I'm testing out your software before purchasing it and get the following message:

I use Arduino 1.5.5-r2 and Atmel Studio 6 (6.1.2730 - Service Pack 2)

Compiling 'BLINKER' for 'Arduino Mega 2560 or Mega ADK'
Binary sketch size: 1640 bytes (used 1% of a 258048 byte maximum) (0.34 secs)
Compiling debug version of 'BLINKER' for 'Arduino Mega 2560 or Mega ADK'
SoftwareSerial.cpp:In member function 'void SoftwareSerial::begin(long int)'
SoftwareSerial.cpp:399: error: 'digitalPinToPCICR' was not declared in this scope
SoftwareSerial.cpp:401: error: 'digitalPinToPCICRbit' was not declared in this scope
SoftwareSerial.cpp:402: error: 'digitalPinToPCMSK' was not declared in this scope
SoftwareSerial.cpp:402: error: 'digitalPinToPCMSKbit' was not declared in this scope
SoftwareSerial.cpp:In member function 'void SoftwareSerial::end()'
SoftwareSerial.cpp:417: error: 'digitalPinToPCMSK' was not declared in this scope
SoftwareSerial.cpp:418: error: 'digitalPinToPCMSKbit' was not declared in this scope
Error compiling
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***** Visual Micro Debugger Compiler Error Help *******
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My Source Code for the test is:

int loop_cnt = 0;

void setup()
{

     /* add setup code here */
     pinMode(13, OUTPUT);
}

void loop()
{

     /* add main program code here */
     digitalWrite(13, HIGH);
     delay(100);
     loop_cnt++;
     digitalWrite(13, LOW);
     delay(1000);
     
}

Any help is greatly appreciated.

I'm able to compile using the following code in the Arduino IDE using the SoftSerial library:

#include <SoftwareSerial.h>

int loop_cnt = 0;

SoftwareSerial mySerial(68, 69); // RX, TX Analog 14 and 15.

void setup()
{
    // set the data rate for the SoftwareSerial port
    mySerial.begin(4800);
    mySerial.println("Hello, world?");

    pinMode(13, OUTPUT);

}

void loop()
{
     /* add main program code here */
     digitalWrite(13, HIGH);
     delay(250);
     digitalWrite(13, LOW);
     delay(250);
     loop_cnt++;
        if ( loop_cnt%2 == 0) mySerial.println(loop_cnt,DEC);
}

Thanks for the response.  This is what I have:

When I "Start without debugging" (Ctrl+Alt+F5) I get:

Compiling 'BLINKER' for 'Arduino Mega 2560 or Mega ADK'
Binary sketch size: 1640 bytes (used 1% of a 258048 byte maximum) (0.34 secs)
Uploading to I/O board using 'COM35'
Done uploading

When I "Start Debugging" (F5) I get the message above.

My Mega, as you may know has 4 serial ports available, but the project I'm working on (which is why I downloaded your software for) is rather substantial and requires all 4 hardware serial ports to work properly.

That's why I was trying to debug this simple sketch using a SoftwareSerial port.  As a proof of concept if you will.

The pins I'm using on the Arduino are 68 and 69 (The Analog pins A14 and A15) based on information from the SoftwareSerial documentation.

My "Micro Debug" project properties are as follows:

Enable Break/Pause: True
Hit Counters: Milliseconds
Inc. Disable Breakpoints: False
Jump To Source: False
Local Port: COM37 (using a prolific usb-to-serial adapter if that matters)
Local Speed: (blank)
Remote Pin RX: 69
Remote Pin TX: 68
Remote Port: (blank)
Remote Speed: (blank)
Remote Transport: SoftwareSerial
Startup Delay (ms): 0
Startup Delay or Dtr: True
Startup Message: Blah Blah
Startup Wait: False
Throttle Enabled: True
Validation Skip: False

ps: Out of interest does it work okay if you use a couple of digital pins? Never tested with analogs but will do later.

Okay.

Got your email with the sketch source but I needed the verbose build output and the cpp from the build folder....

Quote:


Appreciated

Chris,

Please confirm if you are using Arduino 1.0.5-r2 or 1.5.5-r2?

You have stated 1.5 but the output seems to suggest you have configured the 1.0.x application in Visual Micro.

Please re-check the location you have set to the Arduino Ide.

Thanks

Check your ide setting as per above

Sorry, exact error message was:

"Unable to create an Arduino project for ATmel Studio"

Please confirm if you have installed 1.5.5-r2 or 1.0.5-r2

Thanks

Ok thanks the problem is clear now and SoftwareSerial has been retested and is working okay.

Here is a short summary of what I think will fix the problem followed by some info for you or anyone else interested to hear about the Arduino 1.5 beta

I think your Arduino 1.5 install is not clean and I am not suggesting that is your fault (see below)

1) 
Please uninstall the arduino ide and after that ensure C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino is empty. Or just re-install 1.5.5-r2 into a clean folder.

2)
After that remove the path from the Arduino 1.0.x property in Visual Micro and configure the 1.5.x path as C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino to the Arduino 1.5.x

Then everything should work correctly?

nb: If you also want a 1.0.x install then use a zip from the Arduino download page. Unzip into a clean folder.

Why

We probably need to re-test the Arduino Ide installer when upgrading from 1.0.x to 1.5.x. I guess this might be what you have done and is probably the cause of the problem.

The only reason why the Arduino 1.0.x setting appears to work is because Arduino are currently including 1.0.x formats with their 1.5 beta. They have a big statement on their web site explaining that it is in a state of flux at the moment.

For this reason Visual Micro allows you to point to a clean 1.0.x Arduino Ide and/or a clean Arduino 1.5.x Ide installation(s) which has so far (until now) allowed everyone to easily switch between formats.

For your info, (might not be important) most people don't realize that multiple arduino versions can be installed by using the zip files provided on their download page. 

The only useful task the Arduino Ide windows installer does is save you having to install the usb drivers from the arduinoide/drivers folder. So once the usb drivers are installed you can grab as many different Arduino versions as you want.

This is such as basic problem you are having that you can not configure the 1.5.x location. It can't really be anything other than some problem with the Arduino install. 

It's easier for the Arduino ide to get the versions right because each .exe is hard coded for a single Arduino structure where as Visual Micro has to often look at the files on disk to determine which formats to use. 

At the moment it sounds as if the -r2 beta upgrade has left behind some 1.0.x stuff that is confusing Visual Micro. We will test but should be easily avoided by keeping your Arduino 1.0.x and 1.5.x installations separate. 

Thanks for your patience, Sigh!

Thanks, I've got my fingers crossed too. I'm surprised more people haven't hit this issue.