Unable to add nano rp2040 connect as iot device

Official Hardware Nano Family Nano RP2040 Connect
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Hi, Ive tried many times but cant get it to associate with the cloud. The rp2040 device is detected, I select the device then it fails as the screen says it may take a few minutes.

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I have tried several machines. I'm not a noob. This is frustrating. My first experience with the arduino cloud is trash. Is this board not really supported?

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Make sure that the "Create Agent" is properly installed with admin rights, check Install the Arduino Create Agent. If that fails resolve it then:

  1. delete the board as device in the IOT cloud,
  2. factory reset your board, check Nano RP2040 Connect not being detected on USB port,
  3. Use a good quality data USB cable to connect the board (very important),
  4. folow this guide Setting up Nano RP2040 Connect with Arduino IoT Cloud.
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Hi Dozie. I have tried all these things.
I am able to flash the board with the 1.81 ide. However I am unable to get the create agent to flash it. I never make it to where I can setup the wireless connection. It sees it initially but then errors out. Please advise.

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  1. Install the latest IDE 2.0.2, your current IDE is too old.
  2. factory reset your board, check Nano RP2040 Connect not being detected on USB port,
  3. use a different and good data USB cable (you current one might not be a good one)
  4. test with "blink" sketch from IDE to test the setup first to check that your board is working fine.
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I can upload a sketch from the dedicated ide. but not the web ide. the arduino cloud will not work.

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The problem keeps persisting.

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Hi! I am having exactly the same problem.

  • I've tried this with 2 different, brand-new boards, on 2 separate computers.
  • Can upload and run sketches with the dedicated IDE, no problems.
  • I've updated the NINA firmware on the boards with no issues.
    -I've had no problem setting up a device using a MKR 1010 WIFI board, so this implies the create agent if installed and running correctly.
  • This issue seems to be unique to the Nano RP2040 Connect. It fails every time.
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There is a test setup called "Cloud Blink" that I ended up using to ensure the board was working properly in the Arduino Cloud. Under IoT Cloud, select the TEMPLATES tab and you'll see Cloud Blink. I was able to make that work after a similar experience. I've since had many sketches running very well and reliably in the cloud. If memory serves me, I first loaded the sketch I made into the 2040 with the USB port and THEN initiated the cloud selection. Give that a go and report back !

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I forgot one part - make 100% sure that you have the most recent create agent. if not, run the uninstall and then download the most current version.

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So I was able to get my RP2040 Connect recognized by updating the NINA firmware, however, I had to follow method #3 and used the firmware uploader command line tool.

  • I had initially tried this using method 2, which appeared to succeed yet still did not fix the problem.

  • Using method 3, the exact command line I used was:
    arduino-fwuploader firmware flash -b arduino:mbed_nano:nanorp2040connect -a COM7 -m NINA@1.4.8

  • After running this, I was able to add and configure the board as an IoT device.

Hope this is useful to someone!
db

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