I'm thinking about upgrading to Windows 10. I was wondering whether I will need a new USB driver for my Arduino Uno under Windows 10. After some initial research it seems to me that 1) upgrade is possible and 2) that there seem to be some issues if the Arduino is not already connected during boot time of the PC(??). Therefore my questions:
To upgrade to Windows 10, will I need a new USB driver for my Arduino Uno (and if so, I assume it comes together with all the drivers in the Arduino programming environment package, correct?)?
Are there STILL (maybe my information is outdated) any issues with the Windows 10 driver, like that there will be no connection established when the Arduino is only connected while the PC is already up and running.
Thanks very much. Any other information/experience in relation to Windows 10 is highly appreciated.
Connection to the Arduino are only setup whan you open the comm port. This happens when for example you try to upload code or when you open the Serial monitor. Not when you restart the PC or when you plug in the Arduino.
@holmes4: Thanks for the reply. I am aware that connection to the Arduino is only set up when the communication port is opened. According to what I read (maybe it is outdated??) there would be a problem though at that moment if the Arduino was not already physically connected during bootup of the PC. Do you have any experience with Windows 10 already? Is a new USB driver needed and does it work reliably? Thanks.
The older arduinos used the FTDI USB/serial chip and I think windows already had the driver installed. I think the current "genuine" arduinos have an arduino developed USB/serial chip that requires installing (it is part of the IDE files). Recent arduno "clones" like below use the CH340G USB/serial chip. When I attached one of these arduinos to my windows 7 notepad, windows automatically loaded the driver, so it is probably included in the current windows versions.
@zoomkat: Thanks for the information. If Windows 7 has the driver included already, chances are that maybe Windows 10 also has it included already?
BTW: What are your experiences with the "clones" that you have linked to? Are they 100% compatible with a "genuine" Arduino? How is the build quality of the board itself? Thanks very much.
According to what I read (maybe it is outdated??) there would be a problem though at that moment if the Arduino was not already physically connected during bootup of the PC.
Arduino's have NEVER had to be connected when the PC is booted
BTW: What are your experiences with the "clones" that you have linked to? Are they 100% compatible with a "genuine" Arduino? How is the build quality of the board itself? Thanks very much.
I got the arduino from the below vendor and it looked good. I put an ethernet shield on it and it worked as expected. The vendor also has megas and 5100 ethernet shields at good prices.
Hi,
Any GOOD reason to upgrade WINDOWs 10 now? When it hasn't been really tried by everybody alse?
I have in all cases of upgrades done it with a new computer hardware upgrade,.
At least 6 months after it has been released, that way most!! of its problems will have been "taken care of".
Because by this time those gullible to change the minute the upgrade is published, will have done the true Beta Test.
Because one has a nice hardware platform but shitty Win8.1 operating system?
Ever notice how the new 15" screen laptops have keyboards with numberpad that pushes the alpha part to the left? I hate that.
I have a really nice souped up Lenovo Workstation, W530, with nicely centered keypad. New model is W540 with offset keypad due to number pad. MrsCrossroads has the same. Mine is a little older with Win7Pro, hers a little newer with Win8.1, and she hates it. Has updated to Win10 and I am hearing a lot less complaining now.
I'm sticking with Win7Pro for the time being.
