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HalfayearagoIrestartedoneofmyoldpassionselectronics.I'vestudied
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electronicsincollegebutthathappenedduringtheMiddleAge(20yrsago).
WhileIwasexpectingthishugeleapinschematicsandwhatahobbyistcando Morebymnedix:
nowadays,Istillhadsomedifficultiesincatchingup.

OnewhichfrustratedmegreatlywasthefusesforAVR/PICmicrocontrollers
(MCUs).IfoundalotofinterestingschematicswithMCUsandfusesisavery (/id/NixiePC

importantaspectwhenprogrammingthem.However,becauseIwasanewbiein
thisdepartment,Ididn'twanttospendtoomuchonthissoIboughtquitecheap
programmersfromeBay.ThePICprogrammerworkedfinebuttheUSBAsp
clonethatIboughtforAVRswasnotaverygoodchoice.Animportant
percentageofmyburninggotscrewedupbecausethefuseswerewrongly MeterMonitor/)
programmedmostofthetimestheAVRbecameunrecognizable,ithada
wrongID,inotherwordsitbecamealmostdead/unusable.
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Step1:ConceptandSchematic
IstartedlookingonthewebforasolutionandIfoundaverygoodwaytoreset
thefusesusinghighvoltageprogramming(linkhere:
http://denki.world3.net/avr_rescue.html).Isuggestreadingthelinkforabetter
understandingofhowitworks:)

Itwasfunbuildingitonabreadboardforthefirsttimebutitbecameboringand
timeconsumingstartingwiththesecond,thirdandsoon.

IdecidedtojustputitonaPCBandhaveithandywheneverIneedtoquickly
resetthefusesforanAVR.Theschematicisverysimple,Iusedminimum
components,thelinesbetweenthe"source"MCUand"destination"arenot
protectedby1KresistorsandIalsodidn'tuseanexternalcrystalforthe
"source".Poweringtheschematicandthe"source"MCUisdoneviaasimple
LDOLM78L05Ibelieveany5VLDOgiventhatithasthesamepinout.Ididn't
botherwithfiltering,it'snotquiteimportantsincethevoltagenoiseisnot(very)
relevantforthiscircuit.

TheAVRresetprocessisstraightforward,aftermountingthe"destination"MCU
intheIC2socket,onehastopoweronthecircuit.TheLEDwillstayonuntilthe
ResetbuttonispresseduponpressingtheResetbutton,theLEDwillgooffand
thedefaultfuseswillbeburnedonthe"destination"MCU.Whenburningis
complete,theLEDwillcomeonagain.Itwilltakefewsecondstoburnthe
defaultfuses,around10seconds,sodon'tpanic.

TheEAGLEfilesandHEXforthe"source"MCUcanbefoundhere:
EAGLECADfilesbothschematicandboard
EAGLECADprintsbothtopandbottomlayers

HEXfileforthe"source"yes,onehastoprogramitfirstandthenusethis
MCUas"source"
PS:Ididn'tliketheTO92defaultpinoutoftheLDOsoI'vebuildanewlibrary
withthepinsinlineforeaseofPCBdesign.OnejusthastocopyitintheEagle
Lbrfolderandloaditinthesoftware.

AVR_Fuses.brd
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Step2:Overview

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Theschematicworkswellforme,itisdoingwhatit'ssupposedtodo.TheLED
colorisnotimportant,it'sjustsomethingtoletyouknowthecircuitworks.Itried
todesignthePCBwithaslessviasaspossibleand5viasseemsreasonable.
Theendresultmaynotlookatitsbest,thesurfacesolderingoftheICsockets
couldbealittledifficultbutitwasn'tabigdealanddefinitelynotashowstopper.
I'msureitcanbeimprovedusingSMDcomponentsbutIdidn'thaveanyhandy
soIoptedforthroughhole.AnyonecancustomizetheEAGLEfilesfortheirown
use.
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rodrigonh(/member/rodrigonh) ayearago Reply

