DFROBOT 2WD MiniQ (Leonardo) Problems

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Greetings All,

New to the list.

I am having issues with the 2WD MiniQ Leonardo from DFRobot.

I have used these devices with Mathworks/MatLab with no issue. My school district's IT group is picking up the student's school issued devices next week, so thought I would get students experience on Arduino IDE. It looks like a better fit for what we are trying to do.

I am trying to get the blink program to work with no success. The program appears to upload from the messages, but does not run. The LED does not flash during the upload.

Specifics:
DFRobot 2WD MiniQ v2.1
Windows XP, Arduino 1.8.5

Tools:
Board: Arduino Leonardo
Port: COM5 (Arduino Leonardo)
Board Info:
BN: Arduino Leonardo
VID: 2341
PID: 8036
SN: Upload any sketch to obtain it ((null) after upload)

Programmer: AVRISP mkII
Note I have also tried Arduino ISP and Arduino as ISP with same results.
Not sure what programmer I should use.

Compiler settings are set to Default, verbose during upload.

Interesting lines in compile/upload messages (I have added quotes):

compile messages are white, upload messages are red.
"Found upload port: COM6"
"Found programmer: Id = "CATERIN"; type =s"
"Programmer supports the following devices: Device code: 0x44"
"avrdude: writing flash (4128 bytes);"
"avrdude: 4128 bytes written"
"avrdude: 4128 bytes of flash verified"

Questions:

  1. Do I need to burn bootloader?
  2. Am I using the correct programmer?
  3. Why is the LED not flashing on upload?
  4. Does anyone successfully run these devices in Arduino IDE?

Thank you for your help.

Mutt

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Good Morning All,

I will reply to my own request for assistance:

The MiniQ was working properly and the programs were uploading properly. Running the serial monitor and reading the compiler/upload messages confirmed that. Blink, as written will not work on this device. I expect the lights to flash when uploading, but this does not seem to be a factor.

Sample code for this device (2WD MiniQ) is available here:

Arduino IDE is a really good program. Taking the time to read through the troubleshooting manual is a good investment.

Mutt