Problems with Olimex AVR-USB-JTAG and Spark Fun Electronics

Has anyone successfully used this product (AVR-USB-JTAG from Olimex)?

I posted a query here a week or two ago, no replies - so I ordered one
from Spark Fun Electronics. It arrived with the wrong USB cable (they
shipped A to B, it requires A to A) and SFE never responded to my email
asking for the problem to be corrected (note to self: buy elsewhere
next time). So I cannibalized two other USB cables and got it
connected.

I installed the latest driver from FTDI, and it mounted the device as
COM5. I can't find any method in registry or control panel to change
that, by the way.

AVR Studio won't connect. I select JTAGICE and COM5, and it just pauses
for a little while then returns to the select-port dialog.

It is possible my target isn't working properly yet - but shouldn't AVR
Studio connect to the ICE even if there is no target connected? It's
not establishing any communication whatsoever.

larwe wrote:
> Has anyone successfully used this product (AVR-USB-JTAG from Olimex)?
> 
> I posted a query here a week or two ago, no replies - so I ordered one
> from Spark Fun Electronics. It arrived with the wrong USB cable (they
> shipped A to B, it requires A to A) and SFE never responded to my email
> asking for the problem to be corrected (note to self: buy elsewhere
> next time). So I cannibalized two other USB cables and got it
> connected.
> 
> I installed the latest driver from FTDI, and it mounted the device as
> COM5. I can't find any method in registry or control panel to change
> that, by the way.
> 
> AVR Studio won't connect. I select JTAGICE and COM5, and it just pauses
> for a little while then returns to the select-port dialog.
> 
> It is possible my target isn't working properly yet - but shouldn't AVR
> Studio connect to the ICE even if there is no target connected? It's
> not establishing any communication whatsoever.
> 

We got one at work and I overheard while ago that the guy using it had 
some problems. I'll try to find out tomorrow if it works, what was the 
problem and possible solution.

BTW were you living in Brisbane a fair while ago, I got a feeling I 
remember you from BBS'ing past...

Tom

Tom wrote:

> > Has anyone successfully used this product (AVR-USB-JTAG from Olimex)?
>
> We got one at work and I overheard while ago that the guy using it had
> some problems. I'll try to find out tomorrow if it works, what was the
> problem and possible solution.

Thanks :)

> BTW were you living in Brisbane a fair while ago, I got a feeling I
> remember you from BBS'ing past...

I ran ZWSBBS (3:634/396) for a few years when I lived in Australia -
but I was in Melbourne. I was very active in Fidonet for a while.

larwe wrote:
> Tom wrote:
> 
> 
>>>Has anyone successfully used this product (AVR-USB-JTAG from Olimex)?
>>
>>We got one at work and I overheard while ago that the guy using it had

We got four of them, USB and serial, working well now. We had to follow 
the procedure from Olimex 
(http://www.olimex.com/dev/avr-jtag-upgrade.html). According to my 
friend he did it for USB dongles as well. Then use COM1 and COM2 for 
upgrade with AVR Studio.


> 
> I ran ZWSBBS (3:634/396) for a few years when I lived in Australia -
> but I was in Melbourne. I was very active in Fidonet for a while.

Old age kicks in - my memory still works but not quite well:)


Tom