Arduino Prototype on Breadboard: "avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding" I have created an arduino prototype using the exact instructions found on this page:

https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/Standalone

However, when I plug in the micro USB power supply and try to upload a program, here's the error I get:

avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding

avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 1 of 10: not in sync: resp=0xe0

avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding

avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 2 of 10: not in sync: resp=0xe0

avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding

avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 3 of 10: not in sync: resp=0xe0

avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding

avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 4 of 10: not in sync: resp=0xe0

avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding

avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 5 of 10: not in sync: resp=0xe0

avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding

avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 6 of 10: not in sync: resp=0xe0

avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding

avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 7 of 10: not in sync: resp=0xe0

avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding

avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 8 of 10: not in sync: resp=0xe0

avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding

avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 9 of 10: not in sync: resp=0xe0

avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding

avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 10 of 10: not in sync: resp=0xe0


I have tried the following solutions, to no avail:
1) press the restart button (in a variety of ways and lengths of time)
2) Enable verbose output 
3) trying the different board types in the Arduino IDE
4) Checking the COM port

I have no idea what to do I've basically tried everything I could find, on this website and others. 

I hope you guys can help! Thanks very much :)
Remove the pins connected to Tx and Rx while uploading the code , it worrked for me.
also include all the libraries currently used in your program.
Good luck!!