5 Most common Arduino Nano Clone Problems and their Solutions 

I installed drivers, checked for port set port as shown in device manager, set Arduino as ISP but it showing error while uploading, i changed nano bit also it's showing same error

Thank you so much! I ordered a few of these nanos and none of them worked. I was pulling my hair out. Following you excellent guide I installed the correct driver and burning the boot loader and they are working great! Thank you again!

A superb video - your 'Burn Bootloader' information sorted my cheap Nano problem in no time. Thankyou Mr Mission Critical, you are a STAR Sir!

This video really helped me and saved me from spending money on a new board thankyou

At first I had no big hopes that this video will help me, because I already watched lots of other Videos with problems about the Arduino nano. But when I tested to burn the Bootloader using my working Arduino Uno, it worked. Thank you!!!

i boughta cheap arduino nano for school project but it didnt uploat first and now it works. thankyou

Thank you very much! I had to do the bootloader burn on my 3 that I got 2 weeks ago. I couldn't upload anything, and got frustrated, and now they're working like a charm 😋 thank you!

Thank you so much. This video helped me finally finish my project!

worked for me! just changed the programmer from AVR ISP to Arduino ISP. thnx!

Ur the goat for having the links in bio 🤝🏾🤝🏾

Thanks a million. I finally got it to work after the 4th step.

amazing bro the drive fixed the issue , For me the problem was there was something at com1 so i thought that was the arduino but when i opened device manage i found it wasnt the arduino so i installed the driver and now it works.

You, master. I was about to return the boards to amazon. Thanks!!

Thank you! On the spot! For me as a beginner I really didn’t know what to do... You helped me so much!

Thank you very much. It was a driver problem for me

Your videos are good but there is a huge disparity in the audio levels between your voice recording and the music... With the sound level set so I can hear your voice, when the music comes on, my neighbors get an ear full 2 blocks away. :)

Thanks a million for you comprehensive approach. As it turned out I did have to install the boot loader. Worked like a charm :)

Excellent! You've just saved me from taking a hammer to two Nano boards that came without bootloader installed! :-) Thanks!

I had the bootloader problem thank you so much

Thank you. The boot loader instructions saved my day.

This was very helpful, thank you! After burning a boot loader using a working Arduino Uno (clone) I finally managed to upload a sketch to my Arduino Nano (clone). I had to use the ATmega328p (Old bootloader) setting, even after burning a new boot loader though. Before burning the bootloader nothing worked...

Method 4 Bootloading worked perfect for me. Thank you!

I did not know I had to burn the bootloader. Thank you for the nice and helpful tutorial :)

Great overview thankyou ! 5 nano clones now bootloaded 👍

Fist solution worked great! Ty

You are a such a genius it's really helpful. Thank you bro. It's working.

Thanks a million... read so many blogs and Instrcatubles and your video (#3) fixed it... thanks

THANK YOU!!! finaly the 4th problem is my arduino problem im so thankful

100% Helpful, thank you!

Hola ..can you help me here...i am not getting any movements from my mitor wheels...i am using freenove fnk0041 car kit , what could i be doing wrong.....any help would be appreciated.

My Arduino nano clone upload sketches normally some some work properly and some stops randomly even though I have tested them on original Arduino uno

Thank you so much this fixed my problem with my new nano!!!!

Thanks a lot brother.....the 4th step worked....I was about to return my product😀😀I am uploading videos related to arduino in my cahnnel...

Nice. You da man. I can see you've been round the block with this thing. Thanks

Thank you so Much, Burning Bootloader Helped me! :)

thanks a lot bro it works after you told me about the bootloader.

Subscribed! I've been dogged by a problem lately that makes sense now that I've seen it. I recently upgraded the IDE to ver. 1.8.9 on Linux. Until that point I was able to upload to my nano clones using the Genuino Uno settings, although for whatever reason, selecting Nano did not work. Watching this video, I got the idea to look at the bootloader and found a new option to use the "old bootloader." Selecting that, along with "Arduino as ISP" under Programmer and now everything works as expected. Thanks for the guidance!