Hello.Ijustetchedtheboard.iuseDipTraceandcantopentheschematics.
Wastryingtosolderpartsanywaybut:Atfirstglancethefirsttransistorlooks
likeaPNPBJTIt'sreallyaBJTPNP?Ifso...it'sbaseisdirectlyconnectedto
powerground(soalwayssaturatedanyway?),andifit'saBJT:Noresistor
betweenbaseandground,thatsreallyverybad.Sowellmaybeit'snotaBJT,
whatpartisthat?Icanseejusta2N3904inthereferencelink
http://denki.world3.net/avr_rescue.html.Thanks!

rodrigonh(/member/rodrigonh) . rodrigonh(/member/rodrigonh) Reply

ayearago
Alright.Fromreferencelink
http://denki.world3.net/avr_rescue.htmlandboardlayoutIconclude:The
firsttransistorisaPNP,it'scollectorgoestoatmegapin7(VCC).It's
uselessadit'sbaseisalwaysgrounded.Itwillbeprobablyhot(anddie
occasionally),becausetherearen'tanytransistordrivingitsbase.Iwill
justchangethisPNPtoawirejumperpin7>VCClikeinthereference
link.Anyway,thanksforthelayout!Goingtotryresurrectingsome
atmegasinsomeminutes.

rodrigonh(/member/rodrigonh) . rodrigonh(/member/rodrigonh) Reply

ayearago
Ughnono.It'snotatransistor.Itmustbea7805:/Thatswhat
happens...withaboardinhands...withouttheschematics...plusnot
featureinthereferencelink.Anyway...solved!

rodrigonh(/member/rodrigonh) . rodrigonh(/member/rodrigonh) Reply

ayearago
Therewego

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8 mnedix(/member/mnedix)(author) . rodrigonh(/member/rodrigonh) Reply

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3monthsago
 Hey,gladyoucouldmakeitwork,IreallyapologizeforthedelaybutI
completelyforgotaboutthisprojectandhaven'tcheckedoutthe
websiteforawhile:)

realnomis(/member/realnomis)madeit! ayearago Reply

Hithere.Ididabuildofthisandamusingtheatmega328.Ifilookatyour
pictureitlooksliketheBC338isupsidedowncomparedtotheschematic??
ShouldthecollectorbeconnectedtoVinorshouldtheEmitter?

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realnomis(/member/realnomis) . realnomis(/member/realnomis) Reply

ayearago
Okigotitworking,andit'sreallygreat.Iamresurrectingboth
Atmega328and328Pprocessors,ittakeslike2seconds:)Great!
Ofcoursetheemitterhastobetiedtoground,itstilllookslikewrong
orientationinyourpicturebutmaybethepictureisfoolingme?BTWiam
usingaBC337transistorwhichisalmostthesameasa338.Iguessit's
justactingasaswitchontheIC2resetsoaboutanybjttransistorshould
work.

IdidthePCBonamillingmachineandhadtodomyownmodificationto
theboardlayout,it'squiteimpossibletosoldericsocketonthetopwitha
groundplanejust8milsfromthepad:D

IchangedthefusesettingstomatchthedefaultinAtmega328P,thenew
valuesis:
HFUSE0xD9
LFUSE0x62
Ifoundthevaluesfromthelinkinthecode:
http://www.engbedded.com/cgibin/fc.cgi

Goodsimpleproject!Thankyou.

8 mnedix(/member/mnedix)(author) . realnomis(/member/realnomis) Reply

3monthsago
Hey,gladyoucouldmakeitwork,Ireallyapologizeforthe
delaybutIcompletelyforgotaboutthisprojectandhaven'tcheckedout
thewebsiteforawhile:)

8 mnedix(/member/mnedix)(author) . realnomis(/member/realnomis) Reply

ayearago
Hi,sorryforthelateresponse.ThebuildlooksveryniceandI'm
gladyougotitworking.Idon'trememberwhatBCIused,itprobablyhad
adifferentpinorientation.Asforthecodepart,Ididnotchangeitabit,I'm
notthatskilledinprogramming:)Myunderstandingisthatthefusesare
resettoafactorydefaultafterwhichyoucansetthemupasyouwant.

