the IDE couldn't handle having two serial monitors open
Oh yes it can !
Open 2 instances of the IDE rather than opening one then doing File/New or File/Open
Behold, 2 copies of the IDE, each of which can use a different board type and COM port
the IDE couldn't handle having two serial monitors open
Oh yes it can !
Open 2 instances of the IDE rather than opening one then doing File/New or File/Open
Behold, 2 copies of the IDE, each of which can use a different board type and COM port