Thank you so much! I got my clones working!

thanks your a gud teacher bhai, always teach us something new, you will be respected always with love, cheers

My bootloader was missing, Thanks for this!

Thanks umpteen times .... You saved my life 💪🏻😁👍🏻

Wow, you're the best ! I though my nano was broken.

thanks, you solved my problem

Thanks! This worked!

hi, I am using arduino nano and could not get rid of the problem . Here is Problem below. Sketch uses 930 bytes (3%) of program storage space. Maximum is 30720 bytes. Global variables use 9 bytes (0%) of dynamic memory, leaving 2039 bytes for local variables. Maximum is 2048 bytes. avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 1 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x28 avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 2 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x28 avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 3 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x28 avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 4 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x28 avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 5 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x28 avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 6 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x28 avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 7 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x28 avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 8 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x28 avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 9 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x28 avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 10 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x28 Problem uploading to board. See www.arduino.cc/en/Guide/Troubleshooting#upload for suggestions. Invalid library found in C:\Users\Habib Daood Rathore\Documents\Arduino\libraries\sketch_dec11a: no headers files (.h) found in C:\Users\Habib Daood Rathore\Documents\Arduino\libraries\sketch_dec11a Invalid library found in C:\Users\Habib Daood Rathore\Documents\Arduino\libraries\sketch_dec11a: no headers files (.h) found in C:\Users\Habib Daood Rathore\Documents\Arduino\libraries\sketch_dec11a

It works, thank you.

i have a nano clone. I installed ch34x drivers but the computer still cant detect the board. it doest show anything under the ports tab in device maager

*Thsnk you sir, I switched to ATmega328p(Old Bootloader) and my nano worked!?* btw What are the bugs on the "old bootloader" you speak of.?

when I clicked burn bootloader this is what it is showing avrdude: Expected signature for ATmega328P is 1E 95 0F Double check chip, or use -F to override this check. Failed chip erase: uploading error: exit status 1

Hi, nice and clear video, I have MACBook Ail and I bought Arduino nano clone and I cannot find the serial port options (grey button) even I had download the the CH340 divers, but the USB serial port still remain disabled, how I can solve this matter? thanks in advance Roberto

Thanks brother now it is working

super,, thank you very much for your greatest video in RU-vid..

Code is uploaded but program is not running

Hi, I am having problems with new nanos. I need the old loader versions, which work perfectly for me. Is there a way to know when purchasing them, or can I use this method in the video, to upload the old boot loader onto a new boot loader?

Thanks, man it helped!

my arduino UNO board is not uploading any sketches since 3 weeks the yellow LED is glowing but it is dim what to do please help please please please

When I upload my codes in Arduino nano with phone I face a uploading error

hi i have a nano with tx and power lights on the board will not reset and i cannot upload sketch to it it seems to have died overnight

Hello to Mission Critical. I really appreciate your video on how to fix nano issues. My nano gets heated (chip) once I connect the usb to the pc with no load, and it does not upload the sketch. Can adivise with that ?

Would be nice if there would be an Arduino board identification that worked with all boards. Unknown 1A86 is what I receive.

Error while burning bootloader. avrdude: Yikes! Invalid device signature. Double check connections and try again, or use -F to override this check.

ohh man you are great .... solved a big problem

my arduino nano board's power led is on but (L) led is not blinking when i plug board. but i show that the board is connected to the arduino software. but the programme is not being upload. please give me a solution how i repair my board?

Very nice video , I followed the steps and for me it still didn't work .. after much trouble I worked out it was a broken USB cable! you should add this as number 6 :-)

My arduino nanos led is blinking but it is not working means when I connect it to pc and try to install drivers it shows me 'driver pre install failure' pls help

You are the light in darkness, thank you very must.

As I connect my cable with nano it dont blink what can I do now

I have installed CH340 driver, set everything on IDE, but my computer still can't detect a new port for my Nano, other than the existing ports. And no port connected to CH340 in device manager. The Nano power LED lights up, the 'L' LED blinks... and nothing else. I can't load any sketch to my Nano since my computer can't detect the port. Help..!!

