jimfah
October 23, 2021, 12:54pm
1
How do I select a port in 2.0? I am trying to use a ftdi port.
Windows 10
I guess there is more to your question than you have shown. I have beta7 installed and it should be under tools -> port.
I tried my SparkFun Redboard (with FTDI232 chip) in IDE 2.0B7 and could not find the board; also could not find it in IDE 1.8.5. Verified in Windows device manager; initially there was an error (it used to work before with IDE 1.8.5 but I did not use the board for a while). I downloaded the VCP drivers (VCP Drivers - FTDI ), unzipped and ran the setup.
After that I went to device manager and tried to update the driver (under universal serial bus controllers); it failed with an error 10 (device can't be started) . Disconnected the board, reconnected it again and ran the same update; this time it worked.
Verified uplaod with both IDE 1.8.5 and IDE 2.0B7
The update process:
Right click and select "update driver".
Browse my computer for drivers.
Click "Let me pick from a list of available drivers on my PC".
I picked the last one from below image
jimfah
October 23, 2021, 3:40pm
3
sterretje:
tools -> por
I am not getting a tools -> port option. I presume this is because it is mnot finding any port. The ftdi port was working in 1.8.12, and was found in dev mgr working properly, My system is no longer finding usb serial 3. I need to debug this. Thanks for the input.
Hi @jimfah . I'm sorry to hear about the missing port.
I have experienced a similar problem of my serial ports not being available for selection from the Arduino IDE 2.x menus even though I can see them in Arduino IDE 1.x and Device Manager at the same moment:
opened 03:54PM - 23 Oct 21 UTC
closed 08:31AM - 17 Oct 22 UTC
topic: code
type: imperfection
**Describe the bug**
From time to time, the IDE exhibits the follow symptoms … when I open it:
- No ports are shown under the IDE's board/port menu
- The "**Select Board**" dialog (accessed via "**Select Other Board & Port**") shows "**NO PORTS DISCOVERED**"
- The **Tools > Port** menu is missing
However there are multiple detectable Arduino boards and generic serial ports on my computer and other times when I start the IDE the ports are detected just as expected.
**To Reproduce**
1. Start Arduino IDE
1. Check if ports are listed. If so, then exit IDE and start again at step 1.
Command line looks like this when the issue occurs:
<details>
<summary>Click to expand</summary>
```text
daemon INFO starting discovery builtin:serial-discovery process
daemon INFO starting discovery builtin:mdns-discovery process
daemon INFO started discovery builtin:serial-discovery process
daemon INFO sending command HELLO 1 "arduino-cli 0.19.1" to discovery builtin:serial-discovery
daemon INFO started discovery builtin:mdns-discovery process
daemon INFO sending command HELLO 1 "arduino-cli 0.19.1" to discovery builtin:mdns-discovery
daemon INFO from discovery builtin:serial-discovery received message type: hello, message: OK, protocol version: 1
daemon INFO from discovery builtin:mdns-discovery received message type: hello, message: OK, protocol version: 1
daemon INFO sending command START_SYNC to discovery builtin:serial-discovery
daemon INFO sending command START_SYNC to discovery builtin:mdns-discovery
daemon INFO from discovery builtin:mdns-discovery received message type: start_sync, message: OK
daemon INFO from discovery builtin:serial-discovery received message type: start_sync, message: OK
daemon INFO from discovery builtin:serial-discovery received message type: add, port: COM3
daemon INFO from discovery builtin:serial-discovery received message type: add, port: COM255
daemon INFO from discovery builtin:serial-discovery received message type: add, port: COM1
daemon INFO from discovery builtin:serial-discovery received message type: add, port: COM7
daemon INFO from discovery builtin:serial-discovery received message type: add, port: COM6
daemon INFO from discovery builtin:serial-discovery received message type: add, port: COM254
root WARN Frontend EditorNavigationContribution.onStart is slow, took: 6466.7 ms
root WARN Frontend WorkspaceService.onStart is slow, took: 175.1 ms
root INFO Changed application state from 'init' to 'started_contributions'.
root INFO Changed application state from 'started_contributions' to 'attached_shell'.
root INFO >>> Restoring the layout state...
root INFO [hosted-plugin: 6156] PLUGIN_HOST(6156) starting instance
root INFO [8115205c-c018-490d-b338-36be2ff33303] Sync of 5 plugins took: 512.1 ms
root ERROR Could not restore layout
root INFO Changed application state from 'attached_shell' to 'initialized_layout'.
