Programming the Arduino Mini

Development Tools IDE 1.x
1

Hi!

Just my first Arduino Mini and a FTDI! :slight_smile: I very happy!

Unfortunately I cant seem to get it work... :frowning:
What I have done:

  1. Wired the mini as you see in the image below
  2. Installed the latest FTDI Drivers (http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm)
  3. In the IDE I selected COM3
  4. Selected Arduino Mini from the Boards in the IDE
  5. Uploading a simple blinking lights sketch for testing
void setup(){
  pinMode(13,OUTPUT);
}

void loop(){
  digitalWrite(13,HIGH);
  delay(1000);
  digitalWrite(13,LOW);
  delay(1000); 
}

But when pressing Upload in the IDE only the RX Led on the FTDI is
blinking very fast and nothing happens. IDE says uploading to board but that
doesnt changes... :frowning: The LED on pin 13 is powered so the board gets voltage.

What am Im doing wrong? :frowning:
Thanks in advance!!

2

ok very strange... I changed the board to UNO and now it works...
but why? is this a bug?

3

anyone know why choosing uno works for the mini/328

i got it working like this too but i'd like to know why choosing the mini/328 doesn't

4

It is possible that the ATmega328 was programmed with the newer bootloader, which would make it operate more like an Uno.