Getting Started

This has a range of information useful for NodeBots days and sessions.

Getting Arduino Uno clone boards to work.

On most OSes these will "just work" (TM) however on Windows 7 and 8 they probably won't. The way to resolve this is to plug in the arduino wait for the driver to file then do the following:

• To to program files > Arduino > Drivers
• Extract the "Old Arduino Drivers" file to that folder
• Go to device manager, find unknown device, r-click -> Update Driver Software
• Select Browse my computer for driver software
• Select "Let me pick..."
• hit next then "Have disk"
• Select the folder where the arduino drivers were extracted
• Choose Arduino Uno Rev 3

Install should happen just fine now.

Install Arduino Nano on Windows

Again, on most OSes things just work however for Windows you'll need a specific driver.

All Nanos we use should typically use the newer CH-340 chips for USB-Serial conversion. You may have an FTDI one in which case as soon as you plugged it into a windows machine you probably bricked it. IM Andrew @ajfisher to unbrick it.

For all others:

• Download the drivers from http://www.cesareriva.com/usb-to-serial-converter-hl-340-drivers/
• Extract drivers to a folder
• Plug in the nano then go to device manager
• Select Browse my computer for driver software
• Select "Let me pick..."
• hit next then "Have disk"
• Select the folder where the CH-340 drivers were extracted
• Select the driver

Your Nano should now work.