Marduino Zero CAN-BUS Board Native USB Port

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I am trying to program this can bus board. It says to use the native USB port. I can't determine where on the board this port is?

Marduino Zero CCAN-BUS
Marduino Zero CCAN-BUS1920×1250 356 KB

Can someone tell me which # is this port? Also what the USB cable/adapter to use with this port. And what programmer in the Arduino IDE should I use.

Thank you

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Not sur what you're asking.
The small metal port on the left is the USB connector.
Native means that the main processor can "talk" USB directly.
No separate USB <> Serial interface chip is used.
Leo..

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Hi @colsen23153.

Did you read this from something on the Internet? If so, please provide a link to it in a reply here on this forum topic. That might provide important context that will allow the forum helpers to more effectively assist you.

The port is a software construct, not really a piece of hardware. However, it is likely it is accessed via a connection to the USB socket (marked "2" in the picture).

The operating system enumerates an arbitrary available port number for the device. It could be a different number on each person's computer. So your question doesn't make sense.

You can identify the port of the board by the following procedure:

  1. Disconnect the USB cable of the Arduino board from your computer.
  2. Select Tools > Port from the Arduino IDE menus.
  3. Take note of the ports (if any) listed in the menu.
  4. Close the Tools menu.
    :red_exclamation_mark: The ports list is only updated when the Tools menu is re-opened, so this step is essential.
  5. Connect the Arduino board to your computer with a USB cable.
  6. Select Tools > Port from the Arduino IDE menus. - If a new port is listed in the menu, that is the port of your Arduino board.

Depending on the configuration of the Arduino board support for this hardware, you might also find that there is a helpful label in that menu on the port produced by the board, which makes it even easier to identify the port.

It probably doesn't matter.

Arduino IDE only uses the Tools > Programmer menu selection when you are performing an "Upload Using Programmer" operation, which is something only done in certain rare advanced use cases. In the more common use case where you are instead performing a standard "Upload" operation, the Tools > Programmer menu selection is completely ignored.

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https://wiki.makerfabs.com/Maduino_Zero_Canbus_with_RS485.html

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I will try to answer this one at a time.
The project is to gather information from the CAN BUS of a 2011 car. I need to find what gear the transmission is in. I bought the Marduino Zero CANBUS board to accomplish this. In my surch for a program I did find arduino code to do this. Now I am trying to program the board with this code. The instructions with the code tells you to use the native USB port.
ZX80 has a link that further explains how to program the board.

Query this "Marduino Zero CANBUS board native USB port, programming port" and it describes the programming port and the native USB port. I am trying to determine where the native USB port is. I now thing it is #2 on the picture above.

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Please provide a link to that description.

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Or just do the query in my last response.

Marduino Zero CANBUS board native USB port, programming port

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Why are you so resistant to providing the link directly to the information you are paraphrasing?

Would you like it if I responded to your request for assistance with "just Google 'marduino native port' dude"?

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Problem Solved:

I tried to program this board on another computer and it worked.
I used #2 port with just a USB cable, no adapter. And used native USB port.

Thanks for your help.

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You are welcome. I'm glad it is working now.

Regards, Per