ARDUINO CLONE With ATMEGA328-PU Non P

A way to bootload Atmega328-PU non pico power with Arduino 1.0.6 ISP.

Last week I decided to make a classic Arduino clone with an ATMEGA328P-PU. I seemed to be so easy and quick but a very bad surprise for me : I odered the cheaper ATMEGA328-PU (non P!!) that is to say: non pico power.

The difference : this IC needs a bit more energy and IS NOT COMPATIBLE with the arduino ISP bootloader (see the wrong signature). So I was a bit disapointed.

I looked on the net for a method to bootload this kind of circuit: a lot of methods found but none of them would run with Arduino 1.0.6. So I tested one of mine: a sort of mix beetween all this tricks. I will give it to you now...

You can find it easily on :

https://www.arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/ArduinoISP

I use a prototype board to connect all the cables on the photo (components on the top of the board are decorative).

Then you have to follow these steps:

1-download in your arduino the famous example "arduinoISP", then close Arduino 1.0.6

2-backup the arduino/hardware/tools/etc/avrdude.conf and do the following change (at line 8080 for me in notepad++) :

#------------------------------------------------------------

# ATmega328

#------------------------------------------------------------

part

id = "m328";

desc = "ATmega328";

has_debugwire = yes;

flash_instr = 0xB6, 0x01, 0x11;

eeprom_instr = 0xBD, 0xF2, 0xBD, 0xE1, 0xBB, 0xCF, 0xB4, 0x00,

0xBE, 0x01, 0xB6, 0x01, 0xBC, 0x00, 0xBB, 0xBF,

0x99, 0xF9, 0xBB, 0xAF;

stk500_devcode = 0x86;

# avr910_devcode = 0x;

signature = 0x1e 0x95 0x14; # do not change it

pagel = 0xd7;

bs2 = 0xc2;

chip_erase_delay = 9000;

pgm_enable = "1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1",

"x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x";

chip_erase = "1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 x x x x x",

"x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x";

timeout = 200;

stabdelay = 100;

cmdexedelay = 25;

synchloops = 32;

bytedelay = 0;

pollindex = 3;

pollvalue = 0x53;

predelay = 1;

postdelay = 1;

pollmethod = 1;

pp_controlstack =

0x0E, 0x1E, 0x0F, 0x1F, 0x2E, 0x3E, 0x2F, 0x3F,

0x4E, 0x5E, 0x4F, 0x5F, 0x6E, 0x7E, 0x6F, 0x7F,

0x66, 0x76, 0x67, 0x77, 0x6A, 0x7A, 0x6B, 0x7B,

0xBE, 0xFD, 0x00, 0x01, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00;

hventerstabdelay = 100;

progmodedelay = 0;

latchcycles = 5;

togglevtg = 1;

poweroffdelay = 15;

resetdelayms = 1;

resetdelayus = 0;

hvleavestabdelay = 15;

resetdelay = 15;

chiperasepulsewidth = 0;

chiperasepolltimeout = 10;

programfusepulsewidth = 0;

programfusepolltimeout = 5;

programlockpulsewidth = 0;

programlockpolltimeout = 5;

ocdrev = 1;

memory "eeprom"

paged = no;

page_size = 4;

size = 1024;

min_write_delay = 3600;

max_write_delay = 3600;

readback_p1 = 0xff;

readback_p2 = 0xff;

read = " 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0",

" 0 0 0 x x x a9 a8",

" a7 a6 a5 a4 a3 a2 a1 a0",

" o o o o o o o o";

write = " 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0",

" 0 0 0 x x x a9 a8",

" a7 a6 a5 a4 a3 a2 a1 a0",

" i i i i i i i i";

loadpage_lo = " 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1",

" 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",

" 0 0 0 0 0 0 a1 a0",

" i i i i i i i i";

writepage = " 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0",

" 0 0 x x x x a9 a8",

" a7 a6 a5 a4 a3 a2 0 0",

" x x x x x x x x";

mode = 0x41;

delay = 20;

blocksize = 4;

readsize = 256;

