The computer doesn't detect the Arduino nano

So today I received my first "aduino"(not official) and I connected to my computer, It turns the POW LED on and blink the L LED, but nothing more happens. I already have installed the arduino IDE and tried changing cables, I'm not sure if I'm missing or doing something wrong or the problem is the board. It isn't detect by the two notebooks I've tried (one is Win 10 and the other is Win 7). pls help!

Find the right driver for the USB/Serial chip on your board.

I installed the CH340 driver, the chip is CH340G. but I think the problem is because there isn't the bootloader. so I need to find a way to upload it to the board, the only way I found was to use a working arduino but I don't have one, any suggestions?

Please do this:

  • (In the Arduino IDE) File > Preferences
  • Uncheck the checkbox next to "Show verbose output during: compilation"
  • Check the checkbox next to "Show verbose output during: upload
  • Click "OK"
  • Sketch > Upload
  • After the upload fails, you'll see a button on the right side of the orange bar "Copy error messages" (or the icon that looks like two pieces of paper at the top right corner of the black console window in the Arduino Web Editor). Click that button.
  • In a forum reply here, click on the reply field.
  • Click the </> button on the forum toolbar. This will add the forum's code tags markup to your reply.
  • Press "Ctrl + V". This will paste the upload output between the code tags.
  • Move the cursor outside of the code tags before you add any additional text to your reply.

I am having the same problem with an original NANO.

I have tried installing the last FTDI D2xx driver from official FTDI web site. Also I have proved uninstalling USB Serial Converter and triying to install a new one but always I connect the board it installs its own controller. Then Windows doesn't allow me install other version (for example the drivers within Arduino IDE folder) because it considers that it is the most recent version.

It is a new board and no sketch has been installed on it yet. (it still keeps the blinking LED sketch).

I attached the typical 'Hello world' sketch output report.

Arduino:1.8.5 (Windows 10), Tarjeta:"Arduino Nano, ATmega328P"

El Sketch usa 1454 bytes (4%) del espacio de almacenamiento de programa. El máximo es 30720 bytes.
Las variables Globales usan 192 bytes (9%) de la memoria dinámica, dejando 1856 bytes para las variables locales. El máximo es 2048 bytes.
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 1 of 10: not in sync: resp=0xeb
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 2 of 10: not in sync: resp=0xeb
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 3 of 10: not in sync: resp=0xeb
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 4 of 10: not in sync: resp=0xeb
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 5 of 10: not in sync: resp=0xeb
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 6 of 10: not in sync: resp=0xeb
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 7 of 10: not in sync: resp=0xeb
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 8 of 10: not in sync: resp=0xeb
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 9 of 10: not in sync: resp=0xeb
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 10 of 10: not in sync: resp=0xeb
Problema subiendo a la placa. Visita http://www.arduino.cc/en/Guide/Troubleshooting#upload para sugerencias
Este reporte podría tener más información con
"Mostrar salida detallada durante la compilación"
opción habilitada en Archivo -> Preferencias.

OK. I have it.

My problem is not to have updating the Board Manager.
I had 1.6.19 version and with 1.6.23 it works.

Maybe that's your problem.

@torri
1)
Pleas don't hijack threads; it can become confusing who is replying to who
2)
Thanks for giving feedback; once OP's detection problem is solved, it is probably the next step
3)
Not being detected is different from the problem that you encountered

I contacted them, and they will give me full refund, the problem is with the usb chip for sure.

can you please help me with this one, I'm new to linux but I'm trying to learn

Arduino: 1.8.9 (Linux), Board: "Arduino Nano, ATmega328P"

Sketch uses 12384 bytes (40%) of program storage space. Maximum is 30720 bytes.
Global variables use 1120 bytes (54%) of dynamic memory, leaving 928 bytes for local variables. Maximum is 2048 bytes.
/opt/arduino/hardware/tools/avr/bin/avrdude -C/opt/arduino/hardware/tools/avr/etc/avrdude.conf -v -patmega328p -carduino -P/dev/ttyUSB1 -b115200 -D -Uflash:w:/tmp/arduino_build_544243/JTAGenum.ino.hex:i

avrdude: Version 6.3-20171130
Copyright (c) 2000-2005 Brian Dean, http://www.bdmicro.com/
Copyright (c) 2007-2014 Joerg Wunsch

System wide configuration file is "/opt/arduino/hardware/tools/avr/etc/avrdude.conf"
User configuration file is "/root/.avrduderc"
User configuration file does not exist or is not a regular file, skipping

Using Port : /dev/ttyUSB1
Using Programmer : arduino
Overriding Baud Rate : 115200
avrdude: ser_open(): can't open device "/dev/ttyUSB1": No such file or directory

avrdude done. Thank you.

Problem uploading to board. See http://www.arduino.cc/en/Guide/Troubleshooting#upload for suggestions.

This report would have more information with
"Show verbose output during compilation"
option enabled in File -> Preferences.

do I need the usb driver?

@babyoche

Try the 'old boot loader' option under tools -> processor.

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superb, thank you very much, it worked :slight_smile: :slight_smile: :slight_smile: :slight_smile: :slight_smile: