I got my ProMicro running and it is definitely progress in Arduino evolution! Thanks Sparkfun!

Which are the PWM pins? An analogWrite command on pin 6 doesn't seem to work, even though the schematic seems to indicate it is PWM...?

WTF is that? Binary sketch size: 4,262 bytes (of a 28,672 byte maximum) Found programmer: Id = "BPņ"; type = Software Version = . ; Hardware Version = . avrdude: error: buffered memory access not supported. Maybe it isn't a butterfly/AVR109 but a AVR910 device?

I just bought one, and can't get Serial communication working. I have added this:

while (!Serial) { ; // wait for serial port to connect. Needed for Leonardo only }

on the theory that it's like Leonardo, but it didn't fix it. None of the example sketches for Serial work. How can I fix this?

I tried using the Pro Micro with the Arduino IDE version 1.0.4, and could not get my sketch to compile correctly. After looking through the IDE source code and the Sparkfun Addon Files, I found that for IDE versions later than 1.0.2, it is best to replace the ~/sketchbook/hardware/SF32u4_boards-master/cores folder with a symbolic link to the real arduino cores folder. On my Debian Linux system that is at

     /usr/share/arduino/hardware/arduino/cores

After making that change, my sketch built correctly, and worked just as it had on the Arduino Uno where it has been used in the past.

It appears that some of the changes for IDE version 1.0.2 made the IDE cores folder compatible with the Sparkfun version. After version 1.0.2, other changes in the IDE have made the Sparkfun version incompatible with the rest of the Arduino IDE.

Has any one else had problems getting the Pro Micro to work with IDE version 1.0.3, 1.0.4, or 1.0.5?

My $0.02:

I couldn't get the nano to work correctly with my PC for my life. I must have sat there for 6 hours over a few days trying different drivers, reloading the bootloader, etc. I plugged this guy in, worked first try.

A lot of people here have complained about the microUSB breaking off, but I haven't had that happen with mine yet over the course of a few weeks. Others may have just gotten a bad batch.

Take note of the upgraded firmware, it saved my ass more than once. I was trying to use timer interrupts and learned the hard way that the ATmega16U2 timers are different than the 32u4. I uploaded a timer interrupt example using timer2, and it became unresponsive (TX LED stuck on). I ended up having to use the double tap reset, load a blank sketch onto it, then reload another program to get it out of "brick"state. If anybody else has this issue:

1. Connect the Pro Micro to your PC. Sometimes I would get a "USB not functioning properly" and others it would show up as a COM port.
2. Double tap reset. When it's connected as a COM port in bootloader mode, select that COM port in the Arduino IDR.
3. Write a blank sketch, hit upload, then immediately double tap reset. You should see the TX and RX LEDs blink, and you'll get an error saying something along the lines of "COM port already in use". Disconnect the board and close the IDR. Now you should be able to upload code again.

There are a few things that need to be updated on the info to avoid unnecessary trouble.

1. This board (current version) comes with Caterina bootloader, instead of Diskloader (as described in the Arduino Buying Guide page). Please update to correct that.

2. The Caterina bootloader is modified so that it does NOT enter bootloader mode unless you reset twice in short interval. This is specified in the "Firmware Note". But it is not mentioned at all in the "Getting Started Tutorial". As a result, uploading from Arduino IDE would not work directly.

Because there is no reset button on this board, to load user code onto this board (with Arduino IDE / AvrDude), you will need to short RESET pin to GND pin with a wire twice in short interval (right before or after you pressed upload in Arduino IDE or started AvrDude). This will bring the board to bootloader mode in order to receive the uploaded user code.

