Topic: General Guidance and How to use the Forum (Read 6461 times)

ballscrewbob · Dec 06, 2019, 02:40 pm

Could you take a few moments to Learn How To Use The Forum.
It will help you get the best out of the forum.

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".
Boards using a MICRO usb connector need a cable that is both DATA and CHARGE. Many are CHARGE ONLY.

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.

Language problem ?
Try a language closer to your native language:

Thanks to all those who helped and added to this list.