WhatIforgottomention,andIthinkIgotthiswayafterIbuiltthis,isthatit
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ishighlydependentonthecrystal.Inotherwords,sincethisschematic
 doesnotuseacrystal,whenyouresetanMCUthenyouresetalsothe
crystalsettingsifyouplaceitimmediatelyinaprogrammer(witha
crystal)anddon'ttakethisintoconsiderationthenyoumayendupwith
someerrors.

IwillprobablydesignandbuildanotherversionSMDbased(1206most
probably).

PS:thanksforbuildingit:)

8 mnedix(/member/mnedix)(author) . realnomis(/member/realnomis) Reply

ayearago
Hi,sorryforthelateresponse.ThebuildlooksveryniceandI'm
gladyougotitworking.Idon'trememberwhatBCIused,itprobablyhad
adifferentpinorientation.Asforthecodepart,Ididnotchangeitabit,I'm
notthatskilledinprogramming:)Myunderstandingisthatthefusesare
resettoafactorydefaultafterwhichyoucansetthemupasyouwant.

WhatIforgottomention,andIthinkIgotthiswayafterIbuiltthis,isthatit
ishighlydependentonthecrystal.Inotherwords,sincethisschematic
doesnotuseacrystal,whenyouresetanMCUthenyouresetalsothe
crystalsettingsifyouplaceitimmediatelyinaprogrammer(witha
crystal)anddon'ttakethisintoconsiderationthenyoumayendupwith
someerrors.
IwillprobablydesignandbuildanotherversionSMDbased(1206most
probably).

PS:thanksforbuildingit:)

realnomis(/member/realnomis) . realnomis(/member/realnomis) Reply

ayearago
onemorething,iamusingaAtmega328asIC1(the
programmer)
Icompiledthecfileinatmelstudiotoaccomodatethe328anduploaded
thenewhexfilewithanatmeliceprogrammer:)

sidbyron(/member/sidbyron) ayearago Reply

itworkswithatmega8?Thankyou

8 mnedix(/member/mnedix)(author) . sidbyron(/member/sidbyron) Reply

ayearago
Itshouldwork,youhavetopayattentiontopinmapping.

AviralV(/member/AviralV) ayearago Reply

willthisworkwith16MHzcrystal?

8 mnedix(/member/mnedix)(author) . AviralV(/member/AviralV) Reply

ayearago
Theschematicdoesnotburnspecificfuses,itresetstheMCUto
thedefault/factorysettings.Theentirethingisintendedtodothatsoifyou
wanttousea16Mhzcrystallateronthenyouhavetoprogramthefuses
separatelyandaccordingly.

itsme_kathi(/member/itsme_kathi) 2yearsago Reply

hi,

CanthisbeusedforATMGE32A.

Pleasementionthepinmappingsaswell

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 ItcouldworkonATmega32sinceitisworkingon 2yearsago Reply

ATmega328youwillhavetodothemappingby
yourself:

http://www.atmel.com/Images/2503S.pdf
(http://www.atmel.com/Images/2503S.pdf)

http://www.atmel.com/Images/Atmel82718bitAVRM...
(http://www.atmel.com/Images/Atmel82718bitAVRMicrocontroller
ATmega48A48PA88A88PA168A168PA328
328P_datasheet_Summary.pdf)

DopayattentiontotheRESETpinits"position"dependsontheMCU
case.

DavidM417(/member/DavidM417) . mnedix(/member/mnedix) Reply

ayearago
Whatfusesshouldusetoburnthehexfilefortheatmega328.?

8 mnedix(/member/mnedix)(author) . DavidM417(/member/DavidM417) Reply

ayearago
Theschematicdoesn'tburnspecificfuses,itactuallyerases
everythingontheMCUandburns/resetsdefaultfuses

itsme_kathi(/member/itsme_kathi) . mnedix(/member/mnedix) Reply

2yearsago
Thanksalot.

justwentthroughthedatasheetofATMEGA32,foundthepinmappings.

itsme_kathi(/member/itsme_kathi) 2yearsago Reply

Thanksalot.

justwentthroughthedatasheetofATMEGA32,foundthepinmappings.

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