I have tried to connect my recently purchased Arduino Nano Every (real deal, purchased from Digikey) to both a Mac and a Windows machine. Unfortunately, neither connected.
I've tried going through the process of reinstalling the CH34x driver. Still, no luck. Neither the windows nor Mac even recognized that the Nano had been plugged in.
I've been pouring over forums and youtube videos, but nothing seems to work. Any suggestions and tips are incredibly appreciated!
Thank you!
Make sure the USB cable is completely plugged into both the Arduino board and the PC.
You may have a damaged/defective or charge-only USB cable. Try a different cable.
qwiebe_100:
I've tried going through the process of reinstalling the CH34x driver.
The Nano Every doesn't use a CH340, so that has no chance of helping with your problem.
pert:
Make sure the USB cable is completely plugged into both the Arduino board and the PC.You may have a damaged/defective or charge-only USB cable. Try a different cable.
The Nano Every doesn't use a CH340, so that has no chance of helping with your problem.
I've tried 3 different cables and all the usb ports available to me. Double and triple checked the connections. The board lights turn on and the yellow light flashes.
Thanks for the insight on the CH340 driver... For some reason that was the only "fix" I could find for the nano, I guess things are different for the Nano Every.
If you open Windows Device Manager (I don't know the equivalent on macOS), then plug in your Nano Every's USB cable to your computer, do you see a new device appear in the device tree?
qwiebe_100:
For some reason that was the only "fix" I could find for the nano, I guess things are different for the Nano Every.
Correct. The Nano Every uses a ATSAMD11 microcontroller running a custom firmware in place of the CH340 used on the cheap derivatives of the classic Nano. Despite the name, the Nano Every is significantly different from the classic Nano.
pert:
If you open Windows Device Manager (I don't know the equivalent on macOS), then plug in your Nano Every's USB cable to your computer, do you see a new device appear in the device tree?
Correct.
Just tried it. Unfortunately, no. I've tried the equivalent on macOS (System Report -> Hardware -> USB), still nothing.
pert:
Make sure the USB cable is completely plugged into both the Arduino board and the PC.You may have a damaged/defective or charge-only USB cable. Try a different cable.
The Nano Every doesn't use a CH340, so that has no chance of helping with your problem.
Well, I tried a 4th cable, AND IT WORKED!!! I guess all 3 cables I had tried before were power only. Turns out the cable which comes with some Bose headphones has data as well. Works like a charm!
Thanks for the help!
I'm very glad to hear you found the problem. Those charge-only cables are the source of so much trouble. Thanks for taking the time to post an update.
Enjoy!
Per