Arduino code working via IDE, not via PlatformIO Arduino code [closed]

Question

I have a working Arduino code. The code works as intended when I upload it to an Arduino Nano using the old bootloader via the Arduino IDE. However, when I upload the same code via PlatformIO, the code uploads successfully but does not work as intended. There are no errors or warnings during the upload process, and I am having trouble figuring out what could be causing the issue.

Now for troubleshooting I am using simple blink example.

#include <Arduino.h>
// the setup function runs once when you press reset or power the board
void setup() {
  // initialize digital pin LED_BUILTIN as an output.
  pinMode(LED_BUILTIN, OUTPUT);
}

// the loop function runs over and over again forever
void loop() {
  digitalWrite(LED_BUILTIN, HIGH);  // turn the LED on (HIGH is the voltage level)
  delay(1000);                      // wait for a second
  digitalWrite(LED_BUILTIN, LOW);   // turn the LED off by making the voltage LOW
  delay(1000);                      // wait for a second
}

1st PlatformIO configuration .ini

[env:nanoatmega328]
platform = atmelavr
board = nanoatmega328
framework = arduino
debug_port = COM3
monitor_speed = 115200

I have also tried following but no luck.

2nd PlatformIO configuration .ini

[env:nanoatmega328]
platform = atmelavr
board = nanoatmega328
framework = arduino
board_oldbootloader = true
debug_port = COM3
monitor_speed = 115200

Any suggestions on how to debug this problem or what might be causing the issue? Thank you.

Answer 1

I had a similar behavior for a while and nothing I would change in the PlatformIO .ini configuration file seemed to help. I tried to re-init and clean the project, but also didn't seem to help.

Eventually, what worked for me was to start a new fresh PlatformIO project and migrate the files over.

I suspect that under certain conditions (that may be related to the project settings), PlatformIO fails to upload the script, yet it claims that the upload was successful.