Hi guys, i have a big problem !
I am student und have to build a Hexapod. I should control this hexapod. I got for my project a SSC 32 Terminal, a Bot Board V2 , 18 Servos and the IC Atmega8 16PU.
So i had loaded the firmware from the IC on it. But this is the false IC right? Now i got the Atmega 168 20PU.
The problem now is: If i want to load the Firmware on the IC, i got the error:" Firmware update failed!
You may check the SSC- 32 power supply, communication parameters and serial connection, the retry to update the firmware…"
But i havn’t this error by loading from the Atmega8 16PU and don’t know why. 
i hope you anybody can help me.
greets,
Robochris
PS.: i am so sorry for my englisch. I come from austria and the google translator is crap xD
Are you doing the firmware update at 115.2kbaud? It will not work at slower speeds. What kind of serial port do you have? Is it true RS-232 or USB to serial? If it’s USB to serial what brand is it? Do you know what chip set it uses? If it’s FTDI then adjust the latency to minimum in the driver.
Are you doing the firmware update at 115.2kbaud?
**Yes **
What serial port do you have? Is it true RS-232 or USB to serial?
i use a Rs232 to Usb cable (LOGILINK)(Prolific)
Check the driver, make sure the rx/tx buffers are the same value, not one more or less than the other.
Please read this, as I’m basically reading it to you. lol
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=4702
First of all, thank you for your help 
The Rx /Tx puffer have the same value.
And i have the newest driver installed.
i dont understand, why loading the firmware to the Atmega8 16pu Success and NOT by the Atmega168 20PU?
the power is the same, the port is the same, the baud rate is the same…
i hope, you know the answer 
You can’t install the firmware on a blank 168. It has to have our bootloader on it. We sell the programmed 168 chip.
lynxmotion.com/p-624-ssc-32- … -chip.aspx
aaaaaaahhhhh this is the problem… Great thank you very much…
My next problem yet is that i have only 8 weeks time to built and program the hexapod… Could i brand the bootloader by myself on the ic?
Sorry we don’t offer the firmware or bootloader.
Ah okej… Thats bad for me…
Thank you for your help.
