
Archiving .pio\build\attiny841_V400\lib965\libcrc16.a
Archiving .pio\build\attiny841_V400\liba96\libFastPID.a
In file included from lib\settings/settings.h:25:0,
from include/packet_processor.h:9,
from src\packet_processor.cpp:27:
C:\users\papa.platformio\packages\framework-arduino-avr-attiny\libraries\EEPROM/EEPROM.h:145:20: warning: ‘EEPROM’ defined but not used [-Wunused-variable]
static EEPROMClass EEPROM;
^
In file included from lib\settings/settings.h:25:0,
from src\main.cpp:51:
C:\users\papa.platformio\packages\framework-arduino-avr-attiny\libraries\EEPROM/EEPROM.h:145:20: warning: ‘EEPROM’ defined but not used [-Wunused-variable]
static EEPROMClass EEPROM;
^
Archiving .pio\build\attiny841_V400\lib070\libsettings.a
Archiving .pio\build\attiny841_V400\lib8a5\libSteinhart.a
Compiling .pio\build\attiny841_V400\FrameworkArduino\Print.cpp.o
Compiling .pio\build\attiny841_V400\FrameworkArduino\Stream.cpp.o
Compiling .pio\build\attiny841_V400\FrameworkArduino\Tone.cpp.o
Compiling .pio\build\attiny841_V400\FrameworkArduino\WInterrupts.c.o
Compiling .pio\build\attiny841_V400\FrameworkArduino\WMath.cpp.o
Compiling .pio\build\attiny841_V400\FrameworkArduino\WString.cpp.o
Compiling .pio\build\attiny841_V400\FrameworkArduino\abi.cpp.o
Compiling .pio\build\attiny841_V400\FrameworkArduino\main.cpp.o
C:\users\papa.platformio\packages\framework-arduino-avr-attiny\cores\tinymodern\main.cpp:9:2: warning: #warning “This is the CLOCKWISE pin mapping - make sure you’re using the pinout diagram with the pins in clockwise
order” [-Wcpp]
#warning “This is the CLOCKWISE pin mapping - make sure you’re using the pinout diagram with the pins in clockwise order”
^
Compiling .pio\build\attiny841_V400\FrameworkArduino\new.cpp.o
Compiling .pio\build\attiny841_V400\FrameworkArduino\pins_arduino.c.o
Compiling .pio\build\attiny841_V400\FrameworkArduino\wiring.c.o
Compiling .pio\build\attiny841_V400\FrameworkArduino\wiring_analog.c.o
Compiling .pio\build\attiny841_V400\FrameworkArduino\wiring_digital.c.o
Compiling .pio\build\attiny841_V400\FrameworkArduino\wiring_pulse.c.o
Compiling .pio\build\attiny841_V400\FrameworkArduino\wiring_shift.c.o
Archiving .pio\build\attiny841_V400\libFrameworkArduino.a
Linking .pio\build\attiny841_V400\firmware.elf
Building .pio\build\attiny841_V400\firmware.hex
Checking size .pio\build\attiny841_V400\firmware.elf
Advanced Memory Usage is available via “PlatformIO Home > Project Inspect”
RAM: [======= ] 70.7% (used 362 bytes from 512 bytes)
Flash: [==========] 98.7% (used 8088 bytes from 8192 bytes)
Configuring upload protocol…
AVAILABLE: usbasp
CURRENT: upload_protocol = usbasp
Looking for upload port…
Uploading .pio\build\attiny841_V400\firmware.hex

     System wide configuration file is "C:\Users....\.platformio\packages\tool-avrdude\avrdude.conf"

     Using Port                    : usb
     Using Programmer              : usbasp
     Setting bit clk period        : 16.0

avrdude: seen device from vendor →
avrdude: seen product ->USBasp<-
AVR Part : ATtiny841
Chip Erase delay : 4500 us
PAGEL : P00
BS2 : P00
RESET disposition : possible i/o
RETRY pulse : SCK
serial program mode : yes
parallel program mode : yes
Timeout : 200
StabDelay : 100
CmdexeDelay : 25
SyncLoops : 32
ByteDelay : 0
PollIndex : 3
PollValue : 0x53
Memory Detail :

                              Block Poll               Page                       Polled
       Memory Type Mode Delay Size  Indx Paged  Size   Size #Pages MinW  MaxW   ReadBack
       ----------- ---- ----- ----- ---- ------ ------ ---- ------ ----- ----- ---------
       eeprom        65     6     4    0 no        512    4      0  4000  4500 0xff 0xff
       flash         65     6    32    0 yes      8192   16    512  4500  4500 0xff 0xff
       signature      0     0     0    0 no          3    0      0     0     0 0x00 0x00
       lock           0     0     0    0 no          1    0      0  9000  9000 0x00 0x00
       lfuse          0     0     0    0 no          1    0      0  9000  9000 0x00 0x00
       hfuse          0     0     0    0 no          1    0      0  9000  9000 0x00 0x00
       efuse          0     0     0    0 no          1    0      0  9000  9000 0x00 0x00
       calibration    0     0     0    0 no          1    0      0     0     0 0x00 0x00

     Programmer Type : usbasp
     Description     : USBasp, ....

avrdude: try to set SCK period to 1.6e-005 s (= 62500 Hz)
avrdude: set SCK frequency to 32000 Hz
avrdude: AVR device initialized and ready to accept instructions

Reading | ################################################## | 100% 0.01s

avrdude: Device signature = 0x000000 (retrying)

Reading | ################################################## | 100% 0.01s

avrdude: Device signature = 0x000000 (retrying)

Reading | ################################################## | 100% 0.01s

avrdude: Device signature = 0x000000
avrdude: Yikes! Invalid device signature.
Double check connections and try again, or use -F to override
this check.

avrdude done. Thank you.

