some weeks ago I bought a mega in a website, I couldn't test it until now actually, but I can't make it work. I have downloaded arduino IDE (1.6.4) and installed the drivers the clon page gave for it. Here's the page where I bought it:
If you read the description of the product you'll find a page with the drivers.
I did a little change to the blink scheme, only to see if my board works properly. It didn't have any mistakes but I cannot upload it to my arduino mega. It stays there uploading...
To help you I will need to know a little more about your particular board.
What USB-Serial chip does it use?
You can determine this by having a look at the IC closest to the USB port, you might need a magnifying glass to make out what is written on it.
Does the board pass the loop-back test?
The instructions for this test can be found at the top of this sub-forum. This test can normally be used to verify whether or not your IDE and drivers are properly installed/configured.
Does the 'L' led, blink when the board is reset.
The Arduino bootloader will normally blink the 'L' led rapidly a few times when the board is reset/powered on. If your board does not do this, your bootloader might be missing/corrupt.
Let me know the answer to these questions and I will do my best to help you resolve this issue.
SantinoPrice:
To help you I will need to know a little more about your particular board.
What USB-Serial chip does it use?
You can determine this by having a look at the IC closest to the USB port, you might need a magnifying glass to make out what is written on it.
Does the board pass the loop-back test?
The instructions for this test can be found at the top of this sub-forum. This test can normally be used to verify whether or not your IDE and drivers are properly installed/configured.
Does the 'L' led, blink when the board is reset.
The Arduino bootloader will normally blink the 'L' led rapidly a few times when the board is reset/powered on. If your board does not do this, your bootloader might be missing/corrupt.
Let me know the answer to these questions and I will do my best to help you resolve this issue.
Hi SantinoPrice,
thanks for your help! But I'm sorry, I've just found the issue. I looked at the internet again and again and suddenly found a post that said that someone had the same issue and made it work jsut by switching to another usb port. I did this, but it didn't work. The solution is to change, but to connect arduino in the back ports... I mean, I used both frontal usbs and didn't work (they were 3.0, perhaps this was the mistake, but they should be compatible), then I used a back usb port and it worked.