Via JAVA how do I get the the shorted pin say 9 to ground? Thanks. Library found here http://code.google.com/p/java-simple-serial-connector/

import jssc.SerialPort; import jssc.SerialPortException;

public class Main {

public static void main(String[] args) {
    SerialPort serialPort = new SerialPort("COM1");
    try {
        serialPort.openPort();//Open serial port
        serialPort.setParams(9600, 8, 1, 0);//Set params.
        byte[] buffer = serialPort.readBytes(10);//Read 10 bytes from serial port
        serialPort.closePort();//Close serial port
    }
    catch (SerialPortException ex) {
        System.out.println(ex);
    }
}

}

Since this is a virtual COM port over USB, how can we control the baud rate ? it seems I can set any value in Serial.begin, and also any value in the DCB on my windows PC, I still recieve characters (even if the speeds don't match). And it consistently takes 30 ms to get 9 characters (timing the call to ReadFile(,,9,) on the PC ). The specs of the 32U4 speak of 2 megabit/s ?

I have uploaded test code that should put the chip to sleep, waking up periodically to take a sensor reading. Unfortunately in going to sleep, the USB drops off and the PC can't see the COM port any more.

Any suggestions as to how I can prevent the code from running on power up, or some sort of ICSP alternative? (so I can upload new code)

So with the beefy regulator and diode and fuse in place, if I was to accidentally feed something over 16v into this (let's say 24v) would it just shutdown, or would magic smoke come out?

USB connector is fragile. I reprogrammed my pro micro about 10 times and then the USB connector broke off the board, taking some traces with it. Otherwise, I'm pretty happy with the board. I'll have to figure out some way to get another connector on it. I followed the user guide for setup on a Windows 7 64 bit machine and it went just as advertised. This board is much faster to program than an Uno board that I have. On my windows 7 64 bit machine, the uno takes easily 60 seconds to connect and program. The pro micro does it in 15.

So when can we expect a Pro Micro++?

The real USB line of Arduino-like boards was pioneered under the name Teensy,not Leonardo which is a knock off of Teensy by the Arduino team - which have been peddling serial ports in a USB world for way too long. This board supports RealUSB - which offers concepts like self-identification (no com port pull-down), baud rate negotiation (No Baud rate errors), and can avoid vcomm drivers (no BSOD crashing) This board brings the possibility of respectable product development - a world foreign and unreachable by anything the Arduino team have to offer. - as a bonus, the pins are aligned on .1 centers - always a concept.

To save money, get more ADC�s and all the features of the 32u4 boards you will want to look at the teensy and adafruit�s 32u4 board. Adafruit just announced the Flora etextile platform based on the 32u4. There are also now 32u4 boards from Olimex and others...

OK, I'm confused - what happened to dev 10998? I think it lasted about a femtosecond. Is this just a rev of the PCB?

Pulled out two of my Pro Micros after not using them for a couple of months. Now I get the following errors: Binary sketch size: 6,226 bytes (of a 28,672 byte maximum) Found programmer: Id = "BS"; type = Software Version = . avrdude: error: buffered memory access not supported. Maybe it isn't a butterfly/AVR109 but a AVR910 device?

What appears to be happening is that, after pressing program and double resetting the micro, it looks like the micro enters the bootloader, starts to get programmed, but resets before it's done. So from the device manager I see the com port change, the micro tx/rx LEDs start blinking, then the com port changes back to the normal port before the programming is done. Then the above error shows up.

I need to use Freqmeasure on the Pro-Micro. On the UNO R3, the input has to be on pin 8. Does one of you know if there's a similar restriction on the Pro-Micro and, if so, which pinis used? Thanks for the help in advance.

How come no more will be made?

