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## Arduino Uno/Mega/Duemilanove is not detected
## Arduino Nano/Uno/Mega is not detected

When you run `arduino-cli board list`, your board doesn't show up. Possible causes:
When you run [`arduino-cli board list`][arduino cli board list], your board doesn't show up. Possible causes:

- Your board is a cheaper clone, or
- It mounts a USB2Serial converter like FT232 or CH340: these chips always report the same USB VID/PID to the operating
system, so the only thing we know is that the board mounts that specific USB2Serial chip, but we don’t know which
board that chip is on.
- Your board is a cheaper derivative, or
- It's a board, such the classic Nano, that uses a USB to serial converter like FTDI FT232 or CH340. These chips always
report the same USB VID/PID to the operating system, so the only thing we know is that the board mounts that specific
USB2Serial chip, but we don’t know which board that chip is on.

## What's the FQBN string?

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If your question wasn't answered, feel free to ask on [Arduino CLI's forum board][1].

[arduino cli board list]: commands/arduino-cli_board_list.md
[0]: platform-specification.md
[1]: https://forum.arduino.cc/index.php?board=145.0
[screen]: https://www.gnu.org/software/screen/manual/screen.html
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