;

memory "flash"

paged = yes;

size = 32768;

page_size = 128;

num_pages = 256;

min_write_delay = 4500;

max_write_delay = 4500;

readback_p1 = 0xff;

readback_p2 = 0xff;

read_lo = " 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0",

" 0 0 a13 a12 a11 a10 a9 a8",

" a7 a6 a5 a4 a3 a2 a1 a0",

" o o o o o o o o";

read_hi = " 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0",

" 0 0 a13 a12 a11 a10 a9 a8",

" a7 a6 a5 a4 a3 a2 a1 a0",

" o o o o o o o o";

loadpage_lo = " 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0",

" 0 0 0 x x x x x",

" x x a5 a4 a3 a2 a1 a0",

" i i i i i i i i";

loadpage_hi = " 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0",

" 0 0 0 x x x x x",

" x x a5 a4 a3 a2 a1 a0",

" i i i i i i i i";

writepage = " 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0",

" 0 0 a13 a12 a11 a10 a9 a8",

" a7 a6 x x x x x x",

" x x x x x x x x";

mode = 0x41;

delay = 6;

blocksize = 128;

readsize = 256;

;

memory "lfuse"

size = 1;

min_write_delay = 4500;

max_write_delay = 4500;

read = "0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",

"x x x x x x x x o o o o o o o o";

write = "1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0",

"x x x x x x x x i i i i i i i i";

;

memory "hfuse"

size = 1;

min_write_delay = 4500;

max_write_delay = 4500;

read = "0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0",

"x x x x x x x x o o o o o o o o";

write = "1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0",

"x x x x x x x x i i i i i i i i";

;

memory "efuse"

size = 1;

min_write_delay = 4500;

max_write_delay = 4500;

read = "0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0",

"x x x x x x x x x x x x x o o o";

write = "1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0",

"x x x x x x x x x x x x x i i i";

;

memory "lock"

size = 1;

min_write_delay = 4500;

max_write_delay = 4500;

read = "0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",

"x x x x x x x x x x o o o o o o";

write = "1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 x x x x x",

"x x x x x x x x 1 1 i i i i i i";

;

memory "calibration"

size = 1;

read = "0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 x x x x x",

"0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 o o o o o o o o";

;

memory "signature"

size = 3;

read = "0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x x x x x",

"x x x x x x a1 a0 o o o o o o o o";

;

;

part parent "m328"

id = "m328p";

desc = "ATmega328P";

#signature = 0x1e 0x95 0x0F; # change this to:

signature = 0x1e 0x95 0x14;

ocdrev = 1;

;

#----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

#----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

I give you the initial avrdude.conf and the modified file in 2 archives.

3-run ARDUINO 1.0.6

4-select the board Arduino Duemilanove or Diecemilia

5-select the good pprocessor: Atmega328

6-select Arduino s ISP

7-burn the bootload

8-shut off ARDUINO 1.0.6, replace avrdude modified by the original file you back up.

9-now you have to change the file arduino/hardware/arduino/avr/boards.txt to make appear the new board name with this kind of circuit. I called it: Arduino Uno w/ ATmega328 (non-P)

The text you have to insert in it:

##############################################################

uno328.name=Arduino Uno w/ ATmega328 (non-P)

uno328.upload.tool=avrdude

uno328.upload.protocol=arduino

uno328.upload.maximum_size=32256

uno328.upload.speed=115200

uno328.bootloader.low_fuses=0xff

uno328.bootloader.high_fuses=0xde

uno328.bootloader.extended_fuses=0x05

uno328.bootloader.path=optiboot

uno328.bootloader.file=optiboot_atmega328.hex

uno328.bootloader.unlock_bits=0x3F

uno328.bootloader.lock_bits=0x0F

uno328.build.mcu=atmega328

uno328.build.f_cpu=16000000L

uno328.build.core=arduino

uno328.build.variant=standard

Save it.

I give the file in the supplied archive.

10-Now you can use ARDUINO 1.0.6 to programme either UNO board with Arduino uno card or the atmega328-pu/ 16MHz with Arduino Uno w/ ATmega328 (non-P) card with USBasp in my example.

This card is used on one of my projects : the 6 axis robot. It needs a powerfull 5V DC supply voltage.

On the picture I mounted an ETHERNET shield easily on the top of the clone and you can see the USBasp to download the appropriate program.

I hope it will help some people who buy the wrong but cheapest atmega328-PU non P!

Thanks to all stimulating tutorial all over the net.

Happy instructable!!!!