I can't say I am too pleased with the Sparkfun Pro Micro given the outdated information made available for its use and overall difficulty (compared to Arduino Uno and Mega) to get it to run. The first struggle was to find where MS hid the option to disable the signed driver requirement on Windows 8.1 64bit (the SF guide refers to old versions of Windows where it was easier to override the requirement. The geniuses at MS made it way more convoluted to switch it off). Once I found the instructions I was finally able to install the driver but hit the next hurdle right away. Any time I select the Sparkfun Pro Micro 5V / 16MHz I am unable to compile anything as the compile errors out. My guess is that the add-on files are not compatible with Arduino IDE 1.5.5 given I installed version 1.0.5 on a separate VM and was able to compile without issues. I can't use the VM to upload to the Pro Micro because each time the device gets re-enumerated the VM drops the connection to it and I just can't re-enable it fast enough having to reset the board twice and re-select it in the IDE. Also, I found a couple features/fixes between 1.0.5 and 1.5.5 that I need/want so I'd rather not attempt a downgrade risking breaking my other sketches and/or compatibility with my system... (I am not getting into the struggle I went through to get the MP3 player shield to work on my UNO for similar lack of info reasons). Long story short, it would be nice if Sparkfun revisited the original guide to add all the tidbits of info otherwise scattered elsewhere to make it easier to use their hardware on up-to-date systems (newer revisions of Sparkfun hardware, latest OS version, latest IDE even if considered beta - especially when it appears Arduino keeps the IDE in beta for extremely long insane periods (1.5 beta started in Oct 2012 and still is!!). I am a new Arduino user and Sparkfun customer and am loving it but I see some room for improvement here to reduce the annoying and unnecessary frustration :) I guess I will have to set this aside until fully supported... hopefully soon. End of rant :-)

Bought this board and i want to supply it with a 9 volt battery. At which pin should i connect it in order not to cause any damage? RAW and GND or Vcc and GND?

I am completely unable to install the driver for this board. I've used them in the past on other machines, but my 64-bit Win7 machine just says driver not found, even with the most recent drivers on the page. Anyone else had this issue?

I can't use the Arduino IDE (complicated reasons) - so I use Makefiles, g++ and avrdude directly from Ubuntu Linux.

I have two Pro-micro boards and a Leonardo. I did the development work on the Leonardo - then decided to shrink the design onto a Pro-micro. Since I'll eventually be making around a thousand of these things - I need to evaluate the switch over to using the Pro-Micro rather carefully. To that end, I bought an "official" (5v/16MHz) SparkFun Pro-Micro and a 5v/16MHz clone from someplace in China (it's labelled "Deek-Robot"). The two boards look identical in every way, except for the PCB color and the name on the back.

The Deek-Robot board works perfectly as a Leonardo - same exact software, same avrdude settings...which I presume is because it uses the exact same original CATERIN bootloader as the Leonardo.

But I can't get the Sparkfun board to talk to me. I presume that's because of the modified bootloader...but double-resetting it doesn't work - I can't figure any way to get it to work with avrdude.

What I need is either:

(a) A way to re-flash the bootloader back to the original CATERIN using avrdude....or... (b) The correct settings for avrdude to send sketches to the modified CATERIN bootloader.

As others have pointed out, the USB connector on these boards is very fragile. I just got mine a few days ago. I soldered headers on it tonight, plugged it in, used it for a bit, then tried removing the USB cable and noticed the connector moving a bit. After a few more times of plugging/unplugging (uploading sketch changes, then running off of batteries), the connector completely came off taking the traces with it. So now I have a board I can no longer use with a USB cable. That's $20 wasted and a dead project now.

Personally I would not use these connectors, and if SFE insists on using them, at least find some that have guide pins that fit into holes in the PCB (like a genuine Arduino Leonardo has), or those with 4 solder tabs, not just two. Just having the traces and two edge pads cope with the stresses of plugging and unplugging a USB cable is just plain dumb, they will break. And Robert C., I'm sorry, but you telling us that you have several boards with this connector and never broken one does not make it any more okay against the several folks on here that said theirs broke. I do appreciate what you're saying, however like others, I too was holding the connector/board before plugging or unplugging the cable. This needs to be revisited and possibly changed for a better connector. You can't expect everyone to know that they need to be holding it every time.

As I said, unfortunately, because I now have headers soldered to this board, I highly doubt SFE will exchange it for a new one so I just wasted $20 as I can no longer use it as originally intended, WITH the USB connector. I have no choice now but to go find something elsewhere to use. I simply can't justify spending another $20 for a new board knowing that the connector will likely break off again. Sorry but this is a product I can not recommend to others.

Binary sketch size: 4,864 bytes (of a 28,672 byte maximum)

avrdude: ser_send(): write error: sorry no info avail

I am having a problem getting this board to work with Mac OSX. I can not get the tty.USBXXX to show up as a USB modem.

