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Atmel ICE not shown in "Programmer"
Jan 15th, 2016 at 7:59pm
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Today I received my new Atmel ICE.
The programmer is not shown under the "programmer" drop down menu.

But from what I understand it is supported by Visual Micro.

Is there something I have to do to make it known to VM?
The programmer works and drivers are installed.
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Re: Atmel ICE not shown in "Programmer"
Reply #1 - Jan 16th, 2016 at 12:12am
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Hi,

It's an extendable system and some users have provided their settings that I include with the visual micro plugin.

It depends on which board and arduino ide (or core) you are using?

  
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Reply #2 - Jan 16th, 2016 at 12:27am
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I am using Visual Studio 2015.
Arduino 1.6.5
Board: Sanguino Atmega 644
  
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Reply #3 - Jan 17th, 2016 at 7:09pm
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Ok so no one has any idea what I have to do?
  
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Reply #4 - Jan 18th, 2016 at 11:18pm
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Ok. Can at least tell me someone how to add some kind of custom programmer?

I can use the Atmel ICE with avrdude so everything is fine. Just for whatever reason it does not show up in the programmers drop down box. Now I'd like to add my "Custom Atmel ICE" and just tell it to use avrdude with -c atmelice_isp.

Ain't that possible? 

And btw the Atmel ICE is also working with Atmel Studio and Visual Micro. But for whatever reason it is not showing up in Visual Studio 2015 Enterprise Update 1. And I'd really prefer Visual Studio above Atmel Studio...
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Reply #5 - Jan 18th, 2016 at 11:30pm
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Sorry for the delayed response. i wanted to do some testing.

The ICE in atmel uses atprogram.exe which is installed with atmel studio. it can be displayed in vs with some tweaking but best avoided.

Interesting to know avrdude works. I will look at adding an option and tell you how to try it yourself over next few days
  
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Ok, thank you. I am looking forward to that version.
  
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Reply #7 - Jan 27th, 2016 at 12:54pm
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Any success so far?
  
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Reply #8 - Feb 16th, 2016 at 2:48pm
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Don't want to be annoying but any progression on that front? I wouldn't believe it is that hard to add the option for the Atmel ICE?
  
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Reply #9 - Feb 16th, 2016 at 6:22pm
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Sorry I have been bogged down.

If you look in tools>options>visual micro>version>assembly you will see where visual micro is installed

Below that folder you will find "Micro Platforms\Arduino16x" below that folder you will find avr/sam etc.

In the avr folder you will find programmers.atmel.txt

You can name a copy and rename to programmers.vs.txt

In the same folder there is a platform.txt. the programmer and platform text files are normal arduino build/config files. You can edit them for your own use and hardcode paths etc.

The important path will be atprogram.exe which is installed with atmel. I suggest you install atmel 6.2 and point the atprogram.exe to the location of the atmel6.2 bin directory. You don't need to use atmel but you need the atprogram.exe and the other files that are installed with it.


if you change programmers.txt or platform.txt then you have to click tools>vsiual micro>reload toolchains or restart the ide
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Reply #10 - Feb 16th, 2016 at 7:21pm
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I am now a bit lost tbh. I don't want to use atprogram.exe I want to use avrdude. But all those files you pointed my to are for atprogram. 

Ah ok gotcha. Now I have the Atmel ICE in VS now if i don't want to use atprogram. I guess I can just change it to "avrdude" and adjust it?
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Reply #11 - Feb 16th, 2016 at 7:23pm
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Does avrdude support your programmer?

If so you can find the details on the internet and yes, you are right, that will be easier to configure.
  
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Reply #12 - Feb 16th, 2016 at 7:24pm
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Yes it does.
  
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Reply #13 - Feb 16th, 2016 at 7:28pm
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Excellent. I am not an expert with programmers but I know how to configure the settings if you can find them.

In this case we will use and example from the programmers.txt of the "arduinoide\hardware\arduino\cores\avr" folder

The arduino programmers.txt contains AVRISP MKII etc, so we can copy and change to work the way we want. I can help with that if you find the avrdude commands.
  
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Reply #14 - Feb 16th, 2016 at 7:42pm
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I am not sure where the programmers.txt is where you are pointing me too. But the avrdude line is basically the same as with the mk2 etc.

From the avrdude.conf:
programmer
  id    = "atmelice_isp";
  desc  = "Atmel-ICE (ARM/AVR) in ISP mode";
  type  = "jtagice3_isp";
  connection_type = usb;
  usbpid = 0x2141;
;

So -c atmelice_isp will do the trick basically.

E.g.:
avrdude.exe -C "..\etc\avrdude.conf" -c atmelice_isp -p m644 -n

avrdude.exe: AVR device initialized and ready to accept instructions

Reading | ################################################## | 100% 0.01s

avrdude.exe: Device signature = 0x1e9609 (probably m644)

avrdude.exe: safemode: Fuses OK (E:FF, H:D9, L:FF)

avrdude.exe done.  Thank you.
  
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Reply #15 - Feb 16th, 2016 at 7:55pm
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The programmers file is below where you have installed your arduino ide

Mine is here:-

D:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\hardware\arduino\avr\programmers.txt

In the file you can see a number of programmers defined. This is what is defined for the avrisp mkII

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avrispmkii.name=AVRISP mkII
avrispmkii.communication=usb
avrispmkii.protocol=stk500v2
avrispmkii.program.protocol=stk500v2
avrispmkii.program.tool=avrdude
avrispmkii.program.extra_params=-Pusb


You can copy and create your own adding -c atmelice_isp to the extra_params option. Maybe the avrispmkII is not the best choice, you can look and decide which closly matches what you want.

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xor_ice.name=ICE Programmer for Xor
xor_ice.communication=usb
xor_ice.protocol=stk500v2
xor_ice.program.protocol=stk500v2
xor_ice.program.tool=avrdude
xor_ice.program.extra_params=-Pusb -c atmelice_isp



Hope this makes sense.
  
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Reply #16 - Feb 16th, 2016 at 8:05pm
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Ah it's based out of the arduino IDE gotcha. I thought it is Visual Micro specific. 

Well that was easy then.... Works like a charm thank you!

Maybe a disclaimer for everyone else. You have to use the latest avrdude version cause the stuff arduino is supplying is well ancient. But apart from that thumbs up!

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Xor wrote on Feb 16th, 2016 at 8:05pm:

Well that was easy then.... Works like a charm thank you!

Maybe a disclaimer for everyone else. You have to use the latest avrdude version cause the stuff arduino is supplying is well ancient. 



Useful thanks

Was my example exactly what you used?
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Reply #18 - Feb 16th, 2016 at 8:35pm
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Yes. Nothing more was needed. 

I just didn't know VM gets the programmer list from arduino. Or where to adjust it to get it to show up in the Visual Studio Drop Down box.
  
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Reply #19 - Feb 16th, 2016 at 8:40pm
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Understood thanks. I asked because I am considering adding the programmer to the visual micro programmers.txt system we discussed originally. 

The visual micro system appends to the arduino core programmers list and this one would be useful.

Will it work for all the avr boards?
  
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Reply #20 - Feb 16th, 2016 at 9:18pm
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Yes, I don't see why it wouldn't. But you have to have a new version of avrdude which supports the atmelice. 

The atmelice or rather the avrdude also supports more modes of the atmelice 

programmer
  id    = "atmelice";
  desc  = "Atmel-ICE (ARM/AVR) in JTAG mode";
  type  = "jtagice3";
  connection_type = usb;
  usbpid = 0x2141;
;

programmer
  id    = "atmelice_pdi";
  desc  = "Atmel-ICE (ARM/AVR) in PDI mode";
  type  = "jtagice3_pdi";
  connection_type = usb;
  usbpid = 0x2141;
;

programmer
  id    = "atmelice_dw";
  desc  = "Atmel-ICE (ARM/AVR) in debugWIRE mode";
  type  = "jtagice3_dw";
  connection_type = usb;
  usbpid = 0x2141;
;

And with the atmelice you also can programm the arm family of atmel. 

But I am not sure which of that is useful for you/VM.

For example I'd really love JTAG support. I know arduinos don't support it. But at least I am not always using the arduino capabilities but rather the nice VS integration and everything in one place approach, which I really like. Smiley
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Reply #21 - Feb 16th, 2016 at 9:24pm
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If you mean you want jtag debug then you can help.... 

Did you see the new gdb system that visual micro uses for the arduino zero? The same system, with a few config tweaks, should be able to do that.
  
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Reply #22 - Feb 17th, 2016 at 10:50pm
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Nope I didn't see that. That would actually be awesome.
  
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