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The great thing about this is that you actually have **two fully Arduino compatible Microcontrollers in one Arduino Uno/Mega board**
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– the board most of you already own. Your **main MCU (328/2560) is still reprogrammable** if you enter bootloader mode.
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**All you need for this is a normal Arduino Uno/Mega R3 and some cables** to install the new HoodLoader2.
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Please __read the readme carfully__ to avoid any problems. You will find most of the answers to your questions in the readme.
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**See http://nicohood.wordpress.com/ for more tutorials, projects and contact.**
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Follow the instructions (press H + Enter). Then your Arduino should be flashed with the new firmware. Remove all the wires now.
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Once you've done this, normally you don't need to do this again, maybe if there is a new HoodLoader2 version.
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**Read the [How to use](https://github.com/NicoHood/HoodLoader2#hoodloader2---how-to-use) section**
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on how to install and use the HID and USB core and upload new sketches to the 16u2.
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##### **Recovery options/how to get back to the original bootloader:**
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If anything goes wrong and you can't access the Serial via USB any more you still are able to try different methods to flash the 16u2.
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The 16u2 will reset, enter BootLoader mode, reprogram and start the sketch. If it doesn't enter bootloader mode which might happen (also when using no USB-Core)
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you have to manually have to enter bootloader mode as described above.
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Have a look at the examples in the HID Project. **Keep in mind that the Leds have inverted logic. Writing LOW means turn them on.**
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Have a look at the examples in the HID Project and check out the [pinout](https://github.com/NicoHood/HoodLoader2#arduino-unomega-16u2-pinout) below.
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**Keep in mind that the Leds have inverted logic. Writing LOW means turn them on.**
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#### Deactivating USB-Core
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*[How to use AVR-Dude](http://www.ladyada.net/learn/avr/avrdude.html)
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*[Installing a bootloader in general](https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/installing-an-arduino-bootloader)
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*[IRLremote is also HoodLoader2 compatible](https://github.com/NicoHood/IRLremote)
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*[Hackaday post about HoodLoader2](hackaday.com/2014/11/30/using-the-second-microcontroller-on-an-arduino)
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* See http://nicohood.wordpress.com/ for more tutorials, projects and contact.
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