New Duemilanove board running BLINK example?

Forum 2005-2010 (read only) Hardware Troubleshooting
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I just received my Arduino Duemilanove and installed the Arduino software 12. There are no choices for the Duemilanove and almost no documentation on the Duemilanove. I am assuming I should select Diecimila but it would be nice to document this somewhere.

I have the USB drivers already working and OPEN the BLINK example and it appears to Compile as there are no errors and a completion message when finished. However, I can connect a LED to pin 13 but also see the onboard LED work with it. But the Blink example has a LOOP routine that I would think would cause the LED to blink on and off in a Loop. However, it blinks only once or so when I press the reset button on the Duemilanove.

What am I doing wrong? Or where should I go for beginer help.

I also have a Sanguino new board too and believe I have those 1.3 software files copied over correctly to the Arduino directories - but can't get the Blink program to work on that either.

Thanks

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A good place to start:

http://arduino.cc/en/Guide/Troubleshooting

Yes, Diecimila is the correct board and the blink program should repeatedly blink the LED. Are you sure you are not simply verifying the code instead of doing the verify and upload? Do you have the correct com port in the drop down?

Don't forget to change the board to Sanguino and change your com port when switching between the two.

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Yes that was the problem. I did not select the UPLOAD TO I/O BOARD. I only did the Verify part.

Working now for both the Duemilanove and Sanguino.

Very cool - THanks again.

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Glad to hear it! I always forget to change the board when I'm switching back and forth between Sanguino and Diecimila. It doesn't dawn on me until after a failed upload. Have fun!