Dagu - Reb Back Spider controller problem "not in sync: resp=0xff"

Hi,

I'm having problems with this controller.

 

The problem:

As soon as the Dagu Spider board is connected to the usb the L1 - D13 led is constantly blinking. The board is being found by the computers and a port assigned. When Arduino IDE says Uploading, the LED goes out then after a short time starts blinking again and I get the error "avrdude: stk500_getsync(): not in sync: resp=0xff". Therefore but I cannot upload any sketches and the ones I have tried have all been the Arduino examples. So nothing fancy or large.

Also I already have a couple of other Arduino boards, A UNO and an ATMega 2560, both of these are able to communicate and i'm able to upload sketches with no problems.

This is actually the second spider controller, the first I had last week had exactly the same problem, but additionally the soldering on the first board was extremely poor.

What I've tried so far:

  • I've tried various OS, windows XP, windows 7 on 2 laptops and 2 PC's.
  • I've tried various versions of Arduino IDE - 1.0.3, 1.0.4, 0023 and 0022
  • The very first thing I do is check the settings in IDE to ensure the correct board is selected ( ATmega 1280) with the assigned port.
  • I've going through the COM ports and trying all of them up to 15.
  • I've tried different board rates from 9600 up.
  • I've tried uninstalling the com port and reinstalling.
  • I've tried turning off antivirus, windows defender and firewalls.
  • I've tried holding down the reset button and resleaing it at varying times as some forums have suggested.
  • I've been all trhough the Arduino troubleshooting guide, this forum and other forums.

 

Anyone else got any ideas before I throw it out the window?

Thanks

Darren

AT2560?

That worked. Thank you very much this was driving me mad. The manual and all the docs i’ve seen say the ATmega1280? 

Same Problem but solution didn’t work