new arduino nanos(3) wont upload

I bought a kit and started using the components to build an alarm clock lamp.

I was not paying attention and I think I ran 12volts thew the arduino. I seen sparks assumed fryed.

TODAY acquired 3 arduino nanos. set one of them up so it would connect to the project. then went to upload it failed troubleshooted as per https://www.arduino.cc/en/Guide/Troubleshooting#upload nothing. opened the other 2 arduinos plugged them in again same nothing uploaded. then i attempted to send gibrish threw panel "jjjjjj" and other random things and i was able to get the receiving light to light up.

programs attempted upload
project original software "Alarmclock_lamp"
Blink

used arduino create firefox windows 7 and 10 used 7 first thought may have been operating system same error

error info made from fresh attempt at time of post program attempted upload blink

./opt/arduino-builder/arduino-builder -compile -core-api-version 10611 -hardware opt/arduino-builder/hardware -hardware ./opt/cores -tools opt/arduino-builder/tools -tools ./opt/tools -built-in-libraries opt/libraries/latest -logger humantags -fqbn arduino:avr:nano:cpu=atmega168 -build-cache /tmp -build-path /tmp/695690074/build -verbose -prefs runtime.tools.avr-gcc.path=./opt/tools/avr-gcc/5.4.0-atmel3.6.1-arduino2 -prefs runtime.tools.avrdude.path=./opt/tools/avrdude/6.3.0-arduino14 -prefs runtime.tools.arduinoOTA.path=./opt/tools/arduinoOTA/1.2.1 -libraries /tmp/695690074/custom -libraries /tmp/695690074/pinned /tmp/695690074/Blink

Using board 'nano' from platform in folder: /home/ubuntu/opt/cores/arduino/avr

Using core 'arduino' from platform in folder: /home/ubuntu/opt/cores/arduino/avr

Detecting libraries used...

./opt/tools/avr-gcc/5.4.0-atmel3.6.1-arduino2/bin/avr-g++ -c -g -Os -w -std=gnu++11 -fpermissive -fno-exceptions -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections -fno-threadsafe-statics -Wno-error=narrowing -flto -w -x c++ -E -CC -mmcu=atmega168 -DF_CPU=16000000L -DARDUINO=10611 -DARDUINO_AVR_NANO -DARDUINO_ARCH_AVR -I/home/ubuntu/opt/cores/arduino/avr/cores/arduino -I/home/ubuntu/opt/cores/arduino/avr/variants/eightanaloginputs /tmp/695690074/build/sketch/Blink.ino.cpp -o /dev/null

Generating function prototypes...

./opt/tools/avr-gcc/5.4.0-atmel3.6.1-arduino2/bin/avr-g++ -c -g -Os -w -std=gnu++11 -fpermissive -fno-exceptions -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections -fno-threadsafe-statics -Wno-error=narrowing -flto -w -x c++ -E -CC -mmcu=atmega168 -DF_CPU=16000000L -DARDUINO=10611 -DARDUINO_AVR_NANO -DARDUINO_ARCH_AVR -I/home/ubuntu/opt/cores/arduino/avr/cores/arduino -I/home/ubuntu/opt/cores/arduino/avr/variants/eightanaloginputs /tmp/695690074/build/sketch/Blink.ino.cpp -o /tmp/695690074/build/preproc/ctags_target_for_gcc_minus_e.cpp

/home/ubuntu/opt/arduino-builder/tools/ctags/5.8-arduino11/ctags -u --language-force=c++ -f - --c++-kinds=svpf --fields=KSTtzns --line-directives /tmp/695690074/build/preproc/ctags_target_for_gcc_minus_e.cpp

Compiling sketch...

./opt/tools/avr-gcc/5.4.0-atmel3.6.1-arduino2/bin/avr-g++ -c -g -Os -w -std=gnu++11 -fpermissive -fno-exceptions -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections -fno-threadsafe-statics -Wno-error=narrowing -MMD -flto -mmcu=atmega168 -DF_CPU=16000000L -DARDUINO=10611 -DARDUINO_AVR_NANO -DARDUINO_ARCH_AVR -I/home/ubuntu/opt/cores/arduino/avr/cores/arduino -I/home/ubuntu/opt/cores/arduino/avr/variants/eightanaloginputs /tmp/695690074/build/sketch/Blink.ino.cpp -o /tmp/695690074/build/sketch/Blink.ino.cpp.o

Compiling libraries...