I have the correct proMini 5V/16MGHZ board selected, but the serial port menu never shows any USB serial ports, only the blue tooth options.

I have installed the latest correct FTDI drivers for my mac. I even contacted tech support at ftdichip.com and asked them for sure which drivers are the correct ones for my Mac.

This is my first attempt with an Arduino, so I can't say if any other Arduino boards would ever work.

However, googling seems to report many people with the same problem (No tty.USBXXX when Arduino board is plugged in ) and no fixes.

Does anybody have any suggestions?

If I go to my About this Mac => System Info => USB no devices show up there either aside from my standard in stalled items.

I have tried different USB ports and different USB cables. This is a cable I also use to tether my phone so I know the cable works.

I do also have a Teensy 3.0 that I purchased at the same time. Went through all the install steps there and am having a similar problem. No tty.USB shows up in Arduino app.

I have a second Mac here on 10.7.5, Exact same results on that mac as well.

I just bought one and can't get Serial to work properly. I have put in the:

while (!Serial) { ; // wait for serial port to connect. Needed for Leonardo only }

...but it doesn't fix it. None of the example sketches for Serial work. How can I fix this?

Had lots of problems getting this board to work

1. Windows 7 64 kept saying sparkfun usbtoseial not pro micro. than to force it to install.

2. Cannot upload to it uploading fail with Binary sketch size: 6,184 bytes (of a 28,672 byte maximum) Found programmer: Id = "B»["; type = Software Version = avrdude: error: buffered memory access not supported. Maybe it isn't a butterfly/AVR109 but a AVR910 device?

can't seem to get past this point have set the board correctly

any help?

This board does not work under the beta Arduino 1.5.4. I spent a lot of time getting it to work and it does not. Buyer beware that it is only operational under the relased IDEv1.0.1, that's why it states this in the feature list.

Hi, I need help please. I try to install the Arduiono Leonardo bootloader on my pro micro with a second pro micro as arduino-as-isp but I always get the error: avrdude: stk500_getsync(): not in sync: resp=0x00 What do I do wrong?

Major point of failure on the micro usb connector.. ripped it clean off 5 minutes before a show while calibrating, not funny. The strength required to unplug a cable seems to be larger than what the soldering can handle.. Otherwise it's awesome, but I'd recommend to hotglue the sides of the connector otherwise you're in for a bad surpise at anytime.. maybe guys can do something about it, I could only use both less than 5 times before it broke off, and I was very careful! :(

Edit: Nevermind. After reading more about the problem with powering from car batteries (that are installed in machines which are running) I will definitely go with the USB charger. The L7812CV is not enough alone.

Original post: I have bought this one and getting ready for a project. It will be mounted on a tractor lawn mower. Since the alternator puts the voltage up a bit (haven't measured yet but I guess on 14 volt) I need take it down a bit. Just happened to pick up a ST Microelectronics L7812CV voltage regulator. Datasheet here (view page 7): http://pdf.datasheetcatalog.com/datasheet/stmicroelectronics/2143.pdf Assuming the voltage is 14.5 volt or above, should I use this or will I be far better off ripping a no-name USB charger for car lighter socket so I get 5 volt? If using the L7812 is fine, should I use VCC or RAW?

I'm trying to get the IRremote library (see http://www.righto.com/2009/08/multi-protocol-infrared-remote-library.html ) running on the 5V/16MHz Pro Micro. The IRremote code has a lot of #if ... #elif ... #elif ... #elif ... preprocessor directives for various boards, but this board is not one of the choices. Is the Pro Micro equivalent to, say, one of the Teensy boards so far as timers and interrupts are concerned?

I got it and can program it according this tutorial. But it is once. After it, My PC(Win7-32bit) says "unknown device". Please help me.

Can this be switch to 3.3v? the jumper on the board is for switching the voltage reg output. closed for 5v, open for 3.3v... any ideas?

Dose any body happen to know if the Timer1 library works with the pro micro. library can be found at: http://code.google.com/p/arduino-timerone/ . I would just test it, but my board has not arrived yet. If nobody responds, ill update this after I run some tests and let others know of my findings.

Can I use I2C to connect to https://www.sparkfun.com/products/99 RTC module?

I found a reliable solution to using interrupts with the micro. For others that aren't programmers (like myself), see my forum thread below:

https://forum.sparkfun.com/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=35847&p=160331#p160331

I used C code to get the job done, but it works. This should enable access to all 5 the external interrupts. Chapter 11 of the datasheet was also very helpful, although didn't have any examples. I didn't explore it any further, but there is also 8 pin change interrupts available on the chip through C code.

Dear SparkFun, compared to a regular Arduino you left out Pin 11, thus disabling one of the output compare pins for the 8 bit PWM. Since my project uses both 8bit PWM output compare registers this is disappointing. I should have looked at the schematics before buying!

Does anyone know what diode the board is using? A link to a supplier would be very appreciated!

Does it have 5v power out? If I like to connect something more?

ok I did buy it and it work great. But the problem is that I did not think about before I buy this that I need PC7 Is that any way to fix that?

I was going to send IR with a nice Remote Library but they use PIN 13 for send IR and this does not have that.

Can the LEDs be disabled? Is it ok to just snip them off with a pair of pliers?

One really big problem I have with this board was the decision for pin 3 (or 2, depending on how you number them, I mean the pin right next to RxI) to be GND instead of RST. This is not consistent with the Pro Mini, and breaks compatibility with the Mini USB Host Shield from Circuits@Home. It's taken me the last 2 hours of emailing the Circuits@Home tech support to figure this out. Why did you feel the need to change the pinout? I don't see any real benefit from that change, and I'm disappointed that it breaks the USB Host Shield.

Bought two of these recently. Cannot upload to either one. It hops com ports like a frog, and just will not accept uploading.

An older one works outstanding.

I need a clue, please

I bought this as part of my Sprinkler controller system, which can be controlled by a freebsd server.

Unfortunately FreeBSD does not assign a /dev/ttycuaU* port for this device. FreeBSD only recognise the Pro Micro as a mouse (usm0).

Dissapointed.

I have so far destroyed 3 of those by ripping out the USB connector. Would it be possible to have a new revision that uses the micro usb connector with thru-hole tabs (a la raspberri pi). Thanks.

Well, I broke my second connector. The first was because I used it as leverage taking it off the breadboard. Doh! The second was a spectacular backflip when the USB cable wrapped around my leg to get up. Not a design problem. BUT, I now have two bricked Pro Micros. Is there a way to rescue these guys? I can't see any traces left (all plastic) to be able to solder to. I've seen how to program the Pro Mini's via another Arduino, but I can't seem to get this work on the Pro Micro. Is there a different trick with these guys?

5 pins that appear to be perfectly good are labeled "not used" in the schematic. Why is this?

Is it possible to use I2C with this board?

(updated) huge hassle with Win7 and Win8. Both have same issue. I do not get the "installing new hardware" popup -- i must have missed/ignored it and it only pops up once. In Device Manager, when the Pro Micro is plugged in, it shows up as Other Devices/Arduino Leonardo with yellow \!/, Properties says 'no driver'. Nothing can be done to uninstall or delete it.

Did this on two machines; on the Win7 machine i restored settings (registry, etc) back to yesterday (before hardware plugged in).

Manual "scan for hardware changes" does nothing (since it thinks it has Leonardo). Update driver for that device, browse local folder for the Pro Micro .inf file, "no driver found".

Uno and Diecemila still work normally.

ALl of the above happen without the IDE invoked of course. It's a system problem.

I can interpolate around the outdated tutorial (it's for XP) but the fundamental problem is that it thinks it already has a driver for that ID.

Any suggestions?

HELP!

