FTDI <=> Arduino Pro Mini
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No luck - i am able to upload the Optiboot bootloader to them no problem,
but i cannot program ( upload a sketch) with any of my ftdi programmers.I found this thread, same issue but with 3.3v - i had a quick attempt but i dont think its much different to what i was doing uploading (successfully) the optiboot bootloader.
Spent enough time on this junk....ill just stick to using Nano's...
Good luck!
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Thanks for the warning. All the Pro Minis I've bought from Ebay / Ali have been the standard clone version thankfully and they have all worked out of the box, at least the way I've wired them. I did start out with the useless Silicon Labs CP2102 programmer because I didn't do my homework (the one where you have to solder a super-small wire from the chip or hold down the reset button manually). Not saying this would work here, there seems to indeed be something wonky with the Funduinos:
Sparkfun: Arduino Pro Mini 3.3v and FTDI 3.3v upload errorsFor reference (the exact same APM board most of us have as well):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vawhrr4COjI
(or: don't do what I did - avoid non-ftdi programmers) -
Seems you have the same programmer as I have though. But I guess you could have gotten a faulty one.
In retrospect I should have gotten one with a 3.3V/5V jumper instead of solder pads. Not that I need 5V. -
FYI
I today received the new FTDI programmer referenced on this site (http://www.ebay.com/itm/320907184616) and now it works to program Pro Mini's :) -
@jocke4u Looking at the first picture of this thread it looks to me like you did not make a selection between 3.3 V and 5 V on your FTDI adapter.
You need to connect either the 3.3 V pad with the middle pad or the 5V pad with the middle pad.
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@jocke4u Looking at the first picture of this thread it looks to me like you did not make a selection between 3.3 V and 5 V on your FTDI adapter.
You need to connect either the 3.3 V pad with the middle pad or the 5V pad with the middle pad.
