USB malfunction

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I recently dug my seeduino out of storage after using it for a project, and attempted to connect to it with USB. I received an error telling me that the device has malfunctioned. if there is anything I can do to solve this it would be greatly appreciated, as I don't have the funds to purchase another.

ps: there is no apparent damage to the board.

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Can you post the exact error message so we can see if this is coming from the computer's operating system (what is it?) or the Arduino environment.

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Have you tried a second USB cable?

Have you tried a different USB port on the same computer?

What operating system is running on the computer?

Have you tried a second computer?

The Diecimila requires a jumper change to be USB powered. Does the Seeeduino have a similar jumper? Have you set it correctly?

  • Brian
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Standard vista USB error

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Have you tried a second USB cable?
No, I'll try that next.

Have you tried a different USB port on the same computer?
Yes.

What operating system is running on the computer?
Vista, also tried on XP and OSX

Have you tried a second computer?
Yes.

The Diecimila requires a jumper change to be USB powered. Does the Seeeduino have a similar jumper? Have you set it correctly?
Seeduino has a switch, and it is set to USB

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Attempted with a new cable (camera cable with large cylinder abut halfway down, if that's any trouble) Seems to be working, apart from corrupt drivers that need redownloading.
60MB download + 56k internet = ewww.

Edit: downloaded drivers from chipset site, and its working perfectly
Thanks for the help :slight_smile: