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Make your Uno Kit USB serial firmware missing ?

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Description

Please add the firmware for the ATmega16U2 on the [**Make Your UNO Kit**](https://docs.arduino.cc/hardware/make-your-uno-kit/)'s USB to serial bridge module.

After flashing my with [the firmware hex file for the UNO R3's bridge](https://github.com/arduino/ArduinoCore-avr/blob/29d637e0ae724eeaebfd8fcd321903369b8d7b5a/firmwares/atmegaxxu2/Arduino-COMBINED-dfu-usbserial-atmega16u2-Uno-Rev3.hex), I am unable to upload to my "Make Your UNO" board.

I believe the UNO R3 hex file is not suitable for use with the bridge module on the **Make Your UNO Kit**.

### Additional context

The upload still fails even after replacing the ATmega328P on my "Make Your UNO" board with one from a working Arduino Uno. This result supports my hypothesis that the problem truly is with the bridge firmware.

#### Additional reports

- https://forum.arduino.cc/t/atmel-16u2-issue-with-uploading-sketch-arduino-uno-make-your-uno-kit/1431819

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Research direction

Start with the existing firmwares/atmegaxxu2/Arduino-COMBINED-dfu-usbserial-atmega16u2-Uno-Rev3.hex and the Make Your UNO Kit hardware documentation linked in the issue. Compare the bridge hardware requirements and firmware behavior, then verify that the resulting firmware permits uploads to the Make Your UNO board.

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Assessment

Tech stack
c
Domain
embedded-iot
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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