Can't connect to arduino BT

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Hello:

Trying to connect to a BT - I have the bluetooth pairing done on my mac (OS X 10.5.7) but when I try to upload a simple program, I get:

Binary sketch size: 896 bytes (of a 14336 byte maximum)
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding

If I run the bluetooth network prefs, it is there, and shows connected on serial port (which is the one selected in the arduino ide). When I try to upload, I get the error and the BT is disconnected.

Any help or hints appreciated.

Thanks.

Brian Parkinson

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Hi whatevernot,

Welcome to the RobotShop Forum. You indicate you are using a MAC - are you also using the Arduino programming environment (based on the error message, it seems likely)? This error message is common when you have not chosen the right Arduino board in the drop-down list. When you load the software, go to Tools -> Board -> Arduino BT. You may also need to specify the BAUD rate in your program “Serial.begin(115200);” in void setup(). The board has been pre-configured to only use 115200. Hope this helps.