Publish seems to kill Blanks

mallen133 · March 13, 2022, 9:23pm

Hi there!

First time developer…just got my 12 blank packet of dev blinks this weekend, and had some issues with two (so far) of my blanks when using the publish tool. These things are super neat

I was able to download and install the 328 SDK for the newer blinks…have have programmed several already with some sketches using the publish tool, but two of them seem to have had an issue during the download and appear bricked now…they won’t turn on or even acknowledge the publish tool when I plug it in. Removal and reinstallation of the battery doesn’t seem to help either.

Here is the error message I managed to grab off the one unsuccessful downloads…any way I can recover these somehow??

Arduino: 1.8.8 (Windows 10), Board: "Blink328"

C:\Users\matt\Desktop\arduino-1.8.8\arduino-builder -dump-prefs -logger=machine -hardware C:\Users\matt\Desktop\arduino-1.8.8\hardware -hardware C:\Users\matt\Desktop\arduino-1.8.8\portable\packages -tools C:\Users\matt\Desktop\arduino-1.8.8\tools-builder -tools C:\Users\matt\Desktop\arduino-1.8.8\hardware\tools\avr -tools C:\Users\matt\Desktop\arduino-1.8.8\portable\packages -built-in-libraries C:\Users\matt\Desktop\arduino-1.8.8\libraries -libraries C:\Users\matt\Desktop\arduino-1.8.8\portable\sketchbook\libraries -fqbn=Blinks-SDK-328:avr:blink328 -ide-version=10808 -build-path C:\Users\matt\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino_build_76395 -warnings=none -build-cache C:\Users\matt\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino_cache_368527 -prefs=build.warn_data_percentage=75 -verbose C:\Users\matt\Desktop\arduino-1.8.8\portable\sketchbook\blinks\Reactor\Reactor.ino
C:\Users\matt\Desktop\arduino-1.8.8\arduino-builder -compile -logger=machine -hardware C:\Users\matt\Desktop\arduino-1.8.8\hardware -hardware C:\Users\matt\Desktop\arduino-1.8.8\portable\packages -tools C:\Users\matt\Desktop\arduino-1.8.8\tools-builder -tools C:\Users\matt\Desktop\arduino-1.8.8\hardware\tools\avr -tools C:\Users\matt\Desktop\arduino-1.8.8\portable\packages -built-in-libraries C:\Users\matt\Desktop\arduino-1.8.8\libraries -libraries C:\Users\matt\Desktop\arduino-1.8.8\portable\sketchbook\libraries -fqbn=Blinks-SDK-328:avr:blink328 -ide-version=10808 -build-path C:\Users\matt\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino_build_76395 -warnings=none -build-cache C:\Users\matt\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino_cache_368527 -prefs=build.warn_data_percentage=75 -verbose C:\Users\matt\Desktop\arduino-1.8.8\portable\sketchbook\blinks\Reactor\Reactor.ino
Using board 'blink328' from platform in folder: C:\Users\matt\Desktop\arduino-1.8.8\hardware\Blinks-SDK-328\avr
Using core 'blinklib' from platform in folder: C:\Users\matt\Desktop\arduino-1.8.8\hardware\Blinks-SDK-328\avr
Build options changed, rebuilding all
Detecting libraries used...
"C:\\Users\\matt\\Desktop\\arduino-1.8.8\\portable\\packages\\arduino\\tools\\avr-gcc\\7.3.0-atmel3.6.1-arduino5/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=atmega328pb -DF_CPU=8000000L -DARDUINO=10808 -DARDUINO_AVR_BLINK_328 -DARDUINO_ARCH_AVR "-IC:\\Users\\matt\\Desktop\\arduino-1.8.8\\hardware\\Blinks-SDK-328\\avr\\cores\\blinklib" "-IC:\\Users\\matt\\Desktop\\arduino-1.8.8\\hardware\\Blinks-SDK-328\\avr\\variants\\standard" "C:\\Users\\matt\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\arduino_build_76395\\sketch\\Reactor.ino.cpp" -o nul
Generating function prototypes...
