Arduino Upload Error

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Arduino Upload Error

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Hi,

I was wondering if anyone has solved this Arduino problem

I loaded the following code Examples/Basic/01 Blink into the Arduino IDE and then compiled it - YEAH :D
Went to upload the code and got this error: avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding. not so YEAH :(

I really have no idea and it seems that nobody on the Arduino forum could fix it either so I thought I would try here.

Any hints or clues are appreciated
Cheers
David

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Re: Arduino Upload Error

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Some detail would help:
What kind of Arduino?
Do you have the correct board type selected in Tools->Board?
Do you have the correct COM port selected in Tools->Serial Port?
Is there any LED activity on the board at all when attempting to upload?
Hold the shift key down when pressing the upload button and post the diagnostic output.

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Re: Arduino Upload Error

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Thanks

I'm running a Mac OS X
Arduino power light is on
Board is set to Arduino Uno
Serial is set to /dev/tty.Bluetooth-PDA-Sync
The LED light is just the size of a pinpoint
The diagnotics is: avrdude: usbdev_open(): did not find any USB device "usb"

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Re: Arduino Upload Error

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Serial is set to /dev/tty.Bluetooth-PDA-Sync
That is not the right device. Do you see any non-bluetooth devices?
The LED light is just the size of a pinpoint
The size is not important. Is it flashing or anything? Probably not since you have the wrong device selected.

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Re: Arduino Upload Error

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Thanks,

It was flashing. I fixed the problem by changing the serial port to /dev/cu.usbmodem621 and it worked fine. :D
Of course that serial port choice isn't available unless the Arduino is connected.

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David

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Re: Arduino Upload Error

Post by adafruit_support_rick »

Actually, I think you want to use /dev/tty.usbmodem621. I'm not sure what the difference is between the 'cu' and the 'tty', but I believe the 'tty' is the one you're supposed to use for arduino.

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Re: Arduino Upload Error

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Great :D Works fine

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