
Does anyone have some up to date information about installing AVRdude? Do I need to replace (ProjectDir) and (TargetName).hex for every project I’m working on? I usually have 3 or 4 in development at any one time. I’m not sure how that fits into this.Įverything I find seems to be 3 or 4 years old and doesn’t apply to today’s systems. The Windows 10 device manager does recognize an “Atmel-ICE Data Gateway” (Driver version 1.0.0.0 is up to date) and that the device is working properly. The -cwiring would have to be changed to reflect the use of the Atmel ICE, but unlike Windows 7, Windows 10 doesn’t provide any information about usb or com port usage. C"C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\hardware\tools\avr\etc\nf" -patmega2560 -cwiring -P\.\COM3 -b115200 -D -Uflash:w:"$(ProjectDir)Debug$(TargetName).hex":i A typical Arguments line (from the above web page) would look like this: This is needed in the Arguments line of the “External Tools” window. Stage 2: Make note of COM port being used by your Arduino board I found it should be installed as an external tool, and since I’m using a Mega2560 this seemed to be just what I need: Slightly Overcomplicated – 13 Nov 15 The “-p” option identifies which part AVRDUDE is going to be programming and must match one of the parts’ “id” parameter The “-c” option names the programmer configuration which must match one of the entry’s “id” parameter. Within the conf file I find AVRDUDE’s “-C” command line option specifies the location of the configuration file. It has a configuration file, 2 versions were loaded automatically, that specifies properties for all the Atmel chips. It was loaded into my system with Studio 7 or when I plugged in the Atmel ICE.


To the best of my knowledge, AVRdude.exe is a program that Studio 7 needs to communicate with the Atmel ICE and the Arduino board. I have no idea why this page isn’t referenced in big bold type everywhere you look. After an extensive Google search I found this page If you are a newbie like me, you have probably fussed about the lack of documentation. I keep getting a variety of error messages that basically say it doesn’t see or recognize the attached Arduino board. I’m struggling to get Atmel Studio 7 and the Atmel ICE interface working on my Windows 10 PC. Although the Arduino programming system is simple and easy to use, when you get into more complex applications (photo attached) it lacks any serious debugging capability.
