Can't connect to Duemilanove

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I'm first-time Arduino user so there's probably a simple solution. However, I can't see it yet.

I have the Arduino 12 IDE, and have loaded the latest USB drivers from FT. But the Duemilanove board still doesn't appear in the boards list on the tools menu. By default, the Diecimila is chosen.

Also, when the "Serial Monitor" is active, a constant stream of "ERROR:Pin 2-5" is received.

My O/S is XP Pro (Media Centre) with SP3.
Installed drivers are version 2.4.14.0, dated October 2008 from FTDI.
The IDE is Arduino 0012 alpha.

Any help would be appreciated, I'm stumped at this point. :frowning:

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I found that the list of boards was missing the Duemilanove with Arduino-0012 on Linux (Slackware 12.1, x86). I simply left the selection at "Diecimila" and it seemed to work.

Sorry, can't help you with the serial error.

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OK, that's one thing I won't worry about. Thanks!

I'm still mystified by why the USB connection isn't working. Besides the serial error I mentioned, when I try to force a communication (e.g. burn a new bootloader) I get a "Can't find USB device at xxxx/xxxx."

It's possible that my Gateway laptop isn't working and playing well with others, so I'll try the whole thing on a different system when I get home.

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you need to download something else ill find you a link i had the problem when i started.

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OK, still no connection with a different platform using W2K Pro.

Does anyone know if a Duemilanove core file it needed? I can see in the preferences.txt file that a specific board is named. Perhaps a new parameter set is needed for the Duemilanove.

This is getting frustrating... >:(

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Success! :smiley:

I tried to force the communication by uploading a sketch, and the IDE hung up. The troubleshooting note for that problem ( http://arduino.cc/en/Guide/Troubleshooting#toc3 ) suggested killing LVPrcSrv.exe in the Windows Task Manager. Once that was gone, there was no more trouble.

I now have a blinking LED!

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Hello Hillwalker ! Happy new year 2009 for you!

An off topic question: How can I change my profile? Where is that?

Please, help !

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I am changing email tomorrow ! And move from one home to another !

Oldbeaver, Chile, South America

Using Arduino for car interfacing. Starting to blik the led too !

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Hello OB,

I smiled when I saw that you were writing from Chile. My wife reads Isabell Allende and we both imagine the world she describes.

Are you asking about your profile on this forum? That can be changed via your User CP page. (That should be at http://www.arduino.cc/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?action=mycenter if you are logged in.)

On the left hand side, under "View" in the blue title bar, are three small tabs - "Messages", "Profile", and "Posts". Click on the Profile tab, then you can click on the "Edit Profile" link to change your profile.

I'm not sure how to get to the User CP page easily. I found it when I clicked on the message notification on my log-in page.

Good luck! I hope this helps.

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Thank you much !