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By speed_master
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My daughter is working on a LED jacket, we have a maker faire tomorrow and I have no idea how to upload the code to the board. I have followed pressing reset button, right before uploading, also pressing reset twice before uploading and I continue getting error: avrdude stk500_getsync() not in sync resp=0x30

This forum posts describes pretty accurately what I am dealing with.
https://forum.arduino.cc/index.php?topic=424117.0

Have you had issues with LilyPad 328 Main Board when it comes to uploading sketches? Mac OSX High Sierra and Arduino 1.8.5 an issue? FTDI drivers? Is CH34 driver required? How to troubleshoot wire connected to Pin0 or corrupt bootloader (I can’t even run that bootloader from Tools menu). I do get Pin 13 LED activity all the time, after reset, when uploading.

To be honest, I am a bit surprised & disappointed it has been so difficult to program this board.

Thanks for the help!

I ordered the following components:
SparkFun FTDI Basic Breakout - 3.3V DEV-09873
LilyPad Arduino 328 Main Board DEV-13342
LilyPad Simple Power DEV-11893
FTDI Cable 5V VCC-3.3V I/O DEV-09717
Micro USB to USB cable