*** [upload] Error 1
=============================================================================================== [FAILED] Took 2.65 seconds ===============================================================================================

Environment Status Duration

attiny841_V400 FAILED 00:00:02.650
========================================================================================== 1 failed, 0 succeeded in 00:00:02.650 ==========================================================================================
The terminal process “C:\Users…platformio\penv\Scripts\pio.exe ‘run’, ‘–target’, ‘upload’, ‘–environment’, ‘attiny841_V400’” terminated with exit code: 1.

Terminal will be reused by tasks, press any key to close it.

Ross · 26 January 2021 02:47

Have you tried uploading to any other modules?

xxx_turbo_xxx · 26 January 2021 06:47

Not yet. That was the first one I’ve built.

xxx_turbo_xxx · 5 March 2021 11:18

I realised that I made a mistake. I accidently swapped C2 and C3. After soldering them right atleast I come a bit further but still get an error…

…

Reading | ################################################## | 100% 0.00s

avrdude: verifying …
avrdude: 1 bytes of efuse verified
avrdude: reading input file “.pio\build\attiny841_V400\firmware.hex”
avrdude: writing flash (4976 bytes):

Writing | ################################################## | 100% 14.82s

avrdude: 4976 bytes of flash written
avrdude: verifying flash memory against .pio\build\attiny841_V400\firmware.hex:
avrdude: load data flash data from input file .pio\build\attiny841_V400\firmware.hex:
avrdude: input file .pio\build\attiny841_V400\firmware.hex contains 4976 bytes
avrdude: reading on-chip flash data:

Reading | ################################################## | 100% 9.62s

avrdude: verifying …
avrdude: verification error, first mismatch at byte 0x0010
0x69 != 0x68
avrdude: verification error; content mismatch

avrdude: safemode: hfuse reads as D6
avrdude: safemode: efuse reads as F4
avrdude: safemode: Fuses OK (E:F4, H:D6, L:E2)

What do I wrong?

Ian_Jordan · 12 March 2021 08:21

It looks like you’re trying to install the V400 firmware, what boards have you got? If it’s the JLCPCB boards then you should select V421.

I spotted this issue with mine, the other options in PlatformIO just aren’t there any more. Not sure what changed.

Ian_Jordan · 12 March 2021 08:56

@stuart is there a reason the other board options are no longer visible in PlatformIO?

xxx_turbo_xxx · 12 March 2021 09:23

Hi Ian,

thanks for the reply! I managed to get everything work with a massive help from Stuart. In the end there were various issues.

Bad soldering of the 6 pin connector
Trouble with the programmer - I Updated the FW on the progrmmer and used various USB ports. In the end I had to reconnect the programmer after every flash action to a different USB port. Otherwise there was a “no reply warning” during flash
I used the latest package from github for platformIO. As you mentioned I was also wandering where all the other module revisions were gone…
In the end I used the precompiled FW with avrdude which worked fine!

I’m using 24pcs V4 cell modules which I soldered myself, which was a stupid idea! In the end I think the modules were more expensive compared to the JLCPCB boards and the risk for a soldering f*ck up is high in my case

Ian_Jordan · 12 March 2021 10:19

Awesome, glad you got it sorted. I’ve also just used avrdude with success so far.

stuart · 12 March 2021 10:50

No @Ian_Jordan , the options should still be there. However I now recommend that you don’t use platformio, just use the precompiled binary files from GITHUB and AVRDUDE or the new controller to program the boards.

Ian_Jordan · 12 March 2021 11:38

Hmm, this is how it looks now, I’ve just downloaded it fresh and opened it on a different Laptop to check.

cobraphil789 · 14 March 2021 05:20

Same here. The newest download does not have ESPController to download. Could you fix and repost please.

xxx_turbo_xxx · 15 March 2021 08:17

So… I made a little test rig before I install everything on my VW batteries and basically all seem to work fine. Just 2 issues.

I can’t receive anything with mqtt
I can’t save any module settings

Any idea what could cause this?

xxx_turbo_xxx · 15 March 2021 08:21

Update: “Save” & mqtt issue solved! did not work with chrome but with microsoft edge. So it looks like you have to be carefull which browser you use…

stuart · 15 March 2021 16:39

Unless you are editing the code, stay away from platformio - just use the precompiled versions from GITHUB and follow the instructions there to program the ESP and modules.

stuart · 15 March 2021 16:40

I generally only use Chrome for building and testing - what was the problem/error?

What language is your web browser normally set to? I’ve had a report that the web interface didn’t work properly when set to Spanish language.

xxx_turbo_xxx · 15 March 2021 17:40

Problem was that I could not save the changes I made on the module config page.

There was always the error “failed to save settings”. I set German language.

Ignore the mqtt error. This was more a user error. It definitely helps when you type in the correct up address.

stuart · 15 March 2021 21:35

That’s a security feature of the web interface. All you need to do is refresh the web page F5. And try again.

xxx_turbo_xxx · 16 March 2021 11:19

Yes, that was the solution! Thanks!