"C:\\Users\\matt\\Desktop\\arduino-1.8.8\\portable\\packages\\arduino\\tools\\avr-gcc\\7.3.0-atmel3.6.1-arduino5/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=atmega328pb -DF_CPU=8000000L -DARDUINO=10808 -DARDUINO_AVR_BLINK_328 -DARDUINO_ARCH_AVR "-IC:\\Users\\matt\\Desktop\\arduino-1.8.8\\hardware\\Blinks-SDK-328\\avr\\cores\\blinklib" "-IC:\\Users\\matt\\Desktop\\arduino-1.8.8\\hardware\\Blinks-SDK-328\\avr\\variants\\standard" "C:\\Users\\matt\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\arduino_build_76395\\sketch\\Reactor.ino.cpp" -o "C:\\Users\\matt\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\arduino_build_76395\\preproc\\ctags_target_for_gcc_minus_e.cpp"
"C:\\Users\\matt\\Desktop\\arduino-1.8.8\\tools-builder\\ctags\\5.8-arduino11/ctags" -u --language-force=c++ -f - --c++-kinds=svpf --fields=KSTtzns --line-directives "C:\\Users\\matt\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\arduino_build_76395\\preproc\\ctags_target_for_gcc_minus_e.cpp"
Compiling sketch...
"C:\\Users\\matt\\Desktop\\arduino-1.8.8\\portable\\packages\\arduino\\tools\\avr-gcc\\7.3.0-atmel3.6.1-arduino5/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=atmega328pb -DF_CPU=8000000L -DARDUINO=10808 -DARDUINO_AVR_BLINK_328 -DARDUINO_ARCH_AVR "-IC:\\Users\\matt\\Desktop\\arduino-1.8.8\\hardware\\Blinks-SDK-328\\avr\\cores\\blinklib" "-IC:\\Users\\matt\\Desktop\\arduino-1.8.8\\hardware\\Blinks-SDK-328\\avr\\variants\\standard" "C:\\Users\\matt\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\arduino_build_76395\\sketch\\Reactor.ino.cpp" -o "C:\\Users\\matt\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\arduino_build_76395\\sketch\\Reactor.ino.cpp.o"
Compiling libraries...
Compiling core...
"C:\\Users\\matt\\Desktop\\arduino-1.8.8\\portable\\packages\\arduino\\tools\\avr-gcc\\7.3.0-atmel3.6.1-arduino5/bin/avr-gcc" -c -g -x assembler-with-cpp -flto -MMD -mmcu=atmega328pb -DF_CPU=8000000L -DARDUINO=10808 -DARDUINO_AVR_BLINK_328 -DARDUINO_ARCH_AVR "-IC:\\Users\\matt\\Desktop\\arduino-1.8.8\\hardware\\Blinks-SDK-328\\avr\\cores\\blinklib" "-IC:\\Users\\matt\\Desktop\\arduino-1.8.8\\hardware\\Blinks-SDK-328\\avr\\variants\\standard" "C:\\Users\\matt\\Desktop\\arduino-1.8.8\\hardware\\Blinks-SDK-328\\avr\\cores\\blinklib\\startup.S" -o "C:\\Users\\matt\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\arduino_build_76395\\core\\startup.S.o"
"C:\\Users\\matt\\Desktop\\arduino-1.8.8\\portable\\packages\\arduino\\tools\\avr-gcc\\7.3.0-atmel3.6.1-arduino5/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=atmega328pb -DF_CPU=8000000L -DARDUINO=10808 -DARDUINO_AVR_BLINK_328 -DARDUINO_ARCH_AVR "-IC:\\Users\\matt\\Desktop\\arduino-1.8.8\\hardware\\Blinks-SDK-328\\avr\\cores\\blinklib" "-IC:\\Users\\matt\\Desktop\\arduino-1.8.8\\hardware\\Blinks-SDK-328\\avr\\variants\\standard" "C:\\Users\\matt\\Desktop\\arduino-1.8.8\\hardware\\Blinks-SDK-328\\avr\\cores\\blinklib\\blinklib.cpp" -o "C:\\Users\\matt\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\arduino_build_76395\\core\\blinklib.cpp.o"
"C:\\Users\\matt\\Desktop\\arduino-1.8.8\\portable\\packages\\arduino\\tools\\avr-gcc\\7.3.0-atmel3.6.1-arduino5/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=atmega328pb -DF_CPU=8000000L -DARDUINO=10808 -DARDUINO_AVR_BLINK_328 -DARDUINO_ARCH_AVR "-IC:\\Users\\matt\\Desktop\\arduino-1.8.8\\hardware\\Blinks-SDK-328\\avr\\cores\\blinklib" "-IC:\\Users\\matt\\Desktop\\arduino-1.8.8\\hardware\\Blinks-SDK-328\\avr\\variants\\standard" "C:\\Users\\matt\\Desktop\\arduino-1.8.8\\hardware\\Blinks-SDK-328\\avr\\cores\\blinklib\\main.cpp" -o "C:\\Users\\matt\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\arduino_build_76395\\core\\main.cpp.o"
