got it sorted! was on the wrong com port!

my eyesight is really bad but it looks like the atmega 328p-pu

Which ATmega does it have inside?

Which of the dropdown board settings do you choose in the arduino software?

ELSE WILL SPLODE AND BLACK MAGIC ESCAPES

That's the same cable I used to program each one.  It will definitely work.  Just be sure to line up the black wire with the GND label on the six pin header.

What about just this cable?

http://www.adafruit.com/index.php?main_ … ucts_id=70

Also I sent you an email, lemme know if you received it.

Indeed.  All you need is the 5V FTDI cable or equivalent.  For instance, I just had the pleasure to use one of these on a senior design project, and I have to say they work beautifully.  Of course, if you are the type who looses small things, this model may be a bad idea.

PCB I would be up for! Should help me out if I manage to get a decent midi keyboard again!

Being a student makes you generally unable to buy pretty things.

Am I correct in assuming that the pin headers there are for an ftdi cable? It can be used to update the software in the chip?

By the way i didn't mean to sound like I was attacking anyone. I'm glad to see the project is being used in every way possible.

I would buy to make my own.

you have PCBs left??

well thats perfect! sell those to people who want to make their own, do like a simple guide and provide just the PCB, i bet that would sell well and get people into making stuff

When I had originally started this project, I had only meant for these to be bought by those who had not the time, skill, or money to do it themselves.  I love making things myself and I bet 90% of the people on this board share the same passion for making things.  It was never my intention to make people feel that the only way to get an ArduinoBoy was through me.  I suppose I just did too good of a job.  I'm thinking that 68 ArduinoBoys brought into this world by my hand is more than enough, and I consider it highly unlikely that I will ever build one to sell again.  Experiment, maybe, but not sell on such a massive scale as before.  Of course, that leaves me with a little over 75 left over printed circuit boards I really don't need.  Good thing they make great coasters.

Wow, thanks for mentioning that actually. I looked up the directions and it looks pretty easy. I thought it would be really expensive/excruciating to make one. One thing I dont get, is there actually a dmg sound chip that goes in to it? I can't tell...

EDIT: Oh it links up. nm.