When looking for board info I get "Native serial port can't obtain info." Is there some setting on my computer that causes this. Message at bottom of window says "Arduino Nano on Com 1"
Specs: Windows 10, Arduino Nano from Arduino, New USB cable.
I have spent the last 7 days going around and around in Arduino Docs with no positive results.
Most computers have COM1 dedicated to the computer, making most Arduinos use COM2 and up.
Go to your "Device Manager" in Windows. There will a listing of all the COM ports connected.
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Thanks in advance for your cooperation.
No. Classic Nanos use a generic serial-to-usb converter; for the official Nano it is a FT232RL (manufacturer FTDI), for clones it's usually a CH340 (manufacturer WCH).
Those chips are generic and the IDE can not identify the board based on the information provided by the board.
So no, there is nothing wrong and there is no setting that will be able to change it.
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