"C:\\Users\\matt\\Desktop\\arduino-1.8.8\\portable\\packages\\arduino\\tools\\avr-gcc\\7.3.0-atmel3.6.1-arduino5/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=atmega328pb -DF_CPU=8000000L -DARDUINO=10808 -DARDUINO_AVR_BLINK_328 -DARDUINO_ARCH_AVR "-IC:\\Users\\matt\\Desktop\\arduino-1.8.8\\hardware\\Blinks-SDK-328\\avr\\cores\\blinklib" "-IC:\\Users\\matt\\Desktop\\arduino-1.8.8\\hardware\\Blinks-SDK-328\\avr\\variants\\standard" "C:\\Users\\matt\\Desktop\\arduino-1.8.8\\hardware\\Blinks-SDK-328\\avr\\cores\\blinklib\\Serial.cpp" -o "C:\\Users\\matt\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\arduino_build_76395\\core\\Serial.cpp.o"
"C:\\Users\\matt\\Desktop\\arduino-1.8.8\\portable\\packages\\arduino\\tools\\avr-gcc\\7.3.0-atmel3.6.1-arduino5/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=atmega328pb -DF_CPU=8000000L -DARDUINO=10808 -DARDUINO_AVR_BLINK_328 -DARDUINO_ARCH_AVR "-IC:\\Users\\matt\\Desktop\\arduino-1.8.8\\hardware\\Blinks-SDK-328\\avr\\cores\\blinklib" "-IC:\\Users\\matt\\Desktop\\arduino-1.8.8\\hardware\\Blinks-SDK-328\\avr\\variants\\standard" "C:\\Users\\matt\\Desktop\\arduino-1.8.8\\hardware\\Blinks-SDK-328\\avr\\cores\\blinklib\\Print.cpp" -o "C:\\Users\\matt\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\arduino_build_76395\\core\\Print.cpp.o"
"C:\\Users\\matt\\Desktop\\arduino-1.8.8\\portable\\packages\\arduino\\tools\\avr-gcc\\7.3.0-atmel3.6.1-arduino5/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=atmega328pb -DF_CPU=8000000L -DARDUINO=10808 -DARDUINO_AVR_BLINK_328 -DARDUINO_ARCH_AVR "-IC:\\Users\\matt\\Desktop\\arduino-1.8.8\\hardware\\Blinks-SDK-328\\avr\\cores\\blinklib" "-IC:\\Users\\matt\\Desktop\\arduino-1.8.8\\hardware\\Blinks-SDK-328\\avr\\variants\\standard" "C:\\Users\\matt\\Desktop\\arduino-1.8.8\\hardware\\Blinks-SDK-328\\avr\\cores\\blinklib\\sp.cpp" -o "C:\\Users\\matt\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\arduino_build_76395\\core\\sp.cpp.o"
"C:\\Users\\matt\\Desktop\\arduino-1.8.8\\portable\\packages\\arduino\\tools\\avr-gcc\\7.3.0-atmel3.6.1-arduino5/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=atmega328pb -DF_CPU=8000000L -DARDUINO=10808 -DARDUINO_AVR_BLINK_328 -DARDUINO_ARCH_AVR "-IC:\\Users\\matt\\Desktop\\arduino-1.8.8\\hardware\\Blinks-SDK-328\\avr\\cores\\blinklib" "-IC:\\Users\\matt\\Desktop\\arduino-1.8.8\\hardware\\Blinks-SDK-328\\avr\\variants\\standard" "C:\\Users\\matt\\Desktop\\arduino-1.8.8\\hardware\\Blinks-SDK-328\\avr\\cores\\blinklib\\Timer.cpp" -o "C:\\Users\\matt\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\arduino_build_76395\\core\\Timer.cpp.o"
"C:\\Users\\matt\\Desktop\\arduino-1.8.8\\portable\\packages\\arduino\\tools\\avr-gcc\\7.3.0-atmel3.6.1-arduino5/bin/avr-gcc-ar" rcs "C:\\Users\\matt\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\arduino_build_76395\\core\\core.a" "C:\\Users\\matt\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\arduino_build_76395\\core\\Print.cpp.o"
"C:\\Users\\matt\\Desktop\\arduino-1.8.8\\portable\\packages\\arduino\\tools\\avr-gcc\\7.3.0-atmel3.6.1-arduino5/bin/avr-gcc-ar" rcs "C:\\Users\\matt\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\arduino_build_76395\\core\\core.a" "C:\\Users\\matt\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\arduino_build_76395\\core\\Serial.cpp.o"
"C:\\Users\\matt\\Desktop\\arduino-1.8.8\\portable\\packages\\arduino\\tools\\avr-gcc\\7.3.0-atmel3.6.1-arduino5/bin/avr-gcc-ar" rcs "C:\\Users\\matt\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\arduino_build_76395\\core\\core.a" "C:\\Users\\matt\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\arduino_build_76395\\core\\Timer.cpp.o"
"C:\\Users\\matt\\Desktop\\arduino-1.8.8\\portable\\packages\\arduino\\tools\\avr-gcc\\7.3.0-atmel3.6.1-arduino5/bin/avr-gcc-ar" rcs "C:\\Users\\matt\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\arduino_build_76395\\core\\core.a" "C:\\Users\\matt\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\arduino_build_76395\\core\\blinklib.cpp.o"
