50$ ROBOT BRAIN - programming

[newbie]

i want to write program into my 50$ robot brain through avrisp mk2 but it appear:
http://aycu15.webshots.com/image/37694/2004950375549097221_rs.jpg
http://aycu39.webshots.com/image/38878/2004975133446300497_rs.jpg
http://aycu21.webshots.com/image/37860/2004981594812116077_rs.jpg
this is the fifth robot brain i built, all failed!!
http://aycu21.webshots.com/image/38300/2004961903764354082_rs.jpg
http://aycu23.webshots.com/image/37822/2004957436975684522_rs.jpg
http://aycu34.webshots.com/image/37273/2004932117103245613_rs.jpg
pls help me!!!
tq!

[frank26080115]

you chose the wrong chip, it's ATMEGA168 not ATMEGA169

if you have a multimeter, check for shorts, also recheck your programming header against http://www.scienceprog.com/wp-content/uploads/AVRISP/header.jpg

[Admin]

I am having trouble making out your circuit images, they are all really blurry . . .

Have you tried this already?
http://www.societyofrobots.com/robot_faq.shtml#circuit_debug

[newbie]

you chose the wrong chip, it's ATMEGA168 not ATMEGA169

if you have a multimeter, check for shorts, also recheck your programming header against http://www.scienceprog.com/wp-content/uploads/AVRISP/header.jpg

i tried using atmega168 and atmega168p but same result---failed!!!

[newbie]

sorry can u give me instruction on how to check for shorts and others on my circuit using multimeter???

[newbie]

how to ground circuits? any examples??
sorry
thank you for helping me!

[frank26080115]

http://www.ladyada.net/learn/metertut/continuity.html

this is stuff they teach you in high school