Hi,
I would like to buy SparkFun BigTime Watch Kit and program it, which additional products should I buy in order to program it?
Will SparkFun FTDI Basic Breakout - 3.3V + SparkFun USB Mini-B Cable - 6 Foot be sufficient?
How will the breakout board connect to the bigtime watch PCB?
Those will work.
All you need is some headers connected to the FTDI header on the top of the PCB and then you can plug the FTDI into that. 
Thanks YellowDog.
Doesn’t the Breakout have pins which can be inserted to the watch pcb?
If not, what should I buy? this: 2mm 10pin XBee Header?
The FTDI has a socket on it, you could use some [long headers to connect both boards together though.
If you slip the headers through the holes on the BigTime board and then bend them slightly so they are tight in the holes that would provide a temporary connection for programming.](https://www.sparkfun.com/products/12693)
Thanks
Hi again,
I got the watch and sold it, inserted the battery and it seems to work.
I tried to connect the programmer in order to change the code to 24 hours instead of 12 hours as initial test.
It doesn’t work (and now the watch doesn’t work either), I’m missing something.
I need assistance in order to solve this.
BTW, can flipping the programmer pins damage the board?
I have sold the programmer pins in order to ensure a good connection.
The attached pictures show the connection and the software configuration.
I get the following error:
Arduino: 1.8.13 (Windows 10), Board: "Arduino Pro or Pro Mini, ATmega328P (3.3V, 8 MHz)"
C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\arduino-builder -dump-prefs -logger=machine -hardware C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\hardware -tools C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\tools-builder -tools C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\hardware\tools\avr -built-in-libraries C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\libraries -libraries C:\Users\Otaku\Documents\Arduino\libraries -fqbn=arduino:avr:pro:cpu=8MHzatmega328 -vid-pid=0403_6001 -ide-version=10813 -build-path C:\Users\Otaku\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino_build_410569 -warnings=none -build-cache C:\Users\Otaku\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino_cache_633412 -prefs=build.warn_data_percentage=75 -prefs=runtime.tools.arduinoOTA.path=C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\hardware\tools\avr -prefs=runtime.tools.arduinoOTA-1.3.0.path=C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\hardware\tools\avr -prefs=runtime.tools.avrdude.path=C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\hardware\tools\avr -prefs=runtime.tools.avrdude-6.3.0-arduino17.path=C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\hardware\tools\avr -prefs=runtime.tools.avr-gcc.path=C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\hardware\tools\avr -prefs=runtime.tools.avr-gcc-7.3.0-atmel3.6.1-arduino7.path=C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\hardware\tools\avr -verbose D:\My Documents\Desktop\bigwatch\BigTime\BigTime.ino
C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\arduino-builder -compile -logger=machine -hardware C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\hardware -tools C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\tools-builder -tools C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\hardware\tools\avr -built-in-libraries C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\libraries -libraries C:\Users\Otaku\Documents\Arduino\libraries -fqbn=arduino:avr:pro:cpu=8MHzatmega328 -vid-pid=0403_6001 -ide-version=10813 -build-path C:\Users\Otaku\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino_build_410569 -warnings=none -build-cache C:\Users\Otaku\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino_cache_633412 -prefs=build.warn_data_percentage=75 -prefs=runtime.tools.arduinoOTA.path=C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\hardware\tools\avr -prefs=runtime.tools.arduinoOTA-1.3.0.path=C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\hardware\tools\avr -prefs=runtime.tools.avrdude.path=C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\hardware\tools\avr -prefs=runtime.tools.avrdude-6.3.0-arduino17.path=C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\hardware\tools\avr -prefs=runtime.tools.avr-gcc.path=C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\hardware\tools\avr -prefs=runtime.tools.avr-gcc-7.3.0-atmel3.6.1-arduino7.path=C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\hardware\tools\avr -verbose D:\My Documents\Desktop\bigwatch\BigTime\BigTime.ino
Using board 'pro' from platform in folder: C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\hardware\arduino\avr
Using core 'arduino' from platform in folder: C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\hardware\arduino\avr
Detecting libraries used...
"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Arduino\\hardware\\tools\\avr/bin/avr-g++" -c -g -Os -w -std=gnu++11 -fpermissive -fno-exceptions -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections -fno-threadsafe-statics -Wno-error=narrowing -flto -w -x c++ -E -CC -mmcu=atmega328p -DF_CPU=8000000L -DARDUINO=10813 -DARDUINO_AVR_PRO -DARDUINO_ARCH_AVR "-IC:\\Program Files (x86)\\Arduino\\hardware\\arduino\\avr\\cores\\arduino" "-IC:\\Program Files (x86)\\Arduino\\hardware\\arduino\\avr\\variants\\eightanaloginputs" "C:\\Users\\Otaku\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\arduino_build_410569\\sketch\\BigTime.ino.cpp" -o nul -DARDUINO_LIB_DISCOVERY_PHASE
Generating function prototypes...