"C:\\Users\\matt\\Desktop\\arduino-1.8.8\\portable\\packages\\arduino\\tools\\avr-gcc\\7.3.0-atmel3.6.1-arduino5/bin/avr-gcc-ar" rcs "C:\\Users\\matt\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\arduino_build_76395\\core\\core.a" "C:\\Users\\matt\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\arduino_build_76395\\core\\main.cpp.o"
"C:\\Users\\matt\\Desktop\\arduino-1.8.8\\portable\\packages\\arduino\\tools\\avr-gcc\\7.3.0-atmel3.6.1-arduino5/bin/avr-gcc-ar" rcs "C:\\Users\\matt\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\arduino_build_76395\\core\\core.a" "C:\\Users\\matt\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\arduino_build_76395\\core\\sp.cpp.o"
"C:\\Users\\matt\\Desktop\\arduino-1.8.8\\portable\\packages\\arduino\\tools\\avr-gcc\\7.3.0-atmel3.6.1-arduino5/bin/avr-gcc-ar" rcs "C:\\Users\\matt\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\arduino_build_76395\\core\\core.a" "C:\\Users\\matt\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\arduino_build_76395\\core\\startup.S.o"
Archiving built core (caching) in: C:\Users\matt\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino_cache_368527\core\core_Blinks-SDK-328_avr_blink328_b058c7f72caeb70d12def82d4aae53c2.a
Linking everything together...
"C:\\Users\\matt\\Desktop\\arduino-1.8.8\\portable\\packages\\arduino\\tools\\avr-gcc\\7.3.0-atmel3.6.1-arduino5/bin/avr-gcc" -w -Os -g -flto -mrelax -fuse-linker-plugin -Wl,--gc-sections -mmcu=atmega328pb -T "C:\\Users\\matt\\Desktop\\arduino-1.8.8\\hardware\\Blinks-SDK-328\\avr/linkscripts/avr5-atmega328.xn" -nostartfiles -o "C:\\Users\\matt\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\arduino_build_76395/Reactor.ino.elf" "C:\\Users\\matt\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\arduino_build_76395\\sketch\\Reactor.ino.cpp.o" "C:\\Users\\matt\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\arduino_build_76395/core\\core.a" "-LC:\\Users\\matt\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\arduino_build_76395" -lm
"C:\\Users\\matt\\Desktop\\arduino-1.8.8\\portable\\packages\\arduino\\tools\\avr-gcc\\7.3.0-atmel3.6.1-arduino5/bin/avr-objcopy" -O ihex -j .eeprom --set-section-flags=.eeprom=alloc,load --no-change-warnings --change-section-lma .eeprom=0 "C:\\Users\\matt\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\arduino_build_76395/Reactor.ino.elf" "C:\\Users\\matt\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\arduino_build_76395/Reactor.ino.eep"
"C:\\Users\\matt\\Desktop\\arduino-1.8.8\\portable\\packages\\arduino\\tools\\avr-gcc\\7.3.0-atmel3.6.1-arduino5/bin/avr-objcopy" --change-addresses 0x3900 -O ihex -R .eepromm "C:\\Users\\matt\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\arduino_build_76395/Reactor.ino.elf" "C:\\Users\\matt\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\arduino_build_76395/Reactor.ino.hex"
"C:\\Users\\matt\\Desktop\\arduino-1.8.8\\portable\\packages\\arduino\\tools\\avr-gcc\\7.3.0-atmel3.6.1-arduino5/bin/avr-size" -A "C:\\Users\\matt\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\arduino_build_76395/Reactor.ino.elf"
Sketch uses 5822 bytes (98%) of program storage space. Maximum is 5888 bytes.
Global variables use 750 bytes (73%) of dynamic memory, leaving 274 bytes for local variables. Maximum is 1024 bytes.
C:\Users\matt\Desktop\arduino-1.8.8\portable\packages\arduino\tools\avrdude\6.3.0-arduino17/bin/avrdude -CC:\Users\matt\Desktop\arduino-1.8.8\portable\packages\arduino\tools\avrdude\6.3.0-arduino17/etc/avrdude.conf -B 5 -v -patmega328pb -cusbtiny -Uflash:w:C:\Users\matt\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino_build_76395/Reactor.ino.hex:i -Uflash:w:C:\Users\matt\Desktop\arduino-1.8.8\hardware\Blinks-SDK-328\avr/bootloaders/BlinkBIOS.hex:i -u 

