Ide 2.0 cannot find new com port adding after ide started

jefpou · August 20, 2021, 7:00am

ide 2.0 cannot find new com port adding after ide started and must be exit & rerun to find new com port

Dozie · August 20, 2021, 8:35am

@jefpou Which Arduino board do you have, official or a clone? Trying installing the core for your board, see www.arduino.cc/en/Guide/Cores.
Secondly, you can also install the latest stable IDE version, 1.8.15. Both IDEs can run independently, so you can choose which one to use after testing both. IDE 2.0 is still beta version.

JanKok · October 27, 2021, 6:51pm

We are using Arduino IDE 2.0.0-beta.12 on Windows 10, with a board based on the SparkFun Qwiic Micro and using the bootloader-sparkfun-qwiic-micro-v3.4.0-53-gfbd9bd1-dirty.bin bootloader. Sometimes we have difficulty uploading firmware from the IDE to the board. The problem is that sometimes the IDE doesn't see the bootloader COM port. Even though the correct COM port shows up in the Device manager, the Qwiic Micro (D:) folder is showing on the PC's monitor, and we could program the exact same board a few minutes earlier or later. Restarting the IDE, replugging the USB cable and double-clicking the reset button doesn't immediately fix things. It seems that the IDE isn't reliably sensing when the bootloader's COM port is present. When the IDE is in the bad state, it shows "SparkFun Qwiic Micro [not connected]" in the lower right corner of the IDE window, and "X SparkFun Qwiic Micro" in the board drop-down menu. In the Select Other Board & Port window, no ports are shown.
It's not clear to me how to work around the problem. Sometimes if I just do something else for a while then try again later, the IDE sees the COM port and all is well.

I hope someone can fix this problem. I really like IDE v2 in other ways, particularly the improved program editing features.

ptillisch · October 28, 2021, 3:35am

I have also experienced problems like both of you reported. This issue is being tracked by the developers here:

github.com/arduino/arduino-ide

Intermittent failure to recognize ports

opened 03:54PM - 23 Oct 21 UTC

closed 08:31AM - 17 Oct 22 UTC

per1234

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** If applicable, add screenshots to help explain your problem. **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. ![image.png](https://zube.io/files/arduino/8b152a447d09edc0a87faff948c6a960-image.png) 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.

system · February 25, 2022, 3:36am

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