Strange problem using AVR ISP MKII to program Arduino Pro Mini (China)

PlatformIO IDE
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Please help…, I am new in PlatformIO and learning coding using Arduino Pro Mini. For a while I manage to upload using the AVR ISP MKII (using the recomended PlatformIO.ini) that I bought via Aliexpress.

Then, recently I bought a HV Paralled programmer to experiment on unlocking MCUs, however due to the obsolete onboard USB chip, I tried to install different driver but without success.

In my surpriced, when going back to AVR ISP MKII and PlatformIO…Building the code is a Success but not for Uploading, it is not working anymore. I tried to uninstall and re-install two times, and even remove the installed folder manually still the error (I was in one of the thread here).

AVR ISP_mkII is still communicating with Michrochip Studio 7.0

Platformio.ini:

[env:program_via_AVRISP_mkII]
platform = atmelavr
board = pro16MHzatmega328
;board = ATmega328p
framework = arduino
upload_protocol = custom
upload_port = usb
upload_flags =
    -C
    ; use "tool-avrdude-megaavr" for the atmelmegaavr platform
    ${platformio.packages_dir}/tool-avrdude/avrdude.conf
    -p
    $BOARD_MCU
    -P
    $UPLOAD_PORT
    -c
    stk500v2
upload_command = avrdude $UPLOAD_FLAGS -U flash:w:$SOURCE:i

Here is the Uploading error message

Advanced Memory Usage is available via "PlatformIO Home > Project Inspect"
RAM:   [          ]   2.5% (used 51 bytes from 2048 bytes)
Flash: [=         ]   8.8% (used 2696 bytes from 30720 bytes)
Configuring upload protocol...
AVAILABLE: custom
CURRENT: upload_protocol = custom
Uploading .pio\build\program_via_AVRISP_mkII\firmware.hex

avrdude done.  Thank you.

*** [upload] Error 1
====================================================================== [FAILED] Took 1.70 seconds ======================================================================
The terminal process "C:\Users\L\.platformio\penv\Scripts\platformio.exe 'run', '--target', 'upload'" terminated with exit code: 1.
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Hm, error messages seem to be swallowed – that might be (new) general bug in PlatformIO.

What happens when you execute the project task Advanced → Verbose Upload?

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Thank you for the reply, I have not tried that, I will check and share it.

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Please see the message created when I do the Verbose Upload, thanks for the advice.

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Does your programmer appear as a serial port in the device manager or as some sort of USB device?

If it’s a serial port, try replacing usb with the serial port name, e.g., COM3. Othehrwise, try removing the lines

so that maybe some autodetection in avrdude kicks in.

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Its not showing any COM when I am plugging the AVR ISP MKII, but only showing in Microchip tool

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What does Details → Hardware ID say for the AVRISP mkII? It should reveal the PID & VID.

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The hardware-ID property, not the device description property.

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… click THERE and then on “Hardware IDs”

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The USB VID & PID of 0x03eb and 0x2104 definitely match what avrdude is looking for.

I suggest you use https://zadig.akeo.ie/ to load WinUSB drivers for the AVRISP mkII device and retry with your original config. avrdude needs that to access the USB device. Use Options → List all devices in Zadig to make your device selectible.

If WinUSB does not work, try loading libusb-win32 drivers.

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Thank you so much, I will try it. Happy New Year.

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Eureka!!! Thank you so much sir, it can Upload now… libUSB-win32 is working!
Thank you for your patience and time…Happy New year…

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