Chris BHR - I hope its ok to post this question...
I hope its ok to post this question here (please let me know if there is somewhere more suitable). I have purchased ad Halmet and trying to use Visual Studio Code to programme it but its not detecting the serial port (via USB). When i plug it in i get a a red light, flashing blue light and 2 x green lights but i dont see any new devices appearing in Device Manager. I have tried several different cables. Is there a driver i need to install?
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sure, it's totally okay to post that question 🙂
I don't know which of "the usual suspects" of usb-serial-chips are on the HALMET, but I'd guess that windows would detect and auto-install the drivers.. if not, try finding drivers for a "FTDI USB RS232" or "FTDI USB serial" adapter, I think that's the correct one
if that doesn't work, try CH340 instead of FTDI
Looking on the chip it says CH340C so i have downloaded and installed those drivers. But still no joy. I feel as though i'm missing something very obvious!
Just tried my 5th Micro USB cable and finally its getting detected in windows (with driver installed). But Visual Code Studio still doesnt detect so just need to figure out how to manuall specify it now
Detected and uploaded! I've run out of time now but will have a look later to see if its running correctly (all lights except one red LED have gone out which is a bit disconcerting)