Arduino nano rf exit code 1

Please try this troubleshooting procedure and then report the results:


:red_exclamation_mark: This procedure is not intended to solve the problem. The purpose is to gather more information.


  1. Disconnect the USB cable of the Arduino board from your computer.
  2. Open the Windows Device Manager.
  3. Select View > Devices by type from the Device Manager menus.
  4. Open the "View" menu.
  5. If there is a to the left of the "Show hidden devices" menu item, click on "Show hidden devices" to disable it.
  6. Take note of the contents of the "Other devices" and "Ports (COM & LPT)" sections of the Device Manager tree.
  7. Connect the Arduino board to your computer with a USB cable.
  8. Select Action > Scan for hardware changes" from the Device Manager menus.

Now please reply here on this forum topic with the answers to the following questions:

  • Did you see any new device appear in the Device Manager tree after following those instructions?
  • If you did see a new device, where is it located in the tree, and what is it named?

You can repeat steps 5-8 multiple times if you are not sure.