Millis() only returns 0 and 1

Projects Programming
1

I am trying to run the following code

unsigned long myTime;

void setup() {
  Serial.begin(9600);
}
void loop() {
  Serial.print("Time: ");
  myTime = millis();

  Serial.println(myTime); // prints time since program started
  delay(1000);          // wait a second so as not to send massive amounts of data
}

But my in the serial terminal I only get the following output

Time: 0
Time: 0
Time: 0
Time: 0
Time: 0
Time: 0
Time: 0
Time: 0
Time: 0
Time: 1
Time: 0
Time: 1
Time: 0
Time: 0
Time: 0
Time: 0
Time: 1
2

Works fine sketch.ino - Wokwi Arduino and ESP32 Simulator

3

Your topic was MOVED to its current forum category which is more appropriate than the original as it is certainly not an Introductory Tutorial

4

I know that the simulator works fine, but what could be the reason that I get the wrong output? I am using an Arduino Mega ADK.

5

I get

Time: 0
Time: 999
Time: 1999
Time: 3000
Time: 4000
Time: 5000
Time: 6000
Time: 7001
Time: 8001
Time: 9001
Time: 10001
Time: 11001
Time: 12002
Time: 13002
Time: 14003
Time: 15003
Time: 16004
Time: 17003
...

your upload probably failed, you are running a previous sketch

6

I guess you have not installed/connected it properly, I'm not a clairvoyant

7

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