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    Setup trouble - can't connect to device

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    • dwsD Offline
      dws
      last edited by dws

      I have a LoPy 4 that is a couple of years old (and a version 2.1A expansion board, and I'm on a Mac.) It worked the last time I used it over a year ago and now I'm trying to connect to it again. I have Atom running and the latest version of Pymakr (1.4.11). I think it might be a serial port issue, I recall that OSX can be flaky about usb serial ports.

      When I click "get serial ports" I get this:
      Found 2 serialports
      /dev/tty.TaoTronicsTT-BH07-CSRGA (Unknown manufacturer) (copied to clipboard)
      /dev/tty.JAMBOXbyJawbone-SPPDev (Unknown manufacturer)

      which are for bluetooth headphones.

      When I do this from command line:
      ls -l /dev/cu.*

      I get this:
      crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 21, 3 Mar 9 13:58 /dev/cu.Bluetooth-Incoming-Port
      crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 21, 5 Mar 9 13:50 /dev/cu.JAMBOXbyJawbone-SPPDev
      crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 21, 1 Mar 9 13:50 /dev/cu.TaoTronicsTT-BH07-CSRGA

      When I plug in the pycom to usb, then start Atom, I see this:
      AutoConnect enabled, ignoring 'address' setting (see Global Settings)
      Searching for PyCom boards on serial...
      No PyCom boards found on USB

      When I press "Connect" I get this:
      AutoConnect: No device available

      I have press the Reset button several times. I've read the troubleshooting docs.

      Can anyone assist? Thanks!

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        dws
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        @dws Drat I was using a charge-only usb cable.

        Does anyone know if there is a universal way that charge-only or true data + charge cables are indicated, ie does the presence of the USB logo indicate true data capability? I would just ring out the cable with a ohmmeter but it's not easy to tap into the pins and frankly it's an annoying thing to have to do. thanks

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