Hi everyone, I'm new here, so excuse me if I make any post mistakes
The problem I am facing is strange, I recently bought an Arduino Mega (Atmega2560) and when I try to upload the most simple code just to test it, it doesn't work properly. I tried disabling antivirus, firewall and looked at dozen forum posts about libraries. I am still stuck
This is the simple code I tried to upload for the first time
void setup() {
// put your setup code here, to run once:
pinMode(13, OUTPUT);
}
void loop() {
// put your main code here, to run repeatedly:
digitalWrite(13,HIGH);
delay(300);
digitalWrite(13,LOW);
delay(1000);
digitalWrite(13,HIGH);
delay(50);
digitalWrite(13,LOW);
delay(1000);
}
After I press Compile / Upload
it does it well the first time and I get this log:
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ETC...
ETC...
"C:\\Users\\NeXuS\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\arduino_build_909004\\core\\new.cpp.o"
Archiving built core (caching) in: C:\Users\NeXuS\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino_cache_303078\core\core_arduino_avr_mega_cpu_atmega2560_0c812875ac70eb4a9b385d8fb077f54c.a
Linking everything together...
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Sketch uses 1542 bytes (0%) of program storage space. Maximum is 253952 bytes.
Global variables use 9 bytes (0%) of dynamic memory, leaving 8183 bytes for local variables. Maximum is 8192 bytes.
C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\hardware\tools\avr/bin/avrdude -CC:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\hardware\tools\avr/etc/avrdude.conf -v -patmega2560 -cwiring -PCOM7 -b115200 -D -Uflash:w:C:\Users\NeXuS\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino_build_909004/sketch_may25a.ino.hex:i
avrdude: Version 6.3-20190619
Copyright (c) 2000-2005 Brian Dean, http://www.bdmicro.com/
Copyright (c) 2007-2014 Joerg Wunsch
System wide configuration file is "C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\hardware\tools\avr/etc/avrdude.conf"
Using Port : COM7
Using Programmer : wiring
Overriding Baud Rate : 115200
AVR Part : ATmega2560
Chip Erase delay : 9000 us
PAGEL : PD7
BS2 : PA0
RESET disposition : dedicated
RETRY pulse : SCK
serial program mode : yes
parallel program mode : yes
Timeout : 200
StabDelay : 100
CmdexeDelay : 25
SyncLoops a : 32
ByteDelay : 0
PollIndex : 3
PollValue : 0x53
Memory Detail :
Block Poll Page Polled
Memory Type Mode Delay Size Indx Paged Size Size #Pages MinW MaxW ReadBack
----------- ---- ----- ----- ---- ------ ------ ---- ------ ----- ----- ---------
eeprom 65 10 8 0 no 4096 8 0 9000 9000 0x00 0x00
flash 65 10 256 0 yes 262144 256 1024 4500 4500 0x00 0x00
lfuse 0 0 0 0 no 1 0 0 9000 9000 0x00 0x00
hfuse 0 0 0 0 no 1 0 0 9000 9000 0x00 0x00
efuse 0 0 0 0 no 1 0 0 9000 9000 0x00 0x00
lock 0 0 0 0 no 1 0 0 9000 9000 0x00 0x00
calibration 0 0 0 0 no 1 0 0 0 0 0x00 0x00
signature 0 0 0 0 no 3 0 0 0 0 0x00 0x00
Programmer Type : Wiring
Description : Wiring
Programmer Model: AVRISP
Hardware Version: 15
Firmware Version Master : 2.10
Vtarget : 0.0 V
SCK period : 0.1 us
avrdude: AVR device initialized and ready to accept instructions
Reading | ################################################## | 100% 0.01s
avrdude: Device signature = 0x1e9801 (probably m2560)
avrdude: reading input file "C:\Users\NeXuS\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino_build_909004/sketch_may25a.ino.hex"
avrdude: writing flash (1542 bytes):
Writing | ################################################## | 100% 0.29s
avrdude: 1542 bytes of flash written
avrdude: verifying flash memory against C:\Users\NeXuS\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino_build_909004/sketch_may25a.ino.hex:
avrdude: load data flash data from input file C:\Users\NeXuS\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino_build_909004/sketch_may25a.ino.hex:
avrdude: input file C:\Users\NeXuS\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino_build_909004/sketch_may25a.ino.hex contains 1542 bytes
avrdude: reading on-chip flash data:
Reading | ################################################## | 100% 0.23s
avrdude: verifying ...
