Friday, August 13, 2021

Arduino IDE error "An error occured while uploading the sketch" to Nano Connect on Raspberry OS

Platform details:

OS: Raspberry OS 10 / Buster (32-bit)

User: Default "pi"

Arduino IDE: 1.8.15, downloaded (not installed via apt or snap)

Primary symptom: Trying to load a sketch to known working Nano Connect results in error "An error occured while uploading the sketch"

Additional symptoms: Nano Connect serial port disappears, removable storage popup comes up

Fix: run $ sudo /home/pi/.arduino15/packages/arduino/hardware/mbed_rp2040/2.4.1/post_install.sh

 Thanks to YouTuber "an Erik"