trouble getting going with project 2 in starter arduino kit with my son

Projects Programming
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//
#define LEDPIN 13

void setup() {
pinMode(LEDPIN,OUTPUT);

}

void loop() {
digitalWrite(LEDPIN, HIGH);
delay(150);
digitalWrite(LEDPIN, LOW);
delay(100);

digitalWrite(LEDPIN, HIGH);
delay(150);
digitalWrite(LEDPIN, LOW);
delay(100);

digitalWrite(LEDPIN, HIGH);
delay(150);
digitalWrite(LEDPIN, LOW);
delay(100);

delay(100);

digitalWrite(LEDPIN, HIGH);
delay(400);
digitalWrite(LEDPIN, LOW);
delay(100);

digitalWrite(LEDPIN, HIGH);
delay(400);
digitalWrite(LEDPIN, LOW);
delay(100);

digitalWrite(LEDPIN, HIGH);
delay(400);
digitalWrite(LEDPIN, LOW);
delay(100);

delay(100);

digitalWrite(LEDPIN, HIGH);
delay(150);
digitalWrite(LEDPIN, LOW);
delay(100);

digitalWrite(LEDPIN, HIGH);
delay(150);
digitalWrite(LEDPIN, LOW);
delay(100);

digitalWrite(LEDPIN, HIGH);
delay(150);
digitalWrite(LEDPIN, LOW);
delay(100);

delay(5000);

}

programmed it and it got verified, but it does not upload

the error message says:
problem uploading to board
ovrdude:stk500_getsynk(); attempt 9 of 10; not in sync:resp=0x00
ovrdude:stk500_resv(): programmer is not responding

when making the hardware part we had a problem - the project picture does not coinside with the hardware we have

it says on the card to put one cable in gm; another in 10, but on the board itself there is no gm marker, so we just counted number 2 hole, and if you count holes on the picture, the second cable should go into hole 6, but it is labelled 13, not 10...pardon for such an unprofessional description, but i know nothing about programming... and my son is 9 years old...
thanks in advance for the help!!!

2

The code uploaded, but us not executing on the hardware. The beacon is not functioning.

3

No link to online documentation or other way you can attach a copy of the instructions you are following to this thread ?
"gm" could be a typing error for gnd (ground) but don't just try connecting things at random otherwise you could destroy your board.
Are you using an original Arduino Uno or what ?

4

What code? What hardware? What previous topic are you talking about? And why are you starting a new thread?

5

Ledpin 13 is the inbuilt led, and from reading the code you need nothing wired to your Arduino, except USB cable for powering and programming.
(Digital) Pin 0 and 1 is for serial communication over the USB. What you describe as hole 2 I suspect it can be pin 1. If you have something connected there it might interfere with communication and preventing you from uploading the sketch.

This is project 2 in the official starter kit Arduino Starter Kit Multi-language — Arduino Official Store
You got something else. There is several third parties starter kits out there with various quality. We have no idea what you have. My guess is gm is misspelling of gnd.

6

hi!
sorry, i was not aware i was starting a new thread. i did not find a way to add or edit my previous post...

7

I have a starter kit from DFRobot. I understand that gm is for gnd, thanks. The project says to use two jumper cables, one LED and one resistor, and so we did...

8

so we put one cable into GND, and the other into 10 on the board, but now i do not understand how connect it to the other half, since simply counting the holes on the picture proved to be unproductive

9

As I said, only pin 13 output a signal, and as you have a separate LED it has to go to pin 13 and blink together with onboard led.

I assume you also have a breadboard to connect everything.

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yes, the board looks exactly like the picture you sent.
i connected one cable to gnd and to hole 6/2 on the breadboard, the other cable went into 10, just like on the pic we have, and onto 12/1 on the breadboard. the Led went into 6/1 and 7/1 on the breadboard, resistor - into 7/2 and 12/2 exactly like on the pic. cards included in the kit.
Should I change the program to LED 10 in software to make this work?

We do not have written instructions for programming. They might not have been included, or my son lost them somehow, unbeknownst to me, so we are using programming instructions from your website...

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I try to visualize your connections on the breadboard and it seems right.

You can change to 10 in code to get it to work, but faster is to move cable from 10 to 13.

If you have 8 leds I am sure this will impress your son a little bit more Getting started with Arduino! – Chapter Zero | tronixstuff.com

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olgacherny:
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