Failing to enable Relay with Standalone Atmega328p

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mukund_bm

Joined Aug 24, 2014
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Dear Friends,

Attached the schematic, I have designed Atmega329P as standalone system. The Atmega328 programming / debugging is configured using Arduino Uno using Tx, Rx, Reset and Gnd. This is working perfectly right.

Whenever I disconnect Arduino Uno, Ralay failed to start. Kindly guide how to proceed further.

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Supply Regulator
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DickCappels

Joined Aug 21, 2008
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What kind of drive does your relay need in terms of volts and amps across and through the solenoid? Is there a driver on the relay module?

You need to add an electrolytic capacitor (about 10 uf or more) and a ceramic capacitor (about .01 uf) in parallel across the power supply pins to assure reliable operation, especially when driving and inductive load.

A 10k pull-up resistor to hold the reset input high is a good idea. The internal pullup on the reset pin is high resistance and sometimes a capacitor to ground in needed, especially when driving an inductive load.
 

KeithWalker

Joined Jul 10, 2017
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As Dick mentioned, the reset pin should be connected to +5V through a 10K resistor.
You also need to connect the junction of C3 and C6 to the ATMega328 GND for a reliable external clock.
D6, D7 and D8 should not be connected to +5V as shown in the diagram. If they are activated LOW the pins will be damaged.
I am assuming that you used an Arduino Uno to load the bootloader onto the ATmega328. How are you loading the program after that? Can you show a listing of your program?
Have you tried loading and running the "Blink" program while measuring the voltage on pin 19? That is the first thing I do after I have loaded the bootloader onto a fresh ATmege328, just to make sure everything is working.
Regards,
Keith
 
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MrChips

Joined Oct 2, 2009
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Connections at D6, D7, D8 don't look right. If any one of these is configured as a low output then you are creating a short across the power supply that might kill the MCU.
 

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mukund_bm

Joined Aug 24, 2014
21
Thanks Mr. Dick and Mr. Keith, after adding the electrolytic capacitor (about 10 uf or more) and a ceramic capacitor (about .01 uf) in parallel and 10k Pull-up resistor the issue is resolved.

Thank you very much for providing guidelines...
 
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