I just got a new UNO and it won't work. I keep getting this error:
avrdude: error at /Users/stephenz/Downloads/Arduino.app/Contents/Java/hardware/tools/avr/etc/avrdude.conf:332: programmer type must be written as "id_type"
originally I got a much longer and different error having to do with the signature being incorrect. I replaced a file in the program and now I get the one mentioned above. Is this just the code or should I take back the UNO?
Original Error: avrdude: arduino_read_sig_bytes(): (a) protocol error, expect=0x10, resp=0x1c
avrdude: error reading signature data for part "ATMEGA328P", rc=-3
avrdude: error reading signature data, rc=-1
avrdude: stk500_disable(): protocol error, expect=0x14, resp=0xe0
Are selecting Upload, or Upload Using Programmer?
The 1st loads via the USB cable.
The 2nd expects a Programmer to be connected to the ICSP header and is used to install a program, overwriting the bootloader as it does.
Ps991:
Im guna make a wild guess and say that it is a knockoff using a CH340G and this is why it does not work?
That is utter rubbish.
Firstly if it uses a CH340 and doesn't make claims to be made by Arduino, it isn't a knock off, and secondly the CH340 is actually a very good USB to serial converter.
Firstly if it uses a CH340 and doesn't make claims to be made by Arduino, it isn't a knock off, and secondly the CH340 is actually a very good USB to serial converter.
I bought a Nano w/o knowing it had the CH340G on it, it does not work on MAC...And I have tried everything known to man to try to get it to work. I have tried changing settings, installing different drivers, 3 different computers (running OSX). It simply does not work, so IMO I do not think it is a very good USB to Serial converter.
And I was trying to say that boards that look very close to arduino boards USUALLY are knockoff clones. Do they work? yes...are they copies based on arduino boards such as the NANO and UNO? also yes.
Check which com ports are available with the Uno disconnected and connected. Make sure that you have the correct drivers for the Uno R3.
Ps991:
I bought a Nano w/o knowing it had the CH340G on it, it does not work on MAC...And I have tried everything known to man to try to get it to work. I have tried changing settings, installing different drivers, 3 different computers (running OSX). It simply does not work, so IMO I do not think it is a very good USB to Serial converter.
Macs are part of the problem. See this thread here. They do work on Macs, Apple just want lots for signed drivers. This is not a problem for Windows where signed drivers are available for Linux where they are built in.
And I was trying to say that boards that look very close to arduino boards USUALLY are knockoff clones. Do they work? yes...are they copies based on arduino boards such as the NANO and UNO? also yes.
Boards that have the CH340 chip are seldom passed off as being made by Arduino and it is clear they are clones.
ChilliTronix, thanks for pointing that thread out! 5 minutes and it now works! there were several occasions I wanted to toss out my Nano because it could only be programmed with ICSP, and now...it works! Thank you my good sir!
Ps991:
ChilliTronix, thanks for pointing that thread out! 5 minutes and it now works! there were several occasions I wanted to toss out my Nano because it could only be programmed with ICSP, and now...it works! Thank you my good sir!
Promise not to slag off the CH340 now?
It is actually a good chip and is a tenth of the price of an FTDI. We sell quite a lot of stuff with it on.
Still, I am pleased your issues have been resolved as well!