Compiling core...

Using precompiled core: /tmp/core/core_arduino_avr_nano_cpu_atmega168_86d814ab5ac6e08f9be464f7f3c7beb3.a

Linking everything together...

./opt/tools/avr-gcc/5.4.0-atmel3.6.1-arduino2/bin/avr-gcc -w -Os -g -flto -fuse-linker-plugin -Wl,--gc-sections -mmcu=atmega168 -o /tmp/695690074/build/Blink.ino.elf /tmp/695690074/build/sketch/Blink.ino.cpp.o /tmp/695690074/build/../../core/core_arduino_avr_nano_cpu_atmega168_86d814ab5ac6e08f9be464f7f3c7beb3.a -L/tmp/695690074/build -lm

./opt/tools/avr-gcc/5.4.0-atmel3.6.1-arduino2/bin/avr-objcopy -O ihex -j .eeprom --set-section-flags=.eeprom=alloc,load --no-change-warnings --change-section-lma .eeprom=0 /tmp/695690074/build/Blink.ino.elf /tmp/695690074/build/Blink.ino.eep

./opt/tools/avr-gcc/5.4.0-atmel3.6.1-arduino2/bin/avr-objcopy -O ihex -R .eeprom /tmp/695690074/build/Blink.ino.elf /tmp/695690074/build/Blink.ino.hex

./opt/tools/avr-gcc/5.4.0-atmel3.6.1-arduino2/bin/avr-size -A /tmp/695690074/build/Blink.ino.elf

Sketch uses 930 bytes (6%) of program storage space. Maximum is 14336 bytes.

Global variables use 9 bytes (0%) of dynamic memory, leaving 1015 bytes for local variables. Maximum is 1024 bytes.

Programming with: Serial

Flashing with command:C:/Users/shadowyami/.arduino-create/arduino/avrdude/6.3.0-arduino9/bin/avrdude.exe -CC:/Users/shadowyami/.arduino-create/arduino/avrdude/6.3.0-arduino9/etc/avrdude.conf -v -patmega168 -carduino -PCOM5 -b19200 -D -Uflash:w:C:/Users/SHADOW~1/AppData/Local/Temp/arduino-create-agent564876561/Blink.hex:i

avrdude: Version 6.3, compiled on Jan 17 2017 at 12:00:53

Copyright (c) 2000-2005 Brian Dean, http://www.bdmicro.com/

Copyright (c) 2007-2014 Joerg Wunsch

System wide configuration file is "C:/Users/shadowyami/.arduino-create/arduino/avrdude/6.3.0-arduino9/etc/avrdude.conf"

Using Port : COM5

Using Programmer : arduino

Overriding Baud Rate : 19200

avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding

avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 1 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x01

avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding

avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 2 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x01

avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding

avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 3 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x01

avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding

avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 4 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x01

avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding

avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 5 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x01

avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding

avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 6 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x01

avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding

avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 7 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x01

avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding

avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 8 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x01

avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding

avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 9 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x01

avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding

avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 10 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x01

avrdude done. Thank you.

Any help would be greatly accepted

Does your nano have an atmega168 or atmega328 chip?

Most common nano boards need the Atmega328P (old bootloader), appears you have it set for Atmega168.

it is an Atmega328
by the sounds of it i have it set to the wrong boot loader how would i change that? in arduino create?

  • Click on the board selection menu
  • Click "Select Other Board & Port".
  • Select "Arduino Nano" from the Boards menu.
  • Click on the "Flavours" menu (it will currently display ATmega168).
  • You have two options for ATmega328P: "ATmega328P" and "ATmega328P (Old Bootloader)". If you have an official Nano made by Arduino in 2018 or newer, select "ATmega328". If you have a Nano made by any other company, or an official Nano made by Arduino before 2018, select "ATmega328P (Old Bootloader)".
  • Click "OK".

thank you all 3 are working now

You're welcome. I'm glad to hear they're working now. Enjoy!
Per