I've been very busy ( and lax on Arduino)
I currently run an old Win 10 PC. This has IDE 1.8.13 on it which was running ok until I tried to reload a sketch on a Sparkfun Mini (?)
Can aanayone tell me.
Hi @RobMcp
You can run the latest version of Arduino IDE, which is currently 2.2.1.
Do you mean the Pro Mini? If so, then it is already installed. Just select Tools > Board > Arduino AVR Boards > Arduino Pro or Pro Mini from the Arduino IDE menus.
There are multiple variants of the Pro Mini board. You should select which variant you have from the Tools > Processor menu in Arduino IDE.
Thanks for the answer to 1. I seem to have issues with Port 7 waking up, later.
On 2. I have tried to update using the offered Win 10 64 bit zip, but when I unpacked and ran it, it still says 1.8.13 version.
Do I need to uninstall my old version. OR, should I be unzipping to an Arduino IDE folder?
I did not do that on first attempt.
No. You can have Arduino IDE 1.8.13 and Arduino IDE 2.x installed on your computer at the same time without any problems. So if you aren't sure whether you are going to like Arduino IDE 2.x, you are welcome to leave Arduino IDE 1.8.13 installed so that you can easily switch back if necessary.
If you used the "Windows ZIP file" download option from the "Software" page, you can unzip the downloaded file to any convenient location. The name of the folder doesn't matter.
Where did you download the zip file from?
If you download it from this section of the official "Software" page, you should get Arduino IDE 2.2.1:
As an update (late) to this. I have got this running ok.
Unfortunately I (think) I have destroyed my Mini Pro. In attempting to load the Blink sketch to it, it says compiling and uploading ok. But the LED does not blink. Another identical board does blink, so as I do not know any methods to test the (faulty?) board, I have to assume it is toast.
I know there is a regulator onboard to accept a 12v supply. Is it ok to connect direct to a 9V battery?
you're supplying unregulated power to the board, be sure to connect to the "RAW" pin on not VCC. Is a battery classed as Unregulated, or am I ok to connect to VCC?
Thanks in advancee (again)
Yes
Look at the schematic !! Vcc is the power for the processor; connecting anything above 5V to Vcc will kill the processor.
A battery is considered regulated so the text that your probably quoted is a little unclear with regards to that. Unregulated means that it's not a very smooth DC voltage. RAW goes through a regulator on the board so whatever you put in becomes regulated (if it wasn't regulated already) and is down converted to Vcc.
Sorry to labour the point. If I run the board from a 9v battery, can you confirm
-ve to GND
+ve to RAW
OR use a regulator to supply nothing MORE than 5v to VCC ?
Correct?
You can use either of the two approaches.
Thank you. I used a circuit diagram that had a different board.
RAW, GND, and VCC
I chose the wrong one (Typical of me!) I'll bear my (pricy) lesson in mind for the future.
Thank you again.
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