Arduino wifi rev2 shows as Atmel atmega328p xplained mini in IDE

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This is a new arduino wifi rev2 board. When it connects to Windows, only atmega 328p showed up in the COM port, which is the chip this board is using. I have installed the IDE and the drivers, and I dont know what to do next. Please help me.

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You can ignore that. It only means the two boards use the same VID/PID. This is because both boards have the mEDBG chip on them. The name next to the port is just a label the Arduino IDE adds to make it easier to identify ports. It doesn't have any meaning beyond that.

If it really bothers you, and you don't use the Atmel AVR Xplained-minis hardware package, you can make the port be labeled as expected by removing the Atmel AVR Xplained-minis package:

  • Tools > Board > Boards Manager
  • Wait for downloads to finish.
  • Scroll down through the package list until you see "Atmel AVR Xplained-minis by Atmel University France". Click on it.
  • Click "Remove".
  • Wait for the removal to finish.
  • Click "Close".
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Thank you very much for the answer!
So the reason I am concerned about this issue is that even I selected the right COM, and I could check board info from that. I could not upload anything onto my Arduino. The following error message will show:" avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 10 of 10: not in sync: resp=0xee"
Do you have any idea about this?

pert:
You can ignore that. It only means the two boards use the same VID/PID. This is because both boards have the mEDBG chip on them. The name next to the port is just a label the Arduino IDE adds to make it easier to identify ports. It doesn't have any meaning beyond that.

If it really bothers you, and you don't use the Atmel AVR Xplained-minis hardware package, you can make the port be labeled as expected by removing the Atmel AVR Xplained-minis package:

  • Tools > Board > Boards Manager
  • Wait for downloads to finish.
  • Scroll down through the package list until you see "Atmel AVR Xplained-minis by Atmel University France". Click on it.
  • Click "Remove".
  • Wait for the removal to finish.
  • Click "Close".
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You have the wrong board selected. The Arduino Uno WiFi is completely different from the Arduino Uno WiFi Rev2. If you haven't done so already, you need to install the "Arduino megaAVR Boards" package and then select Tools > Board > Arduino Uno WiFi Rev2.

Instructions to install Arduino megaAVR Boards:

  • Tools > Board > Boards Manager
  • Wait for downloads to finish.
  • Scroll down through the package list until you see "Arduino megaAVR Boards by Arduino". Click on it.
  • Click "Install".
  • Wait for the installation to finish.
  • Click "Close".
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Thank you so much! You saved my day!!

pert:
You have the wrong board selected. The Arduino Uno WiFi is completely different from the Arduino Uno WiFi Rev2. If you haven't done so already, you need to install the "Arduino megaAVR Boards" package and then select Tools > Board > Arduino Uno WiFi Rev2.

Instructions to install Arduino megaAVR Boards:

  • Tools > Board > Boards Manager
  • Wait for downloads to finish.
  • Scroll down through the package list until you see "Arduino megaAVR Boards by Arduino". Click on it.
  • Click "Install".
  • Wait for the installation to finish.
  • Click "Close".
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You're very welcome. I'm glad if I was able to be of assistance. Enjoy!
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