I'm new to Arduino and I'm putting together a circuit for a project. My Arduino Micro worked the first time, when I plugged it into my dad's computer, but when I set it up on my Windows 7 32bit I came across several errors. It also won't even work on my dads computer again.
I tried Googling for a couple hours and couldn't find any way to solve it.
First off, I get a message saying the Device Driver Software did not install successfully.
Then, it doesn't show up in the Device Manager under Other Devices, it shows up under Universal Serial Bus controllers as Unknown Device. I click on it and receive a message saying "Windows has stopped this device because it has reported problems. (Code 43)"
I tried updating the driver software and only get a message saying "Windows has determined that the driver software for your device is up to date,"
I tried doing a Reset on the board, but in the IDE, it won't let me select any Ports. I tried the Reset anyway, several times, to no avail.
As I said, I can't seem to find a solution anywhere, and I'm running out of time on my project. This is getting really frustrating and I'd greatly appreciate some help. Thank you.
instead of updating the driver you might try to remove it and reinstall from scratch.
Worked for me once with an older version but that is no guarantee
robtillaart:
instead of updating the driver you might try to remove it and reinstall from scratch.
Worked for me once with an older version but that is no guarantee
If you mean reinstalling the "Unknown Device", I already tried it. I uninstall it, but plugging the Arduino back in just brings it back up as an Unknown Device
I think Rob means to throw away the entire installed Arduino folder and re-install as if for the first time. Also what version are you using? I am seeing some Microsoft system errors with 1.6.5 that don't appear in 1.6.0, so am reverting back to that version for the time being.
I reinstalled everything, for some reason the Arduino won't even appear in the Device Manager at all now. There won't even be a pop-up message in the bottom right when I plug it in. The lights on the Arduino will still light up, but on my laptop's end it's like it's not even plugged in.
Also, I HAVE tried pressing the restart on the board.
Seems like a silly question, but there's no shortage of listings on ebay that result in hits for searching for arduino micro, but are acutally nanos (which can be figured out by studying the listing). What does the chip say on it? 32u2 = micro; 328p = not a micro - other chip will say 'ft232' or 'ch340g' on it, that's what you need drivers for.
Seems like a silly question, but there's no shortage of listings on ebay that result in hits for searching for arduino micro, but are acutally nanos (which can be figured out by studying the listing). What does the chip say on it? 32u2 = micro; 328p = not a micro - other chip will say 'ft232' or 'ch340g' on it, that's what you need drivers for.