Hello guys, i am new here, I have some difficulties in finishing a personal project. I made a PCB which contains (among other components) a microUSB, module FTDI FT232RL and ATMEGA328P-PU. I want to program my microcontroller from PCB on my computer (or at least, if it's not possible, see that somehow the microcontroller is working). I tried to install drivers for the FTDI modules, but it seems I can't view my microcontroller anyhow. When i try to upload something on the board, it displays the error "programmer is not responding". Any ideas?
Can you run the loopback test on the FT232? Connect the 328P's reset on the board to Gnd. Connect Rx to Tx. Do you see what you are typing in the Serial Monitor?
And did you install a bootloader on the 328P already? That is needed before you can communicate via USB/FT232 over the serial lines.