I have a similar issue with a Leonardo:
Dumping too much data at once to Serial.print(), it seems I broke my programmer. As a result, my sketch still starts but I can't update/upload it anymore.
Problem
- Given my sketch is started
- When I upload any sketch
- Then the build fails as the Serial connection is broken
Global variables use 149 bytes (5%) of dynamic memory, leaving 2411 bytes for local variables. Maximum is 2560 bytes.
Forcing reset using 1200bps open/close on port /dev/ttyACM0
PORTS {/dev/ttyACM0, /dev/ttyS4, } / {/dev/ttyS4, } => {}
PORTS {/dev/ttyS4, } / {/dev/ttyS4, } => {}
...
PORTS {/dev/ttyS4, } / {/dev/ttyS4, } => {}
Couldn't find a Board on the selected port. Check that you have the correct port selected. If it is correct, try pressing the board's reset button after initiating the upload.
- Given the arduino is starting (double press reset)
- When I upload any sketch
- Then the build fails with the following error
Connecting to programmer: .
Found programmer: Id = "Frames:"; type = e
Software Version = F.r; Hardware Version = a.m
avrdude: error: buffered memory access not supported. Maybe it isn't
a butterfly/AVR109 but a AVR910 device?
As yo can see the id is "Frames:" and if you concatenate the software version, hardware version and type, you get "F.r_a.m_e", which is what I printed to Serial.
Breaking sketch
Here is the piece of code I think broke:
template <typename T, typename... Types>
void printLine(T first, Types... other) {
Serial.print(first);
printLine(other...) ;
}
String byteToString(int value) {
String out;
for (int i = 7; i >= 0; i--) {
bool b = bitRead(value, i);
out += b ? '1' : '0';
}
return out;
}
...
printLine("Frames: ");
for (int i = 0; i < 16; i++) {
printLine(
// printf("%04d", i),
i,
" => "
,byteToString(leftFrame[0][i])
,",",byteToString(leftFrame[1][i])
,",",byteToString(leftFrame[2][i])
,",",byteToString(leftFrame[3][i])
,",",byteToString(leftFrame[4][i])
,",",byteToString(leftFrame[5][i])
,",",byteToString(leftFrame[6][i])
,",",byteToString(leftFrame[7][i])
,":"
,byteToString(rightFrame[0][i])
,",",byteToString(rightFrame[1][i])
,",",byteToString(rightFrame[2][i])
,",",byteToString(rightFrame[3][i])
,",",byteToString(rightFrame[4][i])
,",",byteToString(rightFrame[5][i])
,",",byteToString(rightFrame[6][i])
,",",byteToString(rightFrame[7][i])
);
}
The funny part here is the fact that the Leonardo seems to have written in itself when I asked him to write "outside" (Serial).
Tries
I first tried all the steps listed here https://support.arduino.cc/hc/en-us/articles/5779192727068-Reset-your-board without success.
I then followed this other process with an Arduino Mega as programmer https://docs.arduino.cc/built-in-examples/arduino-isp/ArduinoISP, without success.
Working solution
Finally, I bought this USBtinyISP and burned my bootloader in 20 seconds without any wiring to do or complicated post to read