avrdude: Version 6.3-20190619
         Copyright (c) 2000-2005 Brian Dean, http://www.bdmicro.com/
         Copyright (c) 2007-2014 Joerg Wunsch

         System wide configuration file is "C:\Users\matt\Desktop\arduino-1.8.8\portable\packages\arduino\tools\avrdude\6.3.0-arduino17/etc/avrdude.conf"

         Using Port                    : usb
         Using Programmer              : usbtiny
         Setting bit clk period        : 5.0
avrdude: usbdev_open(): Found USBtinyISP, bus:device: bus-0:\\.\libusb0-0001--0x1781-0x0c9f
         AVR Part                      : ATmega328PB
         Chip Erase delay              : 9000 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        65    20     4    0 no       1024    4      0  3600  3600 0xff 0xff
           flash         65     6   128    0 yes     32768  128    256  4500  4500 0xff 0xff
           lfuse          0     0     0    0 no          1    0      0  4500  4500 0x00 0x00
           hfuse          0     0     0    0 no          1    0      0  4500  4500 0x00 0x00
           efuse          0     0     0    0 no          1    0      0  4500  4500 0x00 0x00
           lock           0     0     0    0 no          1    0      0  4500  4500 0x00 0x00
           calibration    0     0     0    0 no          1    0      0     0     0 0x00 0x00
           signature      0     0     0    0 no          3    0      0     0     0 0x00 0x00

         Programmer Type : USBtiny
         Description     : USBtiny simple USB programmer, https://learn.adafruit.com/usbtinyisp
avrdude: programmer operation not supported

avrdude: Setting SCK period to 5 usec
avrdude: AVR device initialized and ready to accept instructions

An error occurred while uploading the sketch
Reading | 
avrdude: error: usbtiny_receive: libusb0-dll:err [control_msg] sending control message failed, win error: A device attached to the system is not functioning.


 (expected 4, got -5)
avr_read(): error reading address 0x0000
    read operation not supported for memory "signature"
avrdude: error reading signature data for part "ATmega328PB", rc=-2
avrdude: error reading signature data, rc=-2

avrdude: error: usbtiny_transmit: libusb0-dll:err [control_msg] sending control message failed, win error: A device attached to the system is not functioning.




avrdude done.  Thank you.

mallen133 · March 14, 2022, 8:59pm

Just wanted to add on here that I had another blank have an issue with the publish tool…then published on two more blinks right after that without issue… (including the same sketch for one of them).

So now I have 9/12 blinks working presently out of this set…hoping anybody out there has a good method to recover these?..

L.C · March 14, 2022, 10:26pm

Hi Mallen,

So, with the publishing tool you need to be EXTREAMLY Careful. You can easily short circuit a blink with it if it touches the wrong parts. I’m guessing this is the cause…

mallen133 · March 18, 2022, 6:36pm

Sadly, I think this may be the case…they won’t power on at all.

That being said, I was very ginger with the others, and have been able to program them using the publish tool…so the process works…just gotta cross fingers and hope to see the

avrdude done…

L.C · March 18, 2022, 7:44pm

It might be worth emailing support they may replace your broken blinks one time.

Kaderjack · April 5, 2022, 3:10am

I’m unsure if I should have started a new thread, but I’m having this same problem with a different error. Just got mine and I have two Blinks that seem to just not work, while I’ve only had one be successful. I’m really nervous to even try any of the others.

I was lucky to be scanning the forums before I got my kit and so I had seen the bit about being careful, and so I was. I’m not sure what I did wrong but I don’t think it was touching wrong parts… it seems to not be able to read some file… but I followed all instructions and even had a Blink load correctly. Both Blinks were lit up for part of the download, then no longer responded.

My error is as follows:
Arduino: 1.8.19 (Windows Store 1.8.57.0) (Windows 10), Board: “Blink328”

Sketch uses 5208 bytes (88%) of program storage space. Maximum is 5888 bytes.

Global variables use 813 bytes (79%) of dynamic memory, leaving 211 bytes for local variables. Maximum is 1024 bytes.

Low memory available, stability problems may occur.

avrdude: can’t open input file C:\Users\Kader\Documents\Arduino\hardware\Blinks-SDK-328\avr/bootloaders/BlinkBIOS.hex: No such file or directory

avrdude: read from file ‘C:\Users\Kader\Documents\Arduino\hardware\Blinks-SDK-328\avr/bootloaders/BlinkBIOS.hex’ failed

An error occurred while uploading the sketch

Any help would be appreciated

BGA · April 5, 2022, 4:09am

This is a different error. It seems you are missing the blink bios. How did you setup the SDK?

Kaderjack · April 5, 2022, 4:58am

I followed the instructions from this thread (used the dropbox link), and unzipped the file into the newly made hardware folder. Then restarted Arduino and selected the new board, as instructed.
The error said it was looking for BlinkBIOS.hex in that folder, here are the files in the bootloaders folder:

The only other thing I’m noticing out of place is there is a _MacOSX Folder that was unzipped as well, but I am on Windows, but the file path didn’t seem to go that direction anyway, so I’m thinking that is irrelevant.

jbobrow · April 5, 2022, 7:11am

Updated the dropbox link to now fix this issue. You can also duplicate BlinkBIOS-168PB.hex and rename it to BlinkBIOS.hex.

mallen133 · April 5, 2022, 12:47pm

As stated below…yes…yours seems to be a different issue.

Mine was simply a publish to the blink that resulted in a dead blink. The avrdude even returned a “done” but going back up through the log, you could see where it appeared that it tried to download, but something blocked it.

Anyways, I just received some replacement blinks, and will be dropping the dead ones back in the mail to ship back…so maybe they can figure out what happened to them…

BGA · April 5, 2022, 4:01pm

The good news is that your Blinks are fine. This is just a software issue so when it is fixed things should work.

Kaderjack · April 5, 2022, 9:17pm

This is excellent and it totally worked! Thank you so much! Everything seems to be working smoothly now

And yes, even though the lights weren’t going on when I connected them, they did light up after the writing process and seem to be just fine! Thank you as well !