Hi There.
I install 1.8.13 IDE on a Win-10 PC and want to use the Due board.
IDE install nice and an Arduino Uno board talk nice with the IDE.
I install via Board Manager the SAM package to get the Due Board, and the IDE talk nicely to the Due Board too.
So far so good.
But I need it run on a second Win 10 PC which have installed safety limitations and may run offline.
The second PC can also install the IDE fine and the Uno board work fine.
But on second PC, I get a similar problem as others have experienced for older IDE versions with older IDE file structure: Board Manger only show default Arduino AVR Boards and I get the known "Error downloading https://downloads.arduino.cc/packages/package_index.json".
So - I found several good posts by 'pert' telling to copy the necessary installed files from a working PC to another - but for older version of the IDE. What to copy between tow PC's running 1.8.13 ?
The good working installation have two folders with SAM here:
\users{user_name}\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\hardware\sam... and ...hardware\samd...
But on the PC to move it to, there is only the same path down to:
\users{user_name}\AppData\Local\Arduino15\ ? So the file structure below that which is (...\packages\arduino\hardware\sam...) is missing.
Will it be sufficient to just copy the file structure below Arduino15 and then it should work?.
Or please indicate exactly what to copy where.
Have great day.
Hello. You should copy these things:
- \users{user_name}\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages
- \users{user_name}\AppData\Local\Arduino15\package_index.json
- \users{user_name}\AppData\Local\Arduino15\package_index.json.sig
I think that will be sufficient.
Another option is to create a portable installation on your computer with Internet access as documented here:
install the SAM core and anything else you need, then copy the entire Arduino IDE installation folder over to the computer without Internet access. The portable IDE is self-contained, so everything you need is under the Arduino IDE installation folder and there isn't this need to copy files from other locations.
Thank you a lot, pert.
It was just the tip i needed and the Due and the second PC can talk to each other now.
Have a nice day.,
BR Jens
You're welcome. I'm glad to hear it's working now. Enjoy!
Per
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