

For ATMEGA8U2, you can download the USB serial firmware here.
#ATMEL FLIP SOFTWARE DOWNLOAD INSTALL#
Install and execute ATMEL FLIP software.This is the default DFU firmware loaded in the ATMEGA16U2 microcontroller chip. You should see the ATmega16U2 device in the Win7 Device Manager. Plug the USB circuit to your computer.Uploading Arduino USB Serial Firmware via FLIP JRE – Flip Installer – 3.4.7.112.exe, (21MB, updated August 2012), FLIP 3.4.7 for Windows (Java Runtime Environment included).You can download this FLIP software from ATMEL website. Using the ATMEL FLIP software, you will be able to load firmware or bootloader using its default ATMEL DFU bootloader. Basic USB circuit for ATMEGA16U2Ĭlick to enlarge the basic USB ATMEGA16U2 schematic circuit. If you built the basic USB circuit using the ATMEL microcontroller and plugged it into your computer’s Windows Operating System (example Win7), you should be able to see a USB device name “ATmega16U2” under a folder libusb-win32 devices in the Win7 Device Manager. In this case, you can only load the bootloader firmware using the ATMEL ICSP programmer method.

If you did not purchase the microcontroller from the legitimate source, there might not be any firmware pre-loaded inside.

When you first purchase a legitimate ATMEL ATMEGA16U2 chip, it is actually loaded with a default DFU firmware. This article is written as a guide to loading an Arduino bootloader or firmware onto a brand new ATMEL microcontroller IC chip.
