Hi.

Using:
VS2010 Pro - v10.0.40219.1 SP1Rel
Visual Micro - v1209.20

Basically as the thread title suggests.  I build my project with the Leonardo connected and it compiles just fine - but it doesn't upload automatically to the Leonardo.

There is no "upload" menu or toolbar options and the only way to upload is by pressing 'F5'. Using the toolbar button for 'Build" compiles but doesn't upload either.

Reading http://www.visualmicro.com/page/How-to-compile-and-upload-to-an-Arduino-using-Vi... suggests:

To recap, all of the Visual Studio "build/debug" tool bar buttons, "build" menu items, "debug" menu items,  right click context project menu and keyboard shortcuts provide compile and upload for Arduino. For an example then press F5

I get none of the above except for pressing 'F5' - which is the "Start Debugging" function in VS2010.

So, what am I doing wrong?  Or is this just a glitch?

Also, how do we find what version of VM we actually have loaded?

Tim@Visual Micro wrote on Sep 25^th, 2012 at 2:27am:

I'm beginning to feel that too...

Tim@Visual Micro wrote on Sep 25^th, 2012 at 2:27am:

Yes,  That works fine.

Tim@Visual Micro wrote on Sep 25^th, 2012 at 2:27am:

No, that works fine also.

My interpretation of the link I previously posted suggests that when I do the "build" (via "Build->Build xxx" or "Build->Rebuild xxx") that after compiling the build of the project, that it would be uploaded to the Arduino (Leonardo)... This doesn't happen. 

As quoted by the article I linked to :

To recap, all of the Visual Studio "build/debug" tool bar buttons, "build" menu items, "debug" menu items,  right click context project menu and keyboard shortcuts provide compile and upload for Arduino.

So, as I interpret that statement...

1) "Build" or "Rebuild" from the menu function "Build->Build xxx" (or "Build->Rebuild xxx") will be followed by an upload to the Arduino board.  The upload does not happen.

2) Right-Click context menus "Build" or "Rebuild" will be followed by an upload to the Arduino board.  Again, the upload does not happen.

3) The keyboard shortcuts?  There's a shortcut for "Build" or "Rebuild"?  I know there's one for "Start Debugging" and that's the one where the upload works?!?

So, is it a misunderstanding of that article?  Or should the "Build" or "Rebuild" menu function send the compiled code up to the Leonardo after it's finished compiling?

The only time the code is "loaded" automatically is when debug is activated. And it should be like that. All the other build options are standard for Studio type environments and never programs the target. 
S.O.P.

Tim@Visual Micro wrote on Sep 25^th, 2012 at 7:20am:


Ahh!  Now I get it.  Yeah, the article's instructions threw me off.  I was expecting the "Build->Build xxx" function to also upload to the Arduino after it finished compiling.  It was only when I figured that VM was following the same methodolgy as the Arduino IDE that I realised what the article was trying to say.

Thanks to you both for the clarification.

There is another issue I'm having with VM but it is not really serious, and when I gather some more info about the issue I'll post in another thread.

Thanks again guys!