SparkFun Electronics Commentsurn:uuid:214d0e4e-f1b1-d287-ce26-ac5b4c9f82492024-03-29T04:08:17-06:00SparkFun Electronicsjmnovak on DEV-10786 - Breadboard Arduino Compatible Parts Kitjmnovakurn:uuid:afc05ad7-7cd1-91a7-1ac3-4b21f7753a342012-05-02T22:46:44-06:00<p>I wanted to add that following the schematic you link to worked great for me; never got it to work with the manual reset, but using the above schematic (which just involved adding the cap, and tying Vref pin to Vcc -- haven't checked whether that last was vital, it was just in the schematic) got my sketch to load immediately, no problems. Thanks for posting the link!</p>
Customer #115584 on DEV-10786 - Breadboard Arduino Compatible Parts KitCustomer #115584urn:uuid:ec1ff6e8-1f2e-573b-4d8b-61d9c3ee96702012-02-13T19:50:47-07:00<p>I had inconsistent results with smaller caps and ended up using 3.3 uF. That's been working fine for me.<p>If you want to load with the reset button, it works to hold the button down, upload the code, and then release the button the instant that you see the TX LED on the FTDI board light up. That also seems to work consistently, but the capacitor is easier.</p></p>
travis2122 on DEV-10786 - Breadboard Arduino Compatible Parts Kittravis2122urn:uuid:be6d2c8e-9eed-fc2f-c087-ee3a21da91382012-02-08T17:22:05-07:00<p>OMG, I've been beating myself up trying to get this to work for weeks now. The cap fixed it. Just lucky I had one on hand since I'm just starting out. Thanks for the info!</p>
OS0K on DEV-10786 - Breadboard Arduino Compatible Parts KitOS0Kurn:uuid:a9d91c2b-4fb5-bfe1-2a9b-7cd649bf29e32012-01-22T14:38:42-07:00<p>I had the exact same problem. Follow this schematic for adding a 0.1uf cap b/w RTD on an FTDI cable and Reset on the chip. http://thetransistor.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Minimalist-Arduino-Rev01-Schematic.pdf<p>Also choose the UNO instead of the Duemilanove as the instructions would seem to suggest. This fixed all of my problems and doesn't require timing the reset anymore. I'm on OSX 10.7 using this kit and FTDI 5V Cable.</p></p>
Customer #220925 on DEV-10786 - Breadboard Arduino Compatible Parts KitCustomer #220925urn:uuid:65666b87-53da-b2e2-cba6-3b82919554ca2011-11-14T19:37:44-07:00<p>I've had a lot of difficulty uploading data. I followed the advice from MazinBenny (from the discontinued product at http://www.sparkfun.com/products/10184), but I selected Arduino Uno instead of "Arduino D… or Nano with …328". I've only been able to upload once (after maybe ten tries, and I haven't been able to do it again). It seems the timing of hitting reset before uploading needs to be fairly precise (and I don't know what it is).<p>Has anyone figured out how to reliably upload data?</p></p>