root INFO [8115205c-c018-490d-b338-36be2ff33303][marus25.cortex-debug]: Loaded contributions.
root INFO [8115205c-c018-490d-b338-36be2ff33303][arduino.vscode-arduino-tools]: Loaded contributions.
root INFO [8115205c-c018-490d-b338-36be2ff33303][vscode.cpp]: Loaded contributions.
root INFO [8115205c-c018-490d-b338-36be2ff33303][vscode.json]: Loaded contributions.
root INFO [8115205c-c018-490d-b338-36be2ff33303][vscode.json-language-features]: Loaded contributions.
root INFO [8115205c-c018-490d-b338-36be2ff33303] Load contributions of 5 plugins took: 145.0 ms
root WARN Frontend EditorPreviewTreeDecorator.onDidInitializeLayout is slow, took: 146.0 ms
root WARN 'cpp' language is remapped from 'source.cpp.embedded.macro' to 'source.cpp' scope
root WARN a registered grammar configuration for 'cpp' language is overridden
root INFO [hosted-plugin: 6156] PLUGIN_HOST(6156): PluginManagerExtImpl/init()
root INFO [hosted-plugin: 6156] PLUGIN_HOST(6156): initializing(cortex-debug@0.3.10 with C:\ide 2\arduino-ide_2.0.0-beta.11-snapshot.846c22c_Windows_64bit\resources\app\node_modules\@theia\plugin-ext-vscode\lib\node\plugin-vscode-init)
root INFO [hosted-plugin: 6156] Debugger contribution has been registered: cortex-debug
root INFO [hosted-plugin: 6156] PLUGIN_HOST(6156): initializing(vscode-arduino-tools@0.0.1-beta.1 with C:\ide 2\arduino-ide_2.0.0-beta.11-snapshot.846c22c_Windows_64bit\resources\app\node_modules\@theia\plugin-ext-vscode\lib\node\plugin-vscode-init)
root INFO [hosted-plugin: 6156] PLUGIN_HOST(6156): initializing(cpp@1.52.1 with C:\ide 2\arduino-ide_2.0.0-beta.11-snapshot.846c22c_Windows_64bit\resources\app\node_modules\@theia\plugin-ext-vscode\lib\node\plugin-vscode-init)
root INFO [hosted-plugin: 6156] PLUGIN_HOST(6156): initializing(json@1.46.1 with C:\ide 2\arduino-ide_2.0.0-beta.11-snapshot.846c22c_Windows_64bit\resources\app\node_modules\@theia\plugin-ext-vscode\lib\node\plugin-vscode-init)
root INFO [hosted-plugin: 6156] PLUGIN_HOST(6156): initializing(json-language-features@1.46.1 with C:\ide 2\arduino-ide_2.0.0-beta.11-snapshot.846c22c_Windows_64bit\resources\app\node_modules\@theia\plugin-ext-vscode\lib\node\plugin-vscode-init)
root INFO [hosted-plugin: 6156] PLUGIN_HOST(6156): PluginManagerExtImpl/loadPlugin(C:\ide 2\arduino-ide_2.0.0-beta.11-snapshot.846c22c_Windows_64bit\resources\app\plugins\vscode-builtin-json-language-features\extension\client\dist\jsonMain)
root INFO [hosted-plugin: 6156] PLUGIN_HOST(6156): PluginManagerExtImpl/loadPlugin(C:\ide 2\arduino-ide_2.0.0-beta.11-snapshot.846c22c_Windows_64bit\resources\app\plugins\vscode-arduino-tools\extension\dist\bundle)
root INFO Changed application state from 'initialized_layout' to 'ready'.
root INFO [8115205c-c018-490d-b338-36be2ff33303][marus25.cortex-debug]: Started plugin.
root INFO [8115205c-c018-490d-b338-36be2ff33303][arduino.vscode-arduino-tools]: Started plugin.
root INFO [8115205c-c018-490d-b338-36be2ff33303][vscode.cpp]: Started plugin.
root INFO [8115205c-c018-490d-b338-36be2ff33303][vscode.json]: Started plugin.
root INFO [8115205c-c018-490d-b338-36be2ff33303][vscode.json-language-features]: Started plugin.
