Hi, Just got my first Arduino("clone* from ebay)
What I dit'nt se was that there was no bootloader installed
Can anyone help me in the right direction
I have a PL2303HX can I use that for ICPS
thanks
peter
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and upload the .pde to your controller. This should burn the bootloader in order to get you started with Arduino.
This is the board I bought http://www.ebay.com/itm/141003124874?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649
My programmer i a 5 pin kind without a resetpin like this one
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1pcs-USB-To-RS232-TTL-Converter-Adapter-Module-PL2303-good-/231135667618?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item35d0c265a2, can it be done without a resetpin ?.
About the optiloader sketch it seems you need a working Arduino, or am I wrong ?
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which one should I by then.
are you sure there is no bootloader? the ebay link you show says 'arduino compatible bootloader ready'.
Have you tried to load a sketch into it? One way to check is to press the reset, if the led connected to pin 13 flashes twice it is likely there is a bootloader in it.
Connect the arduino to the USB port without the USB to TTL converter. then download the necessary drivers + arduino IDE. In device manager check which COM port the USB host adapter assigned to your arduino. In arduino ide make the necessary settings (COM port + type: UNO). I believe you do not have to bother with the TTL converter. It can be used only if you are using a standalone ATmega328P et cetera.
Well I ask'ed the seller and he said that I will need an usbtiny programmer, so I guess that there is no bootloader.
The problem is , when I plug it in it dos'nt say anything about an arduino In device manager(wich I would expect) so there for it can't find any drivers not even if I try manually from the driverfolder in the IDE folders.
The pwr diode lights up and the pin13 diode flashes every second just like the led-sketch when i plug it in.
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Problem solved , It was what spycatcher2k pointet out, the pl2303 driver I needed to install .
Windows 7 can't for some reason find it itself.
So the A is running and I have uploaded my first program, the one and only - blinking led XD
Thanks a lot
peter