Continuing the discussion from Failed uploading: uploading error: exit status 1:
May I jump on this please, i have an Arduino Uno R3, I am unable to upload any new instructions to my board. I have Arduino Uno selected as the board on IDE, COM 3 is my only option. My board has an active programme on it currently so I do not believe I have busted the board in any way. I am receiving the exit status 1 error message like OP
Hi @danlindsay90.
I'm going to ask you to post the full verbose output from an upload attempt.
This procedure is not intended to solve the problem. The purpose is to gather more information.
Please do this:
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The "exit status 1" error you noticed is only a generic code that tells us something went wrong, but nothing about what went wrong. There are a huge number of possible unrelated different problems that could cause an upload to exit with status code 1.
The cause in the case of the topic you are referencing happened to be very specific to the ESP32-S2 microcontroller on the board they were using. Since your Uno R3 board doesn't use that microcontroller, the cause of the upload failure you are experiencing is something completely different.
Like this?
Sketch uses 924 bytes (2%) of program storage space. Maximum is 32256 bytes.
Global variables use 9 bytes (0%) of dynamic memory, leaving 2039 bytes for local variables. Maximum is 2048 bytes.
"C:\Users\lindan\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\tools\avrdude\6.3.0-arduino17/bin/avrdude" "-CC:\Users\lindan\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\tools\avrdude\6.3.0-arduino17/etc/avrdude.conf" -v -V -patmega328p -carduino "-PCOM3" -b115200 -D "-Uflash:w:C:\Users\lindan\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino\sketches\BF4CF3023895639FDC46AE1F8769D679/sketch_feb24a.ino.hex:i"
avrdude: Version 6.3-20190619
Copyright (c) 2000-2005 Brian Dean, http://www.bdmicro.com/
Copyright (c) 2007-2014 Joerg Wunsch
System wide configuration file is "C:\Users\lindan\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\tools\avrdude\6.3.0-arduino17/etc/avrdude.conf"
Using Port : COM3
Using Programmer : arduino
Overriding Baud Rate : 115200
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 1 of 10: not in sync: resp=0xff
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 2 of 10: not in sync: resp=0xff
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 3 of 10: not in sync: resp=0xff
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 4 of 10: not in sync: resp=0xff
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 5 of 10: not in sync: resp=0xff
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 6 of 10: not in sync: resp=0xff
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 7 of 10: not in sync: resp=0xff
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 8 of 10: not in sync: resp=0xff
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 9 of 10: not in sync: resp=0xff
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 10 of 10: not in sync: resp=0xff
avrdude done. Thank you.
Failed uploading: uploading error: exit status 1
Exactly! This information gives us a better idea of the conditions under which the upload failed, but unfortunately there are still multiple possible causes (even though far less than for "exit status 1") of this error output so we will need to perform additional procedures in order to try to find the specific cause.
Please try this experiment and then report back with the results:
This procedure is not intended to solve the problem. The purpose is to gather more information.
Now please reply here on the forum thread with the answer to the following question:
I did as instructed and have seen the L LED blink approx 3/4 times rapidly.
OK, that is good. The blink after reset eliminates some possible causes of the upload error. We now know two things:
Now we move on to investigating other possible causes of the error.
This error might be caused by having the wrong port selected from the Tools > Port menu in Arduino IDE.
Please perform this experiment to verify that the port you have selected is your Arduino board:
With official boards, the port will be labeled with the board name in the menu (e.g., "COM42 (Arduino Uno)"). In this case, you can be fairly confident that you have identified the port. Select that port from the menu and try uploading again.
With some cheap derivative boards the port will not be labeled. You can positively identify the port using this procedure:
The ports list is only updated when the Tools menu is re-opened, so this step is essential.Select that port from the menu and try uploading again.
If the upload still fails, or if no new port appeared after you plugged the Arduino board into your computer, add a reply here to let us know and we'll investigate the problem further.
After doing the above test here are some additional points
I'm seeing one port, COM3
My new uno R3 has arrived today, i have attempted the loop back test with both boards. My OG board does not duplicate the text, the new one does.
Please tell us which USB to serial bridge chip your "OG" board has. This is a black chip near the USB socket.
The chip will usually be identified by writing on the top. This might say something like "Atmel MEGA16U2" or "WCH CH340G" or "SILABS CP2102".
Examples:
If it isn't clear, alternatively you can provide the link to where you bought the board from and we'll see if we can determine the chip from the product listing.
OK. The reason I asked is because the loopback test results are inconclusive when using a cheap derivative board with a WCH CH340 chip (in this case the test can fail even with a perfectly functional board). But since your board has the ATmega16U2 chip, we can trust the result of the loopback test.
The test result indicates there is some problem in the ATmega16U2 chip or in the circuit between the chip and pins 0 and 1 on the board (and thus likely between the chip and the primary ATmega328P microcontroller.
It is possible for a short or external circuitry connected to the Arduino board to interfere with the circuit, causing the problems you are experiencing.
Make sure the board is not sitting on anything conductive that could short the contacts on the bottom of the board. Make sure there isn't any conductive debris (e.g., strands of wire or component leads) on the board or on the surface the board is sitting on.
If you have a shield or any external circuitry or components connected to your Arduino board, try this experiment:
Now try uploading a sketch to the board again. Does the upload succeed?
This experiment will determine whether the upload error was caused by interference from your external circuitry. If so, you can then focus your attention on identifying the specific problem with the circuit and resolving it.
No success
So my new board is now also experiencing the same problems. I am using a 12v power supply connected to the arduino / breadboard. My code to operate a valve on a delay was working fine, when trying to introduce a push button to activate instead i seem to be having problems.
Please draw wiring diagram; it's difficult to follow all wiring.
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