Hi, I've been using the platform extensively for a year, and no matter what sketch I'm using, periodically, randomly, all output on the serial monitor disappears - goes totally blank. All values are lost.
I've put up with it, but it's become a real nuisance. I've tried googling this topic ad nauseam, but I haven't found a single person (yet) post this as an issue.
Has anyone else experenced this, and if so, what is the fix? It's driving me bonkers! Because then I can't use the output to troubleshoot - and just as I'm analyzing the data, POOF! It's GONE!
Only thing I can do is quickly copy/paste it elsewhere, but for obvious reasons that's not always practical if I'm in the middle of testing code.
Thanks for any insights.
PS - there is NO POINT for me to post a single line of code, as this happens in ANY sketch I use.
When this "totally blank" state occurs, does Serial Monitor stay persistently in that state, or does it start populating again as soon as the board sends new data?
When this "totally blank" state occurs, does the Serial Monitor panel have a baud rate menu at the top left corner like this?:
Have you test if the serial monitor is realy empty? With that i mean that the color output of the text is identical to the background color. Once you select some output, it shows the selected text in a different color. By then you know that the Windows settings for color management is not okay.
Hi, thanks to both of you for going the extra mile and helping me. I realize I'm using the Arduino IDE along with the Teensyduino IDE - so this is probably not just an Arduino issue.
The modified IDE does not look exactly the same as the Arduino IDE, although functionality is very very similar.
I will look for answers relating to Teensyduino add-on, and if I find an answer, I'll post back here for everyone.
Again- wow what a great support group! I'm grateful for your time and attention.
The forum category you posted to is specific to Arduino IDE 2.x (which does support the Teensy boards), so I assumed you were using that version of Arduino IDE. I have now moved your topic to a more appropriate forum category to avoid any other such confusion.
Teensyduino is a modified version of Arduino IDE 1.x, while my screenshot and question about the baud rate menu is specific to Arduino IDE 2.x. So that question is not relevant to your problem with Teensyduino and you can disregard it.
