When im uploading program im receving this error ,can anybody help on this

Arduino: 1.8.19 (Windows 10), Board: "Arduino Mega or Mega 2560, ATmega2560 (Mega 2560)"

C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\arduino-builder -dump-prefs -logger=machine -hardware C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\hardware -hardware C:\Users\Kiran Kumar Puli\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages -tools C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\tools-builder -tools C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\hardware\tools\avr -tools C:\Users\Kiran Kumar Puli\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages -built-in-libraries C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\libraries -libraries C:\Users\Kiran Kumar Puli\Documents\Arduino\libraries -fqbn=arduino:avr:mega:cpu=atmega2560 -vid-pid=2341_0042 -ide-version=10819 -build-path C:\Users\KIRANK~1\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino_build_648553 -warnings=none -build-cache C:\Users\KIRANK~1\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino_cache_970644 -prefs=build.warn_data_percentage=75 -prefs=runtime.tools.avr-gcc.path=C:\Users\Kiran Kumar Puli\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\tools\avr-gcc\7.3.0-atmel3.6.1-arduino7 -prefs=runtime.tools.avr-gcc-7.3.0-atmel3.6.1-arduino7.path=C:\Users\Kiran Kumar Puli\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\tools\avr-gcc\7.3.0-atmel3.6.1-arduino7 -prefs=runtime.tools.arduinoOTA.path=C:\Users\Kiran Kumar Puli\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\tools\arduinoOTA\1.3.0 -prefs=runtime.tools.arduinoOTA-1.3.0.path=C:\Users\Kiran Kumar Puli\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\tools\arduinoOTA\1.3.0 -prefs=runtime.tools.avrdude.path=C:\Users\Kiran Kumar Puli\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\tools\avrdude\6.3.0-arduino17 -prefs=runtime.tools.avrdude-6.3.0-arduino17.path=C:\Users\Kiran Kumar Puli\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\tools\avrdude\6.3.0-arduino17 -verbose C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\examples\01.Basics\Blink\Blink.ino

C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\arduino-builder -compile -logger=machine -hardware C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\hardware -hardware C:\Users\Kiran Kumar Puli\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages -tools C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\tools-builder -tools C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\hardware\tools\avr -tools C:\Users\Kiran Kumar Puli\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages -built-in-libraries C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\libraries -libraries C:\Users\Kiran Kumar Puli\Documents\Arduino\libraries -fqbn=arduino:avr:mega:cpu=atmega2560 -vid-pid=2341_0042 -ide-version=10819 -build-path C:\Users\KIRANK~1\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino_build_648553 -warnings=none -build-cache C:\Users\KIRANK~1\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino_cache_970644 -prefs=build.warn_data_percentage=75 -prefs=runtime.tools.avr-gcc.path=C:\Users\Kiran Kumar Puli\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\tools\avr-gcc\7.3.0-atmel3.6.1-arduino7 -prefs=runtime.tools.avr-gcc-7.3.0-atmel3.6.1-arduino7.path=C:\Users\Kiran Kumar Puli\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\tools\avr-gcc\7.3.0-atmel3.6.1-arduino7 -prefs=runtime.tools.arduinoOTA.path=C:\Users\Kiran Kumar Puli\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\tools\arduinoOTA\1.3.0 -prefs=runtime.tools.arduinoOTA-1.3.0.path=C:\Users\Kiran Kumar Puli\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\tools\arduinoOTA\1.3.0 -prefs=runtime.tools.avrdude.path=C:\Users\Kiran Kumar Puli\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\tools\avrdude\6.3.0-arduino17 -prefs=runtime.tools.avrdude-6.3.0-arduino17.path=C:\Users\Kiran Kumar Puli\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\tools\avrdude\6.3.0-arduino17 -verbose C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\examples\01.Basics\Blink\Blink.ino

Using board 'mega' from platform in folder: C:\Users\Kiran Kumar Puli\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\hardware\avr\1.8.6

Using core 'arduino' from platform in folder: C:\Users\Kiran Kumar Puli\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\hardware\avr\1.8.6

Detecting libraries used...

"C:\Users\Kiran Kumar Puli\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\tools\avr-gcc\7.3.0-atmel3.6.1-arduino7/bin/avr-g++" -c -g -Os -w -std=gnu++11 -fpermissive -fno-exceptions -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections -fno-threadsafe-statics -Wno-error=narrowing -flto -w -x c++ -E -CC -mmcu=atmega2560 -DF_CPU=16000000L -DARDUINO=10819 -DARDUINO_AVR_MEGA2560 -DARDUINO_ARCH_AVR "-IC:\Users\Kiran Kumar Puli\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\hardware\avr\1.8.6\cores\arduino" "-IC:\Users\Kiran Kumar Puli\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\hardware\avr\1.8.6\variants\mega" "C:\Users\KIRANK~1\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino_build_648553\sketch\Blink.ino.cpp" -o nul

Generating function prototypes...

"C:\Users\Kiran Kumar Puli\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\tools\avr-gcc\7.3.0-atmel3.6.1-arduino7/bin/avr-g++" -c -g -Os -w -std=gnu++11 -fpermissive -fno-exceptions -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections -fno-threadsafe-statics -Wno-error=narrowing -flto -w -x c++ -E -CC -mmcu=atmega2560 -DF_CPU=16000000L -DARDUINO=10819 -DARDUINO_AVR_MEGA2560 -DARDUINO_ARCH_AVR "-IC:\Users\Kiran Kumar Puli\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\hardware\avr\1.8.6\cores\arduino" "-IC:\Users\Kiran Kumar Puli\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\hardware\avr\1.8.6\variants\mega" "C:\Users\KIRANK~1\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino_build_648553\sketch\Blink.ino.cpp" -o "C:\Users\KIRANK~1\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino_build_648553\preproc\ctags_target_for_gcc_minus_e.cpp"

"C:\Users\Kiran Kumar Puli\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\builtin\tools\ctags\5.8-arduino11/ctags" -u --language-force=c++ -f - --c++-kinds=svpf --fields=KSTtzns --line-directives "C:\Users\KIRANK~1\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino_build_648553\preproc\ctags_target_for_gcc_minus_e.cpp"

Compiling sketch...