avrdude: 1542 bytes of flash verified
avrdude done. Thank you.
but if I make a small modification to the code, or even if i don't touch the code and try to Compile/Upload again, it wont.
It just shows me this:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\arduino-builder -dump-prefs -logger=machine -hardware C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\hardware -tools C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\tools-builder -tools C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\hardware\tools\avr -built-in-libraries C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\libraries -libraries C:\Users\NeXuS\Documents\Arduino\libraries -fqbn=arduino:avr:mega:cpu=atmega2560 -vid-pid=0X2341_0X0042 -ide-version=10812 -build-path C:\Users\NeXuS\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino_build_909004 -warnings=all -build-cache C:\Users\NeXuS\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino_cache_303078 -prefs=build.warn_data_percentage=75 -prefs=runtime.tools.avr-gcc.path=C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\hardware\tools\avr -prefs=runtime.tools.avr-gcc-7.3.0-atmel3.6.1-arduino5.path=C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\hardware\tools\avr -prefs=runtime.tools.arduinoOTA.path=C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\hardware\tools\avr -prefs=runtime.tools.arduinoOTA-1.3.0.path=C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\hardware\tools\avr -prefs=runtime.tools.avrdude.path=C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\hardware\tools\avr -prefs=runtime.tools.avrdude-6.3.0-arduino17.path=C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\hardware\tools\avr -verbose C:\Users\NeXuS\Desktop\sketch_may25a\sketch_may25a.ino
C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\arduino-builder -compile -logger=machine -hardware C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\hardware -tools C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\tools-builder -tools C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\hardware\tools\avr -built-in-libraries C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\libraries -libraries C:\Users\NeXuS\Documents\Arduino\libraries -fqbn=arduino:avr:mega:cpu=atmega2560 -vid-pid=0X2341_0X0042 -ide-version=10812 -build-path C:\Users\NeXuS\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino_build_909004 -warnings=all -build-cache C:\Users\NeXuS\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino_cache_303078 -prefs=build.warn_data_percentage=75 -prefs=runtime.tools.avr-gcc.path=C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\hardware\tools\avr -prefs=runtime.tools.avr-gcc-7.3.0-atmel3.6.1-arduino5.path=C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\hardware\tools\avr -prefs=runtime.tools.arduinoOTA.path=C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\hardware\tools\avr -prefs=runtime.tools.arduinoOTA-1.3.0.path=C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\hardware\tools\avr -prefs=runtime.tools.avrdude.path=C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\hardware\tools\avr -prefs=runtime.tools.avrdude-6.3.0-arduino17.path=C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\hardware\tools\avr -verbose C:\Users\NeXuS\Desktop\sketch_may25a\sketch_may25a.ino
Using board 'mega' from platform in folder: C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\hardware\arduino\avr
Using core 'arduino' from platform in folder: C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\hardware\arduino\avr
Detecting libraries used...
Error compiling for board Arduino Mega or Mega 2560.
I chose
Tools > Board > Arduino Mega or Mega 2560
Processor > ATmega2560 (Mega 2560)
Port> COM7 (Arduino Mega or Mega 2560)
Get board info shows :
BN: Arduino Mega or Mega 2560
VID: 0x2341
PID: 0x0042
SN: 55838343034351E05112
What is noticed was weird. when i change the Processor to ATmega1280 and then back to ATmega2560
it does compile and upload but again ,just once, and then the same thing again.
It's really frustrating.
Thank You for your time!