A couple students were using the AVRISP mkII to program a CEENBoT. They were using AVR Studio 4 and when they connected to the programmer, AVR Studio 4 asked them to upgrade the programmer. They started the upgrade process, but it did not finish completely. The AVRISP mkII was left in the upgrade mode and the status light at the ISP cable end was blinking between red and orange.
The fix for this is in the AVRISP mkII User Guide on the Atmel website.
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In the User Guide under Hardware Description they provide a table of status lights and what each light means including the blinking red and orange, which means the device is in upgrade mode.
In the Manual Firmware Upgrade section they provide the steps required to complete the upgrade of firmware. You have to open the AVRISP mkII plastic case, use a paperclip to jumper across holes 1 and 3 on the circuit board, then use AVR Studio 4 > Tools Menu > Upgrade AVRISP mkII to complete the upgrade. Remove the jumper, close the plastic case, power cycle the AVRISP mkII, and you are back in business.
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