I was writing a sketch to try interrupts (first time using interrupts) and uploaded the following code to my Pro Micro:

int SwitchPin = 3;

ISR(INT0_vect)
{
  Serial.println("INTERRUPT");
}

// the setup routine runs once when you press reset:
void setup()
{                
  Serial.begin(9600);

  bitSet(SREG,7);       // enable Global Interrupts
  bitClear(EICRA,7);
  bitSet(EICRA,6);
  bitSet(EIMSK,0);
}

// the loop routine runs over and over again forever:
void loop()
{

}

Now when a USB cable is plugged into the Pro Micro Windows reports "USB Device Not Recognized".

I have tried using an UNO as an ISP but avrdude reports "Yikes! Invalid device signature" (not sure if this is a result of the sketch or something else I am doing wrong)

Any suggestions on how to restore it? Or is my poor little Pro Micro dead?

Is that possible to use this board as this one https://www.sparkfun.com/products/11117 ? I mean, I would like to flash it with a hex file complied through avr (no arduino IDE, only using standard makefile) but I think it will erase the bootloader and then, except if I have a programmer I'm not gonna be able to flash it again. Am I right? My program uses arduino's ref as "WProgram.h", so should I generate a hex file and push it as a sketch file ?

Has anyone successfully reflashed a bootloader on to this device? My board got hot/smoked when I connected the relevant pins to a UsbTiny.

Can I use the analog pins as digial inputs? What do call A0? D18?

Working fine, very cool product (my first Arduino). The orange LED is REALLY BRIGHT compared to red and green! Is this to be expected? The Micro B USB jack is not as rugged as a Mini B (like Pololu has on their servo controllers), but it is a good bit smaller! I really like that this Arduino is tiny compared to the others (and is why I finally bought an Arduino).

Where can i find an Eagle library file for the pro micro?

Or can i convert the Eagle schematic to a library file so i can use it in other projects?

Can I obtain a copy of the "Sparkfun slightly modified bootloader" software installed in the Pro Micro 5V? I want to reflash the chip but want to have the original Sparkfun installed bootloader in case my experiment does not work as expected.

The new addon "ProMicro-Addon-190612.zip" does not allow to upload any sketch!

But the old one addon dated 01/24/2012 is working well!

Please fix it.

Guys, who are at the same problem like me, you may download workable addon here: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3419665/Arduino-proMicro-Addon.zip

Is it possible to update the Bootloader? Is therre a link to both old and new Bootloader?

"USB device not recognized" after a few uses.

Worked great right out of the box but suddenly stoped working. I have tried it on other computers with the same result. Recognized for a few secconds and then not recognized.

What is recommended?

Thank you for youre time.

Does anyone have the pre 190612 add-on files for this? Apparently, I have an older version of the board which requires the older add-on files but the link is no longer available. I am also not keen to update the bootloader. Thanks in advance!

Just curious why you don't have the Arduino Nano in your lineup?

I need something smaller then a full arduino, with a USB port. This thing will fit the bill I suppose, but its just.. too tiny! I'm making a USB peripheral, so I'm also concerned about the connector durability.

The ProMicro keyboard & mouse tutorial needs to be updated since the release of Arduino 1.01 makes a few of the processes mentioned irrelevant. (keyboard modifiers, specifically)

Also, if the ProMicro shipped with the Arduino 1.01 bootloader, the process would be -much- simpler! ;)

I can't get SPI to work. It shouldn't matter that PB0/SS isn't broken out on the board b/c SPI.cpp/SPI.h set it as an output - as it should be - for master mode, right? Meanwhile Serial.print() doesn't seem to work on this board with Mac OS X Lion and Arduino IDE 1.0.

Anybody have experience with 4-wire SPI on this board or clues for me?

This is a great little Arduino-Leonardo variant... but the software serial library seems to have some glitches running on it. That prevented me from using the great sparkfun 7-segment serial displays the way I wanted to with the pro-micro.

“SoftwareSerial” library doesn’t compile… any ideas?

Does anyone know if the micro can be put into DFU mode (to load alternate LUFA bootloaders) without using ISCP?