root INFO [8115205c-c018-490d-b338-36be2ff33303] Start of 5 plugins took: 914.5 ms
```
</details>
(note that the ports were discovered even though not shown in the IDE)
Command line looks like this when the issue does not occur:
<details>
<summary>Click to expand</summary>
```text
daemon INFO starting discovery builtin:serial-discovery process
daemon INFO starting discovery builtin:mdns-discovery process
daemon INFO started discovery builtin:serial-discovery process
daemon INFO sending command HELLO 1 "arduino-cli 0.19.1" to discovery builtin:serial-discovery
daemon INFO started discovery builtin:mdns-discovery process
daemon INFO sending command HELLO 1 "arduino-cli 0.19.1" to discovery builtin:mdns-discovery
daemon INFO from discovery builtin:serial-discovery received message type: hello, message: OK, protocol version: 1
daemon INFO from discovery builtin:mdns-discovery received message type: hello, message: OK, protocol version: 1
daemon INFO sending command START_SYNC to discovery builtin:serial-discovery
daemon INFO sending command START_SYNC to discovery builtin:mdns-discovery
daemon INFO from discovery builtin:mdns-discovery received message type: start_sync, message: OK
daemon INFO from discovery builtin:serial-discovery received message type: start_sync, message: OK
daemon INFO from discovery builtin:serial-discovery received message type: add, port: COM3
daemon INFO from discovery builtin:serial-discovery received message type: add, port: COM255
daemon INFO from discovery builtin:serial-discovery received message type: add, port: COM1
daemon INFO from discovery builtin:serial-discovery received message type: add, port: COM14
daemon INFO from discovery builtin:serial-discovery received message type: add, port: COM7
daemon INFO from discovery builtin:serial-discovery received message type: add, port: COM254
root WARN Frontend EditorNavigationContribution.onStart is slow, took: 5815.9 ms
root WARN Frontend WorkspaceService.onStart is slow, took: 180.9 ms
root INFO Changed application state from 'init' to 'started_contributions'.
root INFO Changed application state from 'started_contributions' to 'attached_shell'.
root INFO >>> Restoring the layout state...
root INFO [hosted-plugin: 12360] PLUGIN_HOST(12360) starting instance
root INFO Attached boards and available ports changed:
root INFO - New port is available on COM255
root INFO ------------------------------------------
root INFO [3d74c3ec-e34f-45d3-9f3b-f98baa68c6de] Sync of 5 plugins took: 582.2 ms
root INFO Attached boards and available ports changed:
root INFO - New port is available on COM1
root INFO ------------------------------------------
root ERROR Could not restore layout
root INFO Attached boards and available ports changed:
root INFO - Attached board: Arduino MKR WiFi 1010 [arduino:samd:mkrwifi1010] on COM14
root INFO ------------------------------------------
root INFO Attached boards and available ports changed:
root INFO - Attached board: Arduino Mega or Mega 2560 [arduino:avr:mega] on COM7
root INFO ------------------------------------------
root INFO Changed application state from 'attached_shell' to 'initialized_layout'.
root INFO [3d74c3ec-e34f-45d3-9f3b-f98baa68c6de][marus25.cortex-debug]: Loaded contributions.
```
</details>
**Expected behavior**
All connected ports and boards are always shown in the IDE.
**Screenshots**
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**Desktop (please complete the following information):**
- OS: Windows 10
- Version: 2.0.0-beta.11-snapshot.846c22c
Date: 2021-10-06T15:50:55.015Z
CLI Version: 0.19.1 alpha [718bbbf2]
**Additional context**
Possibly related:
- https://github.com/arduino/arduino-ide/issues/365
- https://github.com/arduino/arduino-ide/issues/540
- https://forum.arduino.cc/t/not-possible-to-setup-a-coms-port-for-uploading-sketch/918369
Unfortunately, the issue occurs intermittently (maybe once every 10 open/close cycles) and I have not been able to identify any pattern to its occurrence. I have not noticed any correlation with
I have never had this problem with the Java IDE, even when I check it at the same time IDE2 is failing.
Thanks to [a tip from @RudolfAtHome](https://forum.arduino.cc/t/not-possible-to-setup-a-coms-port-for-uploading-sketch/918369/2?u=ptillisch), I learned that new ports are still discovered when the IDE is in this condition, including previously unrecognized ports after disconnecting and then reconnecting the board.
For me, this is an intermittent problem that occurs maybe only once in every 10 times I start the Arduino IDE. If you close all Arduino IDE windows and then start the Arduino IDE again, do you then see the Tools > Port menu option and the port? It does for me.
I suspect that it's not a matter of the restart fixing the port discovery for me, but only that since the problem is intermittent there is statistically a low likelihood of it happening twice in a row.
system
April 21, 2022, 4:00pm
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