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Bootloader Light for adafruit protrinket not lighting up

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I have the adafruit protrinket 5v, and I plugged it in following all instruction listed on the website, however, it seems that the board does not blink, and the red light does not flash either. I have attempted to hit reset, but nothing seems to occur.

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Re: Bootloader Light for adafruit protrinket not lighting up

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Make sure you are using a good USB cable and that it is not a charge only cable. The bootloader only runs if it sees good USB communications. You may also need to try a different USB port, preferably a USB 2.0 port.

What computer and operating system are you using?

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Re: Bootloader Light for adafruit protrinket not lighting up

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Windows 10 on a desktop

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Did you go through the driver install process?
https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-ard ... stallation

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Re: Bootloader Light for adafruit protrinket not lighting up

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I did indeed, however the lights themselves on the board(only the green, red doesnt come on) are solid

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OK, so back to the cable and/or the USB port. Have you tried different USB cables to make sure you don't have a charge only cable?

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Re: Bootloader Light for adafruit protrinket not lighting up

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unless everycable i own is a charge cable then yes

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Hmmm. So you never see anything from the red LED? Not even a little flicker?

Do you ever get that "bahdunk" USB device connected sound from Windows when you plug in the Trinket?

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Re: Bootloader Light for adafruit protrinket not lighting up

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it says its connected to the computer but i never get a red light, and the green light remains solid

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Sounds like the computer is seeing something. Can you post a screen shot of your device manager after you've plugged in the Pro Trinket.

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here is the image ive marked the connected unit
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Do you have what's needed to attempt re-programming the bootloader?
https://learn.adafruit.com/introducing- ... bootloader

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Re: Bootloader Light for adafruit protrinket not lighting up

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So with this i simply need need to connect the uno to the protrinket and upload the code to the uno. I have everything i need to do this and will attempt after work today

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Yep, if you have an UNO just follow those directions. Let me know if you run into any snags and what the outcome is.

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Re: Bootloader Light for adafruit protrinket not lighting up

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got it connected and functioning however im facing a new issue, i cannot seem to reimage it. EDIT 1: ive got the first part down now i have a new issue which is the second image
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