Placed order, shipped.. waiting now. Quick question, can this be used a ISP programmer with a suitable sketch? sorry if its a noob question, I am coming from ISP mkII region, and new to Arduino let alone Pro Micro.

How do you burn a new boot loader onto this board?

Can I get this and cut the trace for the regulator, and still use the 16MHz with 3.3v?

Has anyone had trouble using external interrupts on the Pro Micro? I have sketch that runs fine on an Uno and a Pro Mini but when I load it on the Pro Micro the external interrupts are inoperative. Any thoughts?

I just received two of the ProMicro boards. It does not seem to behave like the UNO. I have a very simple Arduino sketch that sends some text every second using Serial.println(). I also have a simple C#.NET application that connects to a serial port, reads and displays the text coming over the port. These pair of programs work fine using an Uno board. When using the ProMicro, I have a problem...

When in the Arduino IDE, I can easily load the sketch onto the ProMicro and see the desired text with the Serial Monitor. The green sending LED on the ProMicro is blinking and I get the number on the Serial Monitor every second.

However, when I use my C#.NET program, I can't. Stepping through in the Visual Studio debugger, it successfully opens the port and calls the first ReadLine() and blocks. Also the ProMicro send LED does not blink.

Does anyone have any idea? Thanks for your help.

What do the abbreviations on each pin mean? I can't find on the data sheet or schematic.

Sorry for the newb hardware question... the description, note and comments above indicate there are some significant differences in this USB interface. I think this board meets my needs perfectly... but... I just want to confirm. I want to use this to read various sensors and send it via the USB to the computer. I have this all working with the computer powering the UNO board through the USB and using the Serial.println() to communicate back through the USB to the computer. Will the same thing work with this board? Thanks.

Can you use the wire library with this board? if so which ports?

Annoying, you didn't breakout the second ICP (PC7).

I hope you do in the next rev even if it is like the extra ports on the "Pro". Also a 3.3v friendly one would be nice.

Anyone else having issues with these boards? Using Windows 7 64-Bit, the setup does not follow the tutorial. When I plug the board in, it comes up in device manager as "Sparkfun ProMicro bootloader" with the "new USB" sound initially, then I get the "USB removed" sound and the device changes name to Arduino Leonardo before I install or try to upload anything. I installed the Leonardo drivers but when I try to load a sketch, i get the following error at the upload stage:

avrdude: ser_send(): write error: sorry no info avail

I have been at this for hours. I got two boards and tried three computers (one was a WinXP 32 virtual machine)...same problems...

Yes, im using Arduino 1.0 with the modified boards.txt file for Leonardo.

Anyone else getting an error from Eagle that the board file is invalid in the download?

The v10 board works and is, I assume, identical in terms of header placement, but the v11 board throws an "Invalid Data in file" error.

I'm new at Arduino. I am planning on using this in a small model kit powered off of batteries. Is the RAW Power input regulated

Its good that you guys dont leave anything at "good enough" but why let the previous version all ship out before "correcting" errors? I mean if you guys find out before the inventory runs to 0 why keep shipping the version with errors? It doesnt seem ethical. It sucks that a couple of days after ordering the version with "mistakes" theres a new one available to order. And I know because I literally ordered the second last one remaining a few days ago.

I've been playing with one of these for a couple days and found some quirks. I've been using the Teensy for awhile so most of this is in comparison. This is using Arduino 1.0 with the SparkFun Pro Micro Driver. The board is identified as Leonardo.

There is no easy way to enter the bootloader. You have to connect the VCC to the adjacent RST pin. This connection needs to be maintained the entire time the bootloader is operational. If you disconnect the pin, the device immediately disconnects from the host. This is very annoying if board is not on a breadboard and doubly so if you already have a wire soldered to the VCC hole. I'm going to have to wire in a switch or something.

The Teensy has a an on-board momentary switch that you press to enter the bootloader. There is no requirement that the switch remain pressed the entire time.

I also attempted to convert my board to 3.3V operation by clearing the jumper next to the micro USB port. No luck. The voltage regulator doesn't turn on and no power can be detected past the regulator.