My lillypad mp3 is not connecting to the IDE

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I bough a lillypad mp3 two days ago and it works fine with the default code in it but it doesn’t work when I try to connect to the ide. I tried everything the website said on the troubleshooting tab and it still doesn’t not work. I really need it to work and the cable I have works fine as all the drivers installed and the cable is identified on the ide.

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It looks like the IDE isn’t recognizing the LilyPad board at all (not in sync and programmer is not responding). Even if the cable is fine, sometimes the LilyPad MP3 needs a double-check on the board selection and port in the Arduino IDE. Make sure you’ve selected the exact board model under Tools → Board and the correct COM port. Also, try pressing the reset button on the LilyPad right before uploading, it often helps get it in sync. If that still doesn’t work, a different USB port or even a powered USB hub can sometimes fix these weird connection issues.

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I can’t find the reset buttom on the board though /:

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What board is selected in the IDE?

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That is the one that the website is saying to select

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Are there alternate COM ports available (are you sure it is COM 7)?

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The only one is com7, and it appears when I plug the cable in.

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Odd - just to double-check what baud rate is selected?

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Is the one the website recommends 3.3v etc…

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In the IDE, there should be a selectable baud rate for the COM port…set it to 9600, any luck?

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It is but still now working /:

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Lilypad MP3 is an older board, you might try the older legacy IDE version 1.8.19. You can grab it at the link below.
https://www.arduino.cc/en/software/

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I tried it but am getting the same error

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Can you take a picture showing how the lilypad mp3 connects to your computer?

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I connected a mbot battery because I thought it was my other battery system and still doesn’t work

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Is your ftdi cable 5 volt or 3.3 volt? Also, I’ve had trouble with those cables before, something like a FTDT basic breakout seems to work a lot better.

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Is a 5v one, also I bough a fdti adaptor and is going to arrive in 9th I think

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If it doesn’t work update this thread and we’ll get ya fixed up