cant upload code to mini

Development Tools IDE 1.x
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trying but will not upload
useing this lab http://www.arduino.cc/en/Guide/ArduinoMini

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How did you wire the Reset pin?

What symptom did you get? "will not upload" is not helpful.

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i wired the reset pin like they did in the tutorial
also i cant upload code because the computer will not sense the mini
i am using a 2007 imac with mac osx 10.6.8
and to upload code to the mini i am trying to use the Mini USB Adapter http://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/MiniUSB

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legoaceking:
i cant upload code because the computer will not sense the mini
i am trying to use the Mini USB Adapter

So either the USB adapter is dead or you didn't install the driver for it.

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thares a driver for it?

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I'd get a usable usb adapter that actually supports auto-reset. I don't know why this 'official' adapter board (V02) doesn't have it.

And if you have the V03 board, you need an 100nF capacitor in between the DTR line and the RESET input of the mini.

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legoaceking:
thares a driver for it?

The page you pointed to includes the words "drivers are included with the Arduino software".

In the disk image for Arduino-0022 I have an installer called "FTDIUSBSerialDriver_10_4_10_5_10_6". Perhaps you have a similar installer.

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johnwasser:

legoaceking:
thares a driver for it?

The page you pointed to includes the words "drivers are included with the Arduino software".

In the disk image for Arduino-0022 I have an installer called "FTDIUSBSerialDriver_10_4_10_5_10_6". Perhaps you have a similar installer.

i installed the driver and now it senses the mini but when i try to upload a program i get this

Binary sketch size: 1278 bytes (of a 14336 byte maximum)
avrdude: stk500_getsync(): not in sync: resp=0x30
avrdude: stk500_disable(): protocol error, expect=0x14, resp=0x51

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after installing the drivers i get this when i try to upload to my uno

Binary sketch size: 1480 bytes (of a 14336 byte maximum)
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding

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legoaceking:
after installing the drivers i get this when i try to upload to my uno

Binary sketch size: 1480 bytes (of a 14336 byte maximum)
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding

nvm that who knew that you had to go to the tools/board tab and hit uno

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legoaceking:
i installed the driver and now it senses the mini but when i try to upload a program i get this
Binary sketch size: 1278 bytes (of a 14336 byte maximum)
avrdude: stk500_getsync(): not in sync: resp=0x30
avrdude: stk500_disable(): protocol error, expect=0x14, resp=0x51

Connect the Mini's Reset pin to ground until the moment you see the "Binary sketch size:" message, then release it. You have to do a manual reset when either the USB adapter doesn't support auto-reset.

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johnwasser:

legoaceking:
i installed the driver and now it senses the mini but when i try to upload a program i get this
Binary sketch size: 1278 bytes (of a 14336 byte maximum)
avrdude: stk500_getsync(): not in sync: resp=0x30
avrdude: stk500_disable(): protocol error, expect=0x14, resp=0x51

Connect the Mini's Reset pin to ground until the moment you see the "Binary sketch size:" message, then release it. You have to do a manual reset when either the USB adapter doesn't support auto-reset.

it works!
thanks