When I try to upload a sketch using the Arduino IDE, no ports are being discovered (the section is grayed out completely in Tools), and I'm unable to proceed with the upload. I have made sure that:
Unfortunately, none of these steps have resolved the issue. The IDE simply shows "No Ports Discovered" and I'm stuck at this point.
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It sounds very much like you have not installed the driver for the communications chip on the Arduino
Does your PC recognise the Arduino board when you plug it in to USB and create a COM port for it to use ?
Have you tried another USB cable? Are you sure the cable you are using is not a "charge-only" cable?
Which operationg system? As @UKHeliBob says, first make sure that your operating system recognises the board. After that you can continue.
If your board is a clone, there is a good chance that you have to use the old bootloader options under tools → processors.
I had an issue once like that, but the problem was that the sub cable didnt support data transfer. be sure to check that just in case.
I use a Mac - and I ended up using a new profile and it worked. might be something in the systems in the other profile?
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