# Problems with AVR-ISP500

**URL:** <https://community.sparkfun.com/t/problems-with-avr-isp500/10765>\
**Category:** MicroMod\
**Tags:** avr-atmel\
**Created:** [April 9, 2009, 6:35pm UTC](https://community.sparkfun.com/t/problems-with-avr-isp500/10765 "2009-04-09T18:35:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![yoran](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/b9bd4f/32.png) [@yoran](https://community.sparkfun.com/u/yoran)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2009, 6:35pm UTC](https://community.sparkfun.com/t/problems-with-avr-isp500/10765/1 "2009-04-09T18:35:07Z")

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Hi,

Today I got a AVR-ISP500 programmer and a ATmega8 MCU. I followed the tutorial on this website ([http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/tutori … ials\_id=93](http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/tutorial_info.php?tutorials_id=93)). I managed to install the GNU toolchain on Linux and compiling blink\_1MHz.c using the Makefile also worked. However, I’m having problems with uploading the hex-file to the microcontroller. I use the following command.

```auto
sudo avrdude -p m8 -P /dev/ttyACM0 -c stk500v2 -vv -U flash:w:blink_1MHz.hex

```

The output is the following.

> avrdude: Version 5.5, compiled on Feb 25 2009 at 11:47:45
> 
> Copyright (c) 2000-2005 Brian Dean, [http://www.bdmicro.com/](http://www.bdmicro.com/)
> 
> System wide configuration file is “/etc/avrdude.conf”
> 
> User configuration file is “/home/yoran/.avrduderc”
> 
> User configuration file does not exist or is not a regular file, skipping
> 
> Using Port : /dev/ttyACM0
> 
> Using Programmer : stk500v2
> 
> AVR Part : ATMEGA8
> 
> Chip Erase delay : 10000 us
> 
> PAGEL : PD7
> 
> BS2 : PC2
> 
> RESET disposition : dedicated
> 
> RETRY pulse : SCK
> 
> serial program mode : yes
> 
> parallel program mode : yes
> 
> Timeout : 200
> 
> StabDelay : 100
> 
> CmdexeDelay : 25
> 
> SyncLoops : 32
> 
> ByteDelay : 0
> 
> PollIndex : 3
> 
> PollValue : 0x53
> 
> Memory Detail :
> 
> Block Poll Page Polled
> 
> Memory Type Mode Delay Size Indx Paged Size Size #Pages MinW MaxW ReadBack
> 
> * * *
> 
> eeprom 4 20 128 0 no 512 0 0 9000 9000 0xff 0xff
> 
> flash 33 10 64 0 yes 8192 64 128 4500 4500 0xff 0x00
> 
> lfuse 0 0 0 0 no 1 0 0 2000 2000 0x00 0x00
> 
> hfuse 0 0 0 0 no 1 0 0 2000 2000 0x00 0x00
> 
> lock 0 0 0 0 no 1 0 0 2000 2000 0x00 0x00
> 
> calibration 0 0 0 0 no 4 0 0 0 0 0x00 0x00
> 
> signature 0 0 0 0 no 3 0 0 0 0 0x00 0x00
> 
> Programmer Type : STK500V2
> 
> Description : Atmel STK500 Version 2.x firmware
> 
> Programmer Model: STK500
> 
> Hardware Version: 2
> 
> Firmware Version: 2.10
> 
> Topcard : Unknown
> 
> Vtarget : 5.0 V
> 
> Varef : 5.0 V
> 
> Oscillator : 60.433 kHz
> 
> SCK period : 31.5 us
> 
> avrdude: stk500v2\_command(): unknown status 0x80
> 
> avrdude: initialization failed, rc=-1
> 
> Double check connections and try again, or use -F to override
> 
> this check.
> 
> avrdude done. Thank you.

I already triple-checked the connections on the connector. I read on this forum that I should try adding the argument “-B 10” but that doesn’t work either for me.

Does anyone know what the problem might be and how I can solve it?

Thank you,

Yoran