ELI5: Need help flashing er9x but "target doesnt answer"
Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2014 6:53 am
Me = super newb just assembling a quadcopter from parts for the first time using online tutorials. They were straightforward enough, but unfortunately didnt mention anything about er9x, so now I'm here.. Please keep your answers reaaaaaally simple because I don't know much about programming or eePe. Thanks in advance for your help.
I just installed a smartie parts solderless programmer board rev 2.4 into a turnigy remote. I had to manually install a driver to get the USB connection to be recognized. Now I'm using eePe to flash er9x onto the transmitter. When I try to write flash to the transmitter, I get this message:
=================================================================================
Started AVRDUDE
C:/Program Files (x86)/eePe/avrdude.exe -c usbasp -p m64 -U eeprom:r:C:/Users/Coulter/AppData/Local/Temp/eebackup.hex:i
avrdude.exe: error: programm enable: target doesn't answer. 1
avrdude.exe: initialization failed, rc=-1
Double check connections and try again, or use -F to override
this check.
avrdude.exe done. Thank you.
AVRDUDE done - exit code 1
==================================================================================
The transmitter is on and I'm just following these instructions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuO5JD_7LVo
I get the impression that the installation of the programmer board is more delicate that it seems. Is it possible that I put the screws and spacers in incorrectly? I mean, they're just screws.. It seemed fine when I closed it all up. How would I know if that's the problem. Don't fixate on that too much because this is just paranoid me talking.. unless you really think it might be the problem.
Again, please keep your answers easy to understand for a first timer. Thank you very much for your assistance.
I just installed a smartie parts solderless programmer board rev 2.4 into a turnigy remote. I had to manually install a driver to get the USB connection to be recognized. Now I'm using eePe to flash er9x onto the transmitter. When I try to write flash to the transmitter, I get this message:
=================================================================================
Started AVRDUDE
C:/Program Files (x86)/eePe/avrdude.exe -c usbasp -p m64 -U eeprom:r:C:/Users/Coulter/AppData/Local/Temp/eebackup.hex:i
avrdude.exe: error: programm enable: target doesn't answer. 1
avrdude.exe: initialization failed, rc=-1
Double check connections and try again, or use -F to override
this check.
avrdude.exe done. Thank you.
AVRDUDE done - exit code 1
==================================================================================
The transmitter is on and I'm just following these instructions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuO5JD_7LVo
I get the impression that the installation of the programmer board is more delicate that it seems. Is it possible that I put the screws and spacers in incorrectly? I mean, they're just screws.. It seemed fine when I closed it all up. How would I know if that's the problem. Don't fixate on that too much because this is just paranoid me talking.. unless you really think it might be the problem.
Again, please keep your answers easy to understand for a first timer. Thank you very much for your assistance.
I'm normally the idiot here, and there's no space for two. 
mrgreen: