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Pyr0-Piezo MCU Update Procedure: Tools and Components

This document provides instructions for updating the firmware on a Pyr0-Piezo unit using either an Arduino IDE or the avrdude program. It describes the necessary tools, components for hookup including a resistor and capacitor, and steps for programming via cloning a GitHub project and selecting boards in Arduino IDE or using avrdude at the command line.

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Pyr0-Piezo MCU Update Procedure: Tools and Components

This document provides instructions for updating the firmware on a Pyr0-Piezo unit using either an Arduino IDE or the avrdude program. It describes the necessary tools, components for hookup including a resistor and capacitor, and steps for programming via cloning a GitHub project and selecting boards in Arduino IDE or using avrdude at the command line.

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Pyr0-Piezo MCU Update Procedure

Tools and components:


• Pyr0-Piezo Unit
• USB-UART bridge ~or~ Pyr0-Piezo Program Interface Board
• ICSP Programmer or ArduinoISP
• Soldering Iron
• Wire
• 10K resistor
• 100pF – 0.1uF Capacitor (ceramic is preferred)
• Arduino IDE (optional)
• avrdude
• MCUDude's MiniCore
• Pyr0-Piezo git project

Links:
Arduino IDE: https://www.arduino.cc/en/main/software
avrdude: https://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/avrdude/
Pyr0-Piezo GitHib: https://github.com/pyr0ball/pyr0piezo

Hookup:
In order for serial (UART) programming to work, a capacitor must be placed in line between
the Pyr0-Piezo RST pin, and the UART's DTR pin, and a 10k pullup resistor between DTR
and +5v. ICSP programming requires no extra passive components. TXD/RXD pairs are
inverted between sender and receiver

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Programming With Arduino IDE
• Download and install the Arduino IDE, clone or download the Pyr0-Piezo project (git
clone is recommended to ensure updates are pulled) to a folder of your choosing.
• Open firmware/AVR-Source/ and open the firmware ino file related to the board you're
updating.
• Install MCUDude's MiniCore
◦ Open File > Preferences, and add the MiniCore json to the “Additional Board
Manager URL's” Field:
https://mcudude.github.io/MiniCore/package_MCUdude_MiniCore_index.json
◦ Click on Tools > Board > Boards Manager, use the search box to find “MiniCore”,
and click the “install” button
• Choose the MCU used in your sensor
◦ Click on Tools > Board > Select Atmega88 for Rev.1.x.x boards, Atmega328 for
Rev.2+ boards. All other settings will be the same
◦ Under Tools, set the following:
▪ Bootloader: Yes
▪ Clock: 8Mhz Internal
▪ BOD: anything 2.7v or lower
▪ Compiler LTO: Disabled
▪ Variant: *8P/PA
• Set the programmer type to Programmer: AVRISP mkII
• Choose the COM port of your USB-UART bridge
• Make any adjustments to the top section of variables
• Click on “upload”
• Done!

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Programming with avrdude
• Download avrdude (or find avrdude installed along with ArduinoIDE:
Arduino/hardware/tools/avr/bin) and extract it to a folder of your choosing.
• Copy the firmware for your board out of /firmware/Compiled-Firmware/*.hex to the
folder where you extracted avrdude
• run the following command, replacing the m88p with m328p if using a Rev.2+, and
COM4 with the serial port of your USB-UART bridge
./avrdude.exe -c avrisp2 -p m88p -b19200 -PCOM4 -U flash:w:<firmware.filename>.hex -v

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