Error uploading sketch to Arduino Lilypad

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I just received a new Lilypad and FTDI connector and I can’t upload an Arduino sketch to it. I have a Uno and that works fine. I am on OSX 10.6. I have installed the latest FTDI Serial Driver and have the latest Arduino software. I have seen other threads on this but they seem to often end at the bit of advice about selecting the correct board and serial port. I have tried that with no luck. My Uno works great and I am hooked.

The Error I am receiving when trying to upload the Blink example to the Lilypad:

Binary sketch size: 1042 bytes (of a 30720 byte maximum)

avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding

Arduino Application Version: 0022

Selected Board: Arduino Lilypad ATMega328

Selected Serial: tty.usbserial-A600EHU0

Is there something I am missing? A setting that I am not aware of? I don’t think I am running anything on or connected to the mac that would be interfering with the serial port.

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I have a little more information on this just incase it may help. When I connect to USB the lilypad lights up. When I try to upload a sketch a red LED lights up for the TX pin.

The Lilypad does not respond to the upload attempt at all.

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Does anyone respond to these questions? I’ve seen this one posted all over the web. Every other forum directs the question to this forum but here, the question doesn’t even get a response. Has anyone found a solution to this?

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How nice of you to dig up a 3 year old thread.

What is the exact error message you are getting?

Are you selecting the right board/Port?

Is there anything connected to your board? if yes, try uploading to it without anything attached.

Try another computer. If that computer does the same thing, then it’s your board. You may have to burn the bootloader again.

I would highly suggest you start a new thread for your problem.

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Yes, I have the correct board and port selected (and have tried many other board options just in case). I have uninstalled and reinstalled the drivers multiple times. I have tried two different lilypads with two ftdi break-outs. I have tried it on both a laptop and an iMac. And every possible configuration of the reset timing that I could find.

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PS. The error message is as posted above:

avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding

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Oh, and I am getting power - the LilyPad light does the ‘bounce’ program when plugged into the iMac via FTDI breakout - it just won’t accept any new code.

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What Lilypad do you have? The writing on the chip would be very helpful.

Have you tried burning the bootloader?

Is there anything connected to the Lilypad while you are uploading?

Did you accidentally reverse the polarity while trying to power the Lilypad?

Take a look at this http://www.ladyada.net/learn/arduino/help.html

If all this fails and still cannot upload, contact Sparkfun’s customer service by email and try to get a replacement. When you receive a new one, be very cautious. Try to upload before you hook up anything. Read the instructions carefully and follow it.