I have solderder the one side of ale pin to pcb and not souldered it on arduino side is this the reason My arduino nano board is unable to get power supply from battry

If anything goes wrong while burning bootloader into NaNo, will it damage my working UNO?

sir ,it dump the program is done.blinking program is good to run. but i connect ir sensor and relay but doesn't work properly its work always run or not improper

Tx and RX pin not working is there any other pin as tx RX please make an video on it

I ordered an Arduino uno(no small or smd version) supposed to be genuine. I need to use A4 input to read voltage or use Ina219 to read current sense. Regardless I do, I have no answer if I use a4 input. If I measure with a voltmeter A4 and Gnd I'll read 5volts. I am able to upload code. Is this a bad board? A4 shouldn't be present 5 volts I think.

Install bootloader through web as I don't have any Arduino

I try to operate different sketches for lighting to ON a number of LEDs, but this board of nano can only handle 4 LEDs per sketch and no more. Is there a solution? Thank you.

Mine won't work, step 6 I'll get this error, Can you tell me what to do? avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 1 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x15 avrdude: stk500_getparm(): (a) protocol error, expect=0x14, resp=0x14 avrdude: stk500_getparm(): (a) protocol error, expect=0x14, resp=0x01 avrdude: stk500_initialize(): (a) protocol error, expect=0x14, resp=0x10 avrdude: initialization failed, rc=-1 Double check connections and try again, or use -F to override this check. avrdude: stk500_disable(): unknown response=0x12 Fout bij het branden van de bootloader.

i did every thing but still i is not showing the proper com port

Hi @Mission Critical Im Struggling Here I Have The Same Board But I Get This Error avrdude: ser_open(): can't open device "\\.\COM13": Access is denied. I Have Tried All Apart From Bootloader As I Do Not Have A UNO Board Any Help Will Be Much Appreciated Thanks

i faced a problems on the pins of A6 and A7 on arduino nano once i program using those pins especially on simple blinking and keypad interfacing using those pins but doesnt give an output but once i use other pins they work perfectly, how to solve it?

Very helpful, thank you!! :)

I got an type c version of clone, even after uploading bootloader it doesn't work

Thanks man! Saved me

thanks for the help

I'm unable to upload code from my phone to nano clone. It keeps showing problem uploading to the board. How can I fix it??😞

Bro if we do like the fourth process we can uplode the program with the use of uno to nano ha bro...?

Hi, after run through problem #4, it says - after i've uploaded both the UNO and the NANo the ArduinoISP - that everything is okay. However after that, when i try to upload the 'blink' program to the nano, it says it uploaded it, but it did not work. I tried other programs, or changing the blink to output the led to pin 9, but its just won't work. The output is this: Reading | ################################################## | 100% 0.31s avrdude: verifying ... avrdude: 2146 bytes of flash verified avrdude done. Thank you. What can be the problem?

Hi I am used Arduino Nano in my project, it some times hanging , my code size is around 10k and sram is around 885 bytes is used

Nice video I want to connect arduino nano(with circuits) to multiwii drone pc app for project So plz suggest me Should i buy Ch340 nano arduino or else which? And how to know that it is not a clone

Hi bro I have an Arduino Uno clone. I had the 2nd problem. But I solved it. Now I am facing the 3rd problem. Arduino Uno board is not displaying in my boards list. How can I fix it...?

In my aurdino nano L led is blinking after connecting

Brother, is there any system to upload bootloader to Arduino Nano using downloaded software from internet without using another Arduino?

Thank, very well done video

when i insert GND on Uno , UNO goes off and Nano also goes off , they are not even detected, when i remove GND pin on UNO everything is up , but in the end bootloader fails, pls suggest

when i connect nano to pc it always shows your device is not working

I have connected a TSOP 1838 to an arduino nano uploading the code its totally OK but displaying the code on the serial monitor is the big issue please help me with that

Hi, I do have an arduino programmed with an hex file who sends characters to a lcd screen, I want to copy the file but when using AVRDUDESS I can't detect the nano clone, any idea how to copy hex file to clon? thanks

I've check it really good

once I connect arduino uno to nano but I cant upload arduino uno individualy now

when i plug in my ardruino nano into my computer it says that the device isnt working properly i have tried switching out cables

Thank you so much Bro Thank you