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Out of curiosity, I am trying to upload a simple hex file to Arduino UNO using avrdude from windows command prompt.

As per this forum, I tried to implement it. But got stuck at

avrdude: ser_open(): can't open device "COM41": The system cannot find the file specified.

This command was directly imported from Arduino IDE verbose, and also it works fine when uploaded with Arduino IDE. I checked both the device and syntax are correct unless I would not be able to generate the hex file by Arduino compiler.

P.S. I have installed Winavr separately although it was pre-installed by Arduino itself.

Here is a snapshot of the error command prompt

What could be the possible reason for it to fail? Please notify, if anything is missing.

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  • I seems like you are using a different avrdude, as normally arduino uses the avrdude binary that is inside the arduino application folder. Also the avrdude conf-file is missing. So it looks to me like you have modified the command "directly imported" from the IDE.
    – Gerben
    Aug 6, 2016 at 9:18
  • @Gerben I downloaded the software Winavr and installed it separately. This is not the avrdude that was present inside arduino application folder.
    – goddland_16
    Aug 7, 2016 at 17:30

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After a lot of experiment, I finally made it. I got to know from some forum that when COM PORT is greater than 10, you have to put a '.' after COM PORT setting e.g. -P.COM41.

But, unfortunately that did not work. Then I changed the COM PORT to under 10 in device manager -> Properties -> COM Port Setting -> Advanced Setting; e.g. COM6. Then it worked. At the time of flash just I have to press the RST button for once. And now bingo!!

Still, I will try to find out why it didn't work with higher COM Port.

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can't open device "COM41": The system cannot find the file specified.

This means there is no device at COM41. This may be due to 2 reasons:

  1. You may not have connected your arduino. If this is the case then you please connect the arduino and retry

  2. Your arduino might be on a different COM port. If this is the case, then, go to device manager and check your arduino's COM port and replace COM41 with that and retry.

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  • No, that is not the case here. As I said I have connected the Arduino and in the device manager it showed COM41. And I can easily program it from arduino IDE, but when I try to upload using Avrdude it shows this particular error.
    – goddland_16
    Aug 7, 2016 at 17:27

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