I downloaded AS earlier this month, version 7.0.2397. Today I received my SNAP, removed R48 and added a 10K pullup to the UPDI signal. AS doesn't recognize the SNAP. Do I need to download MPLAB and update my SNAP board to be able to work with Atmel Studio?
Doug
IIRC you first have to talk to it from MPLAB to get the correct f/w, then it will work with AS7.
I can't recall if there were other steps involved or not, but there has been discussions here, so some searching should find it.
Jim
david.prentice Yes. Upgrade Packs on AS7.0 to recognise SNAP.
You might need to Upgrade SNAP with MPLABX. Please just try the AS7.0 Pack Manager first. It would be useful to know if SNAP works without MPLABX.
And change your 10k pullup with a 1k0 resistor. 10k is too wimpy.
David.
I got a message that said I needed to update the SNAP firmware. AS7 recognized the board, but I don't think it could talk to my ATtiny416 target. Thanks for the help.
Updating packs in Studio will enable Snap to work with various devices.
Snap can be switched between PIC mode and AVR/SAM mode from its context menu in the Available Tools list.
Snap cannot be upgraded in Studio. To get latest firmware you need to use MPLAB.
I don't mind using MPLABX. But I can't figure out any way to switch from PIC mode to AVR mode. I don't see any Available Tools list, and so no context menu. How do I do it?
Doug
In Studio, click View -> Available Atmel Tools and you should see a list of Simulator + all connected USB tools.
If you see the Snap in there, then its at least recognised and you can right-click on it to switch it to AVR mode.
If the Snap is not in the list, then I guess MPLAB is needed.
(Unfortunately I can't give you exact details or screenshots since I did not think to bring my Snap home into lockdown :/ )
david.prentice Download and install MPLABX IPE v5.30 and IDE v5.30
It is probably easiest to run the IPE v5.30
1. click on [Operate] i.e. the top icon on the left hand of the screen.
2. Family: 8-bit AVR MCUs
3. Device: ATtiny416 -> [Apply]
4. Tool: SNAP
5. click on [Read]
The Output screen should show the SNAP connecting, upgrading, reading the AVR memory. Note the SNAP Firmware version i.e. 1.3.94
6. Window->Target Memory Views->Program Memory
The Output screen should show the Flash contents.
7. Leave MPLABX IPE
8. Start AS7.0
9. View->Available Tools: SNAP
10. right-click Upgrade. My SNAP says v1.03 i.e. up to date. (probably from firmware v1.3.94)
Alternatively you could run MPLABX IDE v5.30. Create an empty Project. "Run" the project.
David.
Thanks. I misunderstood. I thought I was doing these things with MPLABX.
I downloaded IDE 5.35 yesterday, but I didn't know that I needed the IPE. (I'm just programming in assembler, and I thought the IPE was some kind of fancy C++ framework.) Thanks.
david.prentice You don't need the IPE. (Integrated Programmer Environment)
I just thought that you might find it less confusing.
The IDE is fairly complex. You only want to "connect to SNAP". "Upgrade SNAP".
There are so many options and "features" of the IDE that you might lose the will to live.
If you are still having problems, I suggest that you take notes of each step. And post the steps in your message.
Confession. I used the IDE to upgrade my SNAP. But I am more familiar with the MPLABX IDE than the IPE.
One day, AS7.0 will be able to upgrade SNAP directly.
David.
meolsen 
You can click the two green circling arrows in the project explorer... This will check firmware etc and upgrade and switch it correctly...
You can click the two green circling arrows
Thanks Morten. Such simplicity is often well concealed :|
Oh dear, looks like USB woes :/
Have you tried putting it in PIC mode first (just make a dummy project using a PIC) and then back to AVR mode?
This has been know to shake out some factory-dust from Snaps in the past.
The SNAP doesn't appear in the context menus for PIC devices; it only shows up when I select an Atmel uC. So I give up. What's my next best option? Is there a 3rd party programmer/debugger?
I've got an ATtiny416-XNANO board that works great with AS7. I wonder if I could just remove the ATtiny416 from that board and run a 3 wire (+5V, Gnd, and UPDI) connection from the NANO to the 3-pin connector on my target board.
Yes, the XNANO board works as a programmer. I removed the ATtiny416 from the NANO and ran a three wire cable to my target header. Voila! It still debugs, too, just as if my target ATtiny416 was installed on the NANO board. One gotcha, though. Of course, I didn't want my target +5 volt power supply to be fighting with the +5 volts from USB. And putting 5 volts on the output of my linear regulator without any voltage on the input of the linear regulator exceeds the absolute maximum voltage rating of the output pin. So I jumped across the linear regulator while the NANO was driving the target. Thanks for everyone's help. I think this will work for me. (Pictures attached.)
Doug
Nice!
FYI If you do find a Curiosity Nano, there are cut-straps to make this process easier, as well as level shifters so you can debug your board at any voltage.
frankkop I had the same problem....
I did an emergency reset on the Snap tool ( need to short out a pad on the board) while it was installed on the MPLAB X IPE tool.. It then downloaded new firmware that supported AVR's and then worked quite well on AVR Studios ver 7.