"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Arduino\\hardware\\tools\\avr/bin/avr-g++" -c -g -Os -w -std=gnu++11 -fpermissive -fno-exceptions -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections -fno-threadsafe-statics -Wno-error=narrowing -flto -w -x c++ -E -CC -mmcu=atmega328p -DF_CPU=8000000L -DARDUINO=10813 -DARDUINO_AVR_PRO -DARDUINO_ARCH_AVR "-IC:\\Program Files (x86)\\Arduino\\hardware\\arduino\\avr\\cores\\arduino" "-IC:\\Program Files (x86)\\Arduino\\hardware\\arduino\\avr\\variants\\eightanaloginputs" "C:\\Users\\Otaku\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\arduino_build_410569\\sketch\\BigTime.ino.cpp" -o "C:\\Users\\Otaku\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\arduino_build_410569\\preproc\\ctags_target_for_gcc_minus_e.cpp" -DARDUINO_LIB_DISCOVERY_PHASE
"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Arduino\\tools-builder\\ctags\\5.8-arduino11/ctags" -u --language-force=c++ -f - --c++-kinds=svpf --fields=KSTtzns --line-directives "C:\\Users\\Otaku\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\arduino_build_410569\\preproc\\ctags_target_for_gcc_minus_e.cpp"
Compiling sketch...
"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Arduino\\hardware\\tools\\avr/bin/avr-g++" -c -g -Os -w -std=gnu++11 -fpermissive -fno-exceptions -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections -fno-threadsafe-statics -Wno-error=narrowing -MMD -flto -mmcu=atmega328p -DF_CPU=8000000L -DARDUINO=10813 -DARDUINO_AVR_PRO -DARDUINO_ARCH_AVR "-IC:\\Program Files (x86)\\Arduino\\hardware\\arduino\\avr\\cores\\arduino" "-IC:\\Program Files (x86)\\Arduino\\hardware\\arduino\\avr\\variants\\eightanaloginputs" "C:\\Users\\Otaku\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\arduino_build_410569\\sketch\\BigTime.ino.cpp" -o "C:\\Users\\Otaku\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\arduino_build_410569\\sketch\\BigTime.ino.cpp.o"
Compiling libraries...
Compiling core...
Using precompiled core: C:\Users\Otaku\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino_cache_633412\core\core_arduino_avr_pro_cpu_8MHzatmega328_0c812875ac70eb4a9b385d8fb077f54c.a
Linking everything together...
"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Arduino\\hardware\\tools\\avr/bin/avr-gcc" -w -Os -g -flto -fuse-linker-plugin -Wl,--gc-sections -mmcu=atmega328p -o "C:\\Users\\Otaku\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\arduino_build_410569/BigTime.ino.elf" "C:\\Users\\Otaku\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\arduino_build_410569\\sketch\\BigTime.ino.cpp.o" "C:\\Users\\Otaku\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\arduino_build_410569/..\\arduino_cache_633412\\core\\core_arduino_avr_pro_cpu_8MHzatmega328_0c812875ac70eb4a9b385d8fb077f54c.a" "-LC:\\Users\\Otaku\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\arduino_build_410569" -lm
"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Arduino\\hardware\\tools\\avr/bin/avr-objcopy" -O ihex -j .eeprom --set-section-flags=.eeprom=alloc,load --no-change-warnings --change-section-lma .eeprom=0 "C:\\Users\\Otaku\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\arduino_build_410569/BigTime.ino.elf" "C:\\Users\\Otaku\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\arduino_build_410569/BigTime.ino.eep"
"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Arduino\\hardware\\tools\\avr/bin/avr-objcopy" -O ihex -R .eeprom "C:\\Users\\Otaku\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\arduino_build_410569/BigTime.ino.elf" "C:\\Users\\Otaku\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\arduino_build_410569/BigTime.ino.hex"
"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Arduino\\hardware\\tools\\avr/bin/avr-size" -A "C:\\Users\\Otaku\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\arduino_build_410569/BigTime.ino.elf"
Sketch uses 4390 bytes (14%) of program storage space. Maximum is 30720 bytes.
Global variables use 222 bytes (10%) of dynamic memory, leaving 1826 bytes for local variables. Maximum is 2048 bytes.
C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\hardware\tools\avr/bin/avrdude -CC:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\hardware\tools\avr/etc/avrdude.conf -v -patmega328p -carduino -PCOM5 -b57600 -D -Uflash:w:C:\Users\Otaku\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino_build_410569/BigTime.ino.hex:i
avrdude: Version 6.3-20190619
Copyright (c) 2000-2005 Brian Dean, [http://www.bdmicro.com/](http://www.bdmicro.com/)
Copyright (c) 2007-2014 Joerg Wunsch
System wide configuration file is "C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\hardware\tools\avr/etc/avrdude.conf"
Using Port : COM5
Using Programmer : arduino
Overriding Baud Rate : 57600
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 1 of 10: not in sync: resp=0xe0
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 2 of 10: not in sync: resp=0xe0
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 3 of 10: not in sync: resp=0xe0
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 4 of 10: not in sync: resp=0xe0
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 5 of 10: not in sync: resp=0xe0
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 6 of 10: not in sync: resp=0xe0
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 7 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x00
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 8 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x00
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 9 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x00
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 10 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x00
avrdude done. Thank you.
Problem uploading to board. See [http://www.arduino.cc/en/Guide/Troubleshooting#upload](http://www.arduino.cc/en/Guide/Troubleshooting#upload) for suggestions.
I thought the problem was with the baud rate and tried to run it from a command window without -b57600, but it didn’t help.
Links to the pictures (for some reason I can’t attach them on the form)
Are you sure you have the correct port selected and that you have the IDE set to “Arduino Pro or Pro Mini 3.3V/8MHz w/ ATmega328” as your board type?
Yes, please see the attached pictures from previous post: