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Please READ THIS POST to help you get the best out of the forum.

SIMPLE TROUBLESHOOTING.

These steps may also save you some unnecessary time and effort in the forum.

  • Always provide as much detail as possible to your issue it may be important.
  • If applicable provide your SKETCH inside CODE TAGS ( </> ) or a CREATE share link.
  • If applicable provide a schematic even if hand drawn.
  • How to insert a picture into your post
  • If applicable provide a proper LINK to the hardware / sensors etc. you are using.

COMMON ISSUES

  • Check you have a COMMON GROUND where required.
  • Where possible use USB 2.0 ports or a USB 2.0 POWERED HUB to rule out USB 3.0 issues.
  • Try other computers where possible.
  • Try other USB leads where possible.
  • You may not have the correct driver installed. CH340/341 or CP2102
  • There may be a problem with the board check your wiring first.
  • Remove any items connected to pins 0 and 1.

COMPUTER RELATED

  • close any other serial programs before opening the IDE.
  • Ensure you turn off any additional security / antivirus just to test.
  • There may be a problem with the PC try RESTARTING it.
  • You may be selecting the wrong COM port.
  • Avoid cloud/network based installations where possible OR ensure your Network/Cloud software is RUNNING.
  • Clear your browsers CACHE.
  • Close the IDE before using any other serial programs.
  • Preferably install IDE's as ADMINISTRATOR or your OS equivalent

Arduino specific boards

Performing the above actions may resolve your problem without further help.

Language problem ?
Try a language closer to your native language:

Many thanks to all those who helped and added to this list.
Bob.

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Ok this was the final version. that was rolled out.
Sorry about the extra emails Robin (sly giggle)

Could you take a few moments to READ THIS.
It will help you get the best out of the forum.

COMMON ISSUES

  • Check you have a COMMON GROUND where required.
  • Where possible use USB 2.0 ports or a USB 2.0 POWERED HUB to rule out USB 3.0 issues.
  • Try other computers where possible.
  • Try other USB leads where possible.
  • You may not have the correct driver installed. CH340/341 or CP2102
  • There may be a problem with the board check your wiring first.
  • Remove any items connected to pins 0 and 1.

COMPUTER RELATED

  • close any other serial programs before opening the IDE.
  • Ensure you turn off any additional security / antivirus just to test.
  • There may be a problem with the PC try RESTARTING it.
  • You may be selecting the wrong COM port.
  • Avoid cloud/network based installations where possible OR ensure your Network/Cloud software is RUNNING.
  • Clear your browsers CACHE.
  • Close the IDE before using any other serial programs.
  • Preferably install IDE's as ADMINISTRATOR or your OS equivalent

Arduino specific boards

  • CH340/341 based clones do not report useful information to the "get board info" button.
  • NANO (Old Types) some require you to use the OLD BOOTLOADER option.
  • NANO (New Types) See the specific sections lower in the forum.
  • NANO (New Types) Install your board CORE's.
  • Unless using EXTERNAL PROGRAMMERS please leave the IDE selection at default "AVRISP mkII".

CREATE editor install locations.

  • On macOs ~/Applications/ArduinoCreateAgent-1.1/ArduinoCreateAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/config.ini
  • On Linux ~/ArduinoCreateAgent-1.1/config.ini
  • On Windows C:\Users[your user]\AppData\Roaming\ArduinoCreateAgent-1.1

Performing the above actions may help resolve your problem without further help.
Language problem ?
Try a language closer to your native language:

Thanks to all those who helped and added to this list.
Bob.

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Bob, you seem to have replaced Nick Gammon's text with yours here or example.

It means that we no longer have a section about "How to use the Forum - explaining the use of the Code button, no hijacking etc (I can't recall exactly what was in it).

Instead we have a "How to solve your Arduino problem" section which (incidentally) no longer has anything much of Nick Gammon's).

I feel strongly that both are needed. Maybe the "How to use ..." text could benefit from updating and if so I will be happy to help if you make it available.

...R

PS ...The tips we discussed in this Thread should be published under your name - not Nick Gammon's.

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I only replaced the "shortform" versions of Nicks Robin.
Was also in two minds about using Nicks name so I will delete and replaces those posts.

I left the LONG FORM versions alone and link directly to his long form in the first line.
In some places just tagged the new one as a last post where needed under my name.

All valid points and will be acted on.

Thanks.

Bob.

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ballscrewbob:
I left the LONG FORM versions alone and link directly to his long form in the first line.
In some places just tagged the new one as a last post where needed under my name.

Sorry - I think I overlooked the link in these lines

Could you take a few moments to READ THIS.
It will help you get the best out of the forum.

May I continue to nitpick. When I glance at READ THIS it seems to be asking me to read the page I am looking at rather than asking me to go to another page (even though it is a clickable link).

Perhaps it would be more obvious if it was like this

If you take a few moments to read the How To Use the Forum page it will help you get the best out of the forum.

...R

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Just a cotton picking nit picking moment... :grinning:

Will take a peek at your suggestion Robin but I think you are just after another bout of emails...Maybe a fetish ? ;D :grinning: :smiling_imp:

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ballscrewbob:
but I think you are just after another bout of emails...

I don't understand?

I don't believe I said anything about emails - and I certainly don't want any :slight_smile:

...R

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Hi ballscrewbob. Here is a forum thread that might be relevant:
https://forum.arduino.cc/index.php?topic=652580
It looks like the Displays board has a "General Guidance." topic, but no "How to use this forum - please read." topic. Would you mind taking a look at that?

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Note that they are concerned that links to that topic are now broken. If it was accidentally deleted, I would recommend moving it back to Displays from the Recycle Bin, rather than creating a new topic. I believe by moving it back it will retain the original URL and restore the functionality of the links.

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Its the language links that seem to be down.

I will look at them.