Hello,
I am having problem installing driver for Arduino. I bought my Arduino clone from here - http://robokits.co.in/arduino/boards/roboduino-atmega328-based-on-arduino-uno. In Win XP everything was working fine but in WIN 7 it is not finding the driver. I did everything I found on internet. Here is what I see on device manager -
Any help will be appreciated.
Thank you
That board uses the FTDI chip. Do you have the FTDI drivers installed? Sounds like you don't? They're included with the IDE...
Also, does the board still work on the WinXP system? There was an issue with arduino clones build with counterfeit FT232RL chips, and one version of the drivers the company put will actually brick the counterfeit chips (google ftdigate for more info) - if you got a board with a fake FT232RL chip, your only recourse is to try to get a refund. Since it's impossible to assess if an FT232 chip on a board you're buying online is counterfeit, the only safe response is to never buy anything with an FT232 in it.
Thank you for your reply. I don't know about the XP since I don't have that OS anymore but the problem is solved. I forgot to check their media page. I have downloaded the driver and it is working now.
Look closely at the chip. The one in the picture says PL-2303. That's the Prolific chip, not FTDI.
My bad - I saw the package and didn't look any closer.
You hardly ever see the Prolific chip...
I hadn't heard of it before this week when one popped up in a different post. Maybe they're making a comeback. I wonder why someone would chose that chip over CH340, maybe some cheap old stock floating around?