Some Arduino hardware not working. Various responses

[Druuka]

USB OSC Arduino Device List
Tested on Windows 7 based Ion console

Arduino Uno Genuine Yes
Osepp Uno R3 Plus Does not see USB device
Arduino 101 Genuine No
Arduino Ethernet with Arduino FTDI Yes
Arduino M0 Sees as USB Serial device but M0 not handshaking
Arduino Due Tries to handshake on programming port but Due tries on native port
Generic Nano ATMega328 Does not see USB Device
OSEPP Nano ATMega328 Does not see USB Device
Gravitech Nano ATMega328 Does not see USB Device
Teensy 3.2 Does not See USB Device
Update on Teensy. If I change the PID/VID to an UNO the console sees and talks to the board without issue.
Arduino ATMEGA2560 Yes
ATmega32u4 Sees USB device but does not try to handshake(This was with a Adafruit Circuit Playground)

I think we are dealing with some PID/VID issues where the console doesn't look for a serial port unless they match a list of some sort that it has.

[samkearney]

Thank you so much for doing this testing. To add the additional context from your facebook comment, these are results from testing on an Ion Win7 console, right?

I found out that we are only installing a subset of the Arduino driver pack onto our consoles with the new Eos versions. This is probably the reason for your "Does not see USB Device" results. I am going to see what we can do about this in the future.

[Druuka]

Yes this was with a Windows 7 based Ion console for testing