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Hey guys, I just upgraded my Printer with an E3D V6 Hotend and the 3D-Touch ABL Sensor.
After doing all the Hardware part I made the adjustments needed to the firmware and tried to upload it to my GT2560 A+ board.
The Software is compiling without any problems but when it comes to the upload it takes for ever and ends with the Error Message:
"avrdude: stk500v2_getsync(): timeout communicating with programmer"(pictures in the link)

To the facts Im using:

This firmware: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B13H1M ... U4cVU/view

and followed instructions in this thread:
https://www.geeetech.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=19897


Arduino IDE 1.8.5 ( also tried 1.8.3 and 1.0.1)

I double checked to pick the right board in the arduino ide with regard to the chip installed on my gt2560 (pictures in the link)

I reinstalled new windows drivers for the Board (pictures in the link)

I tried several different usb cords...

->->-> Pictures (https://imgur.com/a/wcBmu)

I always get this timeout doesn't matter what i do. I slowly start to freak out about this....it becomes very frustrating, please guys let one or two of you have an answer to my problem....

I had the same thing, when i got mine and wanted to put latest marlin FW on it.
Turned out i had to reburn bootloader with an Arduino (as an ISP) which resulted in a flashing red LED.
Then uploaded FW without problem.

Issue i have now is y-axis moving in only 1 direction (and sounding as good as them too!!)

Details of wiring that worked for me:
"Arduin Uno as ISP to burn Bootloader to Mega 2560"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5achE10rCI
&
viewtopic.php?f=20&p=27978
The pic on page 1 shows the notch in a different orientation but check the location of ground to verify.

I already reburned the bootloader but still Cant Upload a Sketch.. the Board does not Power up via USB only if i bridge the connection on F2.
Just sodered a cable between the connection pads of F2 and the board shows up in the device manager but Im still unable to upload a sketch to the board i keep getting the Error message :

avrdude: stk500v2_ReceiveMessage(): timeout
avrdude: Send: . [1b] . [01] . [00] . [01] . [0e] . [01] . [14]
avrdude: Recv:
avrdude: stk500v2_ReceiveMessage(): timeout
avrdude: Send: . [1b] . [01] . [00] . [01] . [0e] . [01] . [14]
avrdude: Recv:
avrdude: stk500v2_ReceiveMessage(): timeout
avrdude: Send: . [1b] . [01] . [00] . [01] . [0e] . [01] . [14]
avrdude: ser_recv(): read error: Der E/A-Vorgang wurde wegen eines Threadendes oder einer Anwendungsanforderung abgebrochen.

tried the alternate method, and was no change for me, but maybe for you:
http://soc.ninja/documentation/programm ... o-or-mega/

....."We have to replace the value of "0xD8" with "0xD9". This is so, because in stand-alone ATMEGA2560 chips, if the BOOTRST fuse is not set, the chip will be correctly programmed, but the programs will never run. So the line could look like this ( we can keep the original line commented ):

# mega.menu.cpu.atmega2560.bootloader.high_fuses=0xD8
mega.menu.cpu.atmega2560.bootloader.high_fuses=0xD9"......

Hope it helps

Firstly, I would check if the driver is well installed in your computer system - for sure.
Secondly, after you hae uploaded the bootloader, you must activate it so that the uploading will begin and succeed.

There is probably a problem at the second point.

1.You should ensure the driver for FT232R install correctly
You can check it at device manager 2.Then you should select the correct com port and select the correct mainboard type
3.If it sill not work,I think you'd better replace it with a new mainboard

I checked everything you said and im pretty sure my board is dead...going to have to buy a new one -.-...

Producer_Phil wrote: ↑

Fri Mar 02, 2018 1:35 am

I checked everything you said and im pretty sure my board is dead...going to have to buy a new one -.-...

Ok.STK500 error seems the board don't work

Thanks for your help anyway William !

Got a replacement board, and all fine now.
Need to troubleshoot extruder...
Out of the frying pan and into the fire!!

Thanks all