"C:\Users\Kiran Kumar Puli\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\tools\avr-gcc\7.3.0-atmel3.6.1-arduino7/bin/avr-g++" -c -g -Os -w -std=gnu++11 -fpermissive -fno-exceptions -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections -fno-threadsafe-statics -Wno-error=narrowing -MMD -flto -mmcu=atmega2560 -DF_CPU=16000000L -DARDUINO=10819 -DARDUINO_AVR_MEGA2560 -DARDUINO_ARCH_AVR "-IC:\Users\Kiran Kumar Puli\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\hardware\avr\1.8.6\cores\arduino" "-IC:\Users\Kiran Kumar Puli\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\hardware\avr\1.8.6\variants\mega" "C:\Users\KIRANK~1\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino_build_648553\sketch\Blink.ino.cpp" -o "C:\Users\KIRANK~1\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino_build_648553\sketch\Blink.ino.cpp.o"

Compiling libraries...

Compiling core...

Using precompiled core: C:\Users\KIRANK~1\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino_cache_970644\core\core_arduino_avr_mega_cpu_atmega2560_e5caa3685fe23bee8dbdb78e20dcf81e.a

Linking everything together...

"C:\Users\Kiran Kumar Puli\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\tools\avr-gcc\7.3.0-atmel3.6.1-arduino7/bin/avr-gcc" -w -Os -g -flto -fuse-linker-plugin -Wl,--gc-sections -mmcu=atmega2560 -o "C:\Users\KIRANK~1\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino_build_648553/Blink.ino.elf" "C:\Users\KIRANK~1\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino_build_648553\sketch\Blink.ino.cpp.o" "C:\Users\KIRANK~1\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino_build_648553/..\arduino_cache_970644\core\core_arduino_avr_mega_cpu_atmega2560_e5caa3685fe23bee8dbdb78e20dcf81e.a" "-LC:\Users\KIRANK~1\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino_build_648553" -lm

"C:\Users\Kiran Kumar Puli\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\tools\avr-gcc\7.3.0-atmel3.6.1-arduino7/bin/avr-objcopy" -O ihex -j .eeprom --set-section-flags=.eeprom=alloc,load --no-change-warnings --change-section-lma .eeprom=0 "C:\Users\KIRANK~1\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino_build_648553/Blink.ino.elf" "C:\Users\KIRANK~1\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino_build_648553/Blink.ino.eep"

"C:\Users\Kiran Kumar Puli\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\tools\avr-gcc\7.3.0-atmel3.6.1-arduino7/bin/avr-objcopy" -O ihex -R .eeprom "C:\Users\KIRANK~1\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino_build_648553/Blink.ino.elf" "C:\Users\KIRANK~1\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino_build_648553/Blink.ino.hex"

"C:\Users\Kiran Kumar Puli\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\tools\avr-gcc\7.3.0-atmel3.6.1-arduino7/bin/avr-size" -A "C:\Users\KIRANK~1\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino_build_648553/Blink.ino.elf"

Sketch uses 1536 bytes (0%) of program storage space. Maximum is 253952 bytes.

Global variables use 9 bytes (0%) of dynamic memory, leaving 8183 bytes for local variables. Maximum is 8192 bytes.

C:\Users\Kiran Kumar Puli\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\tools\avrdude\6.3.0-arduino17/bin/avrdude -CC:\Users\Kiran Kumar Puli\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\tools\avrdude\6.3.0-arduino17/etc/avrdude.conf -v -patmega2560 -cwiring -PCOM3 -b115200 -D -Uflash:w:C:\Users\KIRANK~1\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino_build_648553/Blink.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\Kiran Kumar Puli\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\tools\avrdude\6.3.0-arduino17/etc/avrdude.conf"



     Using Port                    : COM3

     Using Programmer              : wiring

     Overriding Baud Rate          : 115200

avrdude: stk500v2_ReceiveMessage(): timeout

avrdude: stk500v2_ReceiveMessage(): timeout

avrdude: stk500v2_ReceiveMessage(): timeout

avrdude: stk500v2_ReceiveMessage(): timeout

avrdude: stk500v2_ReceiveMessage(): timeout

avrdude: stk500v2_ReceiveMessage(): timeout

avrdude: stk500v2_getsync(): timeout communicating with programmer

avrdude done. Thank you.

An error occurred while uploading the sketch

Hi @kiranleisure. Please add a reply here on this forum topic to tell us which Arduino board you are using.

I can see from the output you shared that you have Arduino IDE configured for the Mega 2560 board, but we need to be sure we know exactly what hardware you are using.

Please be as specific as possible, as some Arduino boards with similar names have significant differences and the forum helpers can only provide effective assistance if we are aware of which one is being used.

If you aren't sure how to describe which board you are using, you can provide the link to the online product listing you bought the board from and we'll proceed based on the information found there.


Is COM3 indeed the Mega? Does it disappear from the IDE (and Windows Device manager) if you disconnect it from the computer.

What is the result of the loop-back test?

After pressing and releasing the reset button, do you get one flash before the loaded program starts running?

What is the hostory of the board? Is this the first time that you use it? Or did it work in the past an now no longer works?