Section 3

Troubleshooting Guide

Table 3-1.Troubleshooting Guide

Problem

Reason

Solution

 

 

 

 

The LCD is not connected.

Attach the 34-pins cable between

 

 

the to 34-pins headers on the

 

 

STK502.

Nothing is displayed on

 

 

The LCD is not enabled in

Check the LCD initialisation(1).

the LCD.

the AVR device.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The update frequency is

Verify that the clock prescaling

 

not correct.

correspond with the clock source(1).

Some segments on the

The PORTA/C/D and/or G

Check that nothing is connected to

are connected to

these PORTS on the STK500 and

LCD seems to be stuck

something else than the

STK502.

at high/low.

LCD display.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Can’t control

PF[1:0] is not connected to

Set the PF[1:0] switch in the PIN-

PORTF[1:0]

the ATmega169.

position.

 

 

 

 

ISP cable not connected.

Connect the ISP cable according to

 

 

Figure 2-6.

 

 

 

 

STK500 target voltage

Please refer to the ATmega169

Serial Programming

error.

datasheet for the Serial

 

Programming Voltage limits. Adjust

does not work

 

 

the target voltage on the STK500

 

 

 

 

board accordingly.

 

 

 

 

The RSTDISBL Fuse is

Use Parallel Programming to

 

programmed.

unprogram the RSTDISBL Fuse.

 

 

 

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