Ideas for working around "avrdude: butterfly_recv(): programmer is not responding" ?

[frankbraker]

When I try to upload the hex file (regardless of which target I select), I get something along the lines of:

Found programmer: Id = "F"; type = @ Software Version = \xdc.u; Hardware Version = \x93.\xf0 avrdude: butterfly_recv(): programmer is not responding avrdude: butterfly_recv(): programmer is not responding avrdude: error: buffered memory access not supported. Maybe it isn't a butterfly/AVR109 but a AVR910 device? avrdude: initialization failed, rc=-1

It always fails.

I've confirmed my hardware is based on ATMEL M328P. It's a nano.

I've also gotten the same result for more than piece of hardware and multiple cables, and with anti-virus disabled in Windows.

This nano loads the basic examples fine from the Arduino IDE.

[Toboi]

I am not sure if this is the same problem I experienced, the output is different. But there seems to be a version of the Arduino nano with a new bootloader which requires a different board variable (See platformio docu)

In the platformio.ini I had to change

# Arduino Nano
[env:nanoatmega328]
board = nanoatmega328

to

# Arduino Nano
[env:nanoatmega328]
board = nanoatmega328new

[fehlfarbe]

Good idea @Toboi !

The nano has different bootloader versions that aren't compatible so maybe replacing the board will fix it.

If this doesn't work you could try to upload the compiled hex file manually via terminal: Activate verbose output in the Arduino IDE and upload a sketch. Look for the avrdude command that is used to upload the hex file in the output window of the IDE and run the same command with the replaced path for the hex file (should be at arduino-motorfocus/.pio/build/nanoatmega328/firmware.hex)

[frankbraker]

I am not sure if this is the same problem I experienced, the output is different. But there seems to be a version of the Arduino nano with a new bootloader which requires a different board variable (See platformio docu)

In the platformio.ini I had to change

# Arduino Nano
[env:nanoatmega328]
board = nanoatmega328

to

# Arduino Nano
[env:nanoatmega328]
board = nanoatmega328new

This worked for me!! Thanks!!