I cannot click the port botton

Using Arduino IDE 1.x
1

i cannot click the port botton
the botton is light gray and i cannot click it
and when i want to upload something to my arduino it says select a port, but i can´t select a port

2

Which operating system?
What does it think of your board?
Which board?
Does the power led light up?

Cable inserted properly?
Have you tried different cables?

3

Windows 10
Google says: it is an "Uno Atmega328 Board"
power light is on
the "L" light is blinking

cable should be OK.

4

I did not ask what google says but what your operating system thinks about it :slight_smile: Now we know your OS, check device manager; any yellow exclamation marks, any 'unknowns' when you connect the board?

Do you have a link / url to the board that you bought?

5

pls help i have the same problem

6

https://www.amazon.ca/LYSB01H4ZDYCE-ELECTRNCSMEGA-ATmega2560-ATMEGA16U2-Compatible-Arduino/dp/B01H4ZDYCE/ref=asc_df_B01H4ZDYCE/?tag=googleshopc0c-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=292950548836&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=7169213794205037454&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9000821&hvtargid=pla-493625544636&psc=1 my board link

7

@mat_the_tat, what does your operating system (which one) think about the board?

Your board uses the 16U2 chip so should work out of the box.

8

i have a windows 7 Acer and my computer thinks board works fine but my port button is greyed out and doesn't let me click it

9

So what does Windows device manager say? Is the board recognised as a Mega as shown below (port can be different).
image

10

yes it is recognized as mega

11

OK, in that case I do not know why you can't select it in the IDE. Very sorry.

12

nvm i figured it out

13

Please enlighten us.

14

This topic was automatically closed 120 days after the last reply. New replies are no longer allowed.