Arduino program with C++ Visual studio Community 2013

Question

I have a school a project where I should create C++/CLI application with Visual Studio Community 2013, and this App uses an Arduino MEGA 2560 connected to a couple of pressure sensors. I installed Visual Micro to Visual Studio, and I tried to run the Sample "Blink" program, but I have this problem:

Questions:

• How to solve this issue
• How can I communicate with the board from a C++/CLI interface
• I didn't find good resources concerning arduino programming using Visual Studio, if there's any, I'd appreciate it.

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Answer 1

The problem was caused because you ticked "Tools>Visual Micro>Upload using programmer". The option relates to special hardware that you can purchase.

Un-tick the option for normal usb upload which does not require additional hardware. Read more here .

With the option ticked this is the same as using "File>Upload using programmer" in the Arduino ide

Answer 2

This article explains how. It worked for me. http://webtutsdepot.com/2010/05/01/arduino-visual-c-plus-plus-tutorial/