Can't download sketches to Sparki

Sparki
#1

Win 7 SparkiDuino new install from zip file.
I have the correct com port and board type selected.
Sparki is attached but has power switch off
When I plug it in power lights up and status pulses for a while, the LCD starts and the RBG LED lights green.
When I try to download the sketch it eventually times out, (couldn’t find a leonardo…) I have experimented with hitting reset and downloading, pulling the usb cable and then downloading etc.
I am able to select and install sketches on other Arudino UNO from the normal Arduino IDE

Anybody have ideas?

Thanks.

#2

Is there any chance you can try the installer first? The zip version doesn’t do a driver install, so it is not as reliable when uploading.

What is probably happening is that the drivers for the bootloader aren’t installed, so it doesn’t recognize it when it reboots. This is the case for ~90% of these upload issues, as long as board and port are selected (and is why we made an installer that installs the drivers).

#3

Yep, that was it… Thanks!

#4

Glad to hear! I’ll make sure I put a note about this on the start page.

#5

Hi, uploading to sparki is working fine from the usb cable, but having trouble with the bluetooth module on win7. After adding the bluetooth device and running up the Arduino software 1.0.5 (downloaded today) will only let us select the incoming COM port from tools menu … manually set to the outgoing port via the settings file and get the “couldn’t find a leonardo…” error message. Have tried many install reboot combos and updated the com driver from the sparkiDuino/driver folder…any help appreciated! thanks.

processing.app.debug.RunnerException: Couldn’t find a Leonardo on the selected port. Check that you have the correct port selected. If it is correct, try pressing the board’s reset button after initiating the upload.
at processing.app.debug.AvrdudeUploader.uploadViaBootloader(AvrdudeUploader.java:153)
at processing.app.debug.AvrdudeUploader.uploadUsingPreferences(AvrdudeUploader.java:67)
at processing.app.Sketch.upload(Sketch.java:1671)
at processing.app.Sketch.exportApplet(Sketch.java:1627)
at processing.app.Sketch.exportApplet(Sketch.java:1599)
at processing.app.Editor$DefaultExportHandler.run(Editor.java:2380)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:619)

#6

As we point out in the bluetooth guides:
“While you cannot use it to program Sparki, it is useful for communicating with Sparki via serial commands wirelessly.”

arcbotics.com/products/sparki/pa … th-module/

#7

Sry I missed that line … thanks for your quick reply!