If you’re new, or learning the Arduino ropes, it can be hard to get started.
Along with many good tutorials here and elsewhere - there is a section where you may explore or present guides that might help others.
Introductory Tutorials
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COMMON ISSUES
- Check you have a COMMON GROUND where required.
- Where possible use USB 2.0 ports or a USB 2.0 POWERED HUB to rule out USB 3.0 issues.
- Try other computers where possible.
- Try other USB leads where possible.
- You may not have the correct driver installed. CH340/341 or CP2102
- There may be a problem with the board check your wiring first.
- Remove any items connected to pins 0 and 1.
COMPUTER RELATED
- close any other serial programs before opening the IDE.
- Ensure you turn off any additional security / antivirus just to test.
- There may be a problem with the PC try RESTARTING it.
- You may be selecting the wrong COM port.
- Avoid cloud/network based installations where possible OR ensure your Network/Cloud software is RUNNING.
- Clear your browsers CACHE.
- Close the IDE before using any other serial programs.
- Preferably install IDE's as ADMINISTRATOR or your OS equivalent
Arduino specific boards
- CH340/341 based clones do not report useful information to the "get board info" button.
- NANO (Old Types) some require you to use the OLD BOOTLOADER option.
- NANO (New Types) See the specific sections lower in the forum.
- NANO (New Types) Install your board CORE's.
- Unless using EXTERNAL PROGRAMMERS please leave the IDE selection at default "AVRISP mkII".
CREATE editor install locations.
- On macOs ~/Applications/ArduinoCreateAgent-1.1/ArduinoCreateAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/config.ini
- On Linux ~/ArduinoCreateAgent-1.1/config.ini
- On Windows C:\Users[your user]\AppData\Roaming\ArduinoCreateAgent-1.1
Performing the above actions may help resolve your problem without further help.
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Thanks to all those who helped and added to this list.
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