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Message #22272
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magicnorm
Posts: 7
Hi,
I am new to Mobiflight and Arduino. I’ve just purchased a Arduino 2560 PRO mini and after plugin it in, the green LED on the Arduino is solid and the red LED is flashing. When I go into Mobifligh v8.0.1->Extra->Settings-> Mobiflight Modules I do not see my Arduino. What am I doing wrong?

Please Help

Thanks.
2021-02-18 03:59
Message #22273
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thatchi
Posts: 181
Did you follow the manufacturer instruction to install the right driver ? Only one with 16au needs no driver , one with ch340 need ch340 driver installed.
2021-02-18 06:00
Message #22275
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magicnorm
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I did not install any drivers, I just plugged it in. This is the only info I had with the board:

Mega 2560 PRO MINI 5V (Embed) CH340G/ATmega2560-16AU with male pinheaders Compatible for Arduino Mega 2560
 
Description:
1.Embed version of Mega 2560 CH340G/ATmega2560 - compatible with Arduino Mega 2560 board. Built on the Atmel ATmega2560 microcontroller and USB-UART interface chip CH340G.
2.Board have compact size 38x55mm. It is good solution, to make your final project on solder proto-board.
3.Board for functionality similar to the Arduino Mega 2560. It is embed board, but the same stable, and uses the original chips ATmega2560 (16 MHz).
4.The board used the chip CH340G as converter UART-USB. When you work in the frequency 12Mhz, giving a stable result of data exchange (need install drivers to computer).
5.Mega PRO (Embed) 2560 CH340G / ATmega2560 - connects to the computer via microUSB cable (used for almost all Android smartphones).
6.You can supply power to board through the MicroUSB connector or to power pinheaders. The voltage regulator (LDO) can deal with incoming voltage from 6V to 9V (peack 18V) DC. Output current for 5V - about 800mA, for 3.3V - about 800mA (Please note that the higher the input voltage the lower the outgoing current). That will provide a reliable power most of your initial projects.
2021-02-18 12:34
Message #22276
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thatchi
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4.The board used the chip CH340G as converter UART-USB. When you work in the frequency 12Mhz, giving a stable result of data exchange (need install drivers to computer).

Google for ch340g driver and install it.
2021-02-18 13:05
Message #22277
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magicnorm
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After several searches I found the drivers.
http://www.wch-ic.com/search?q=CH340&t=downloads
It is working well in Mobiflight.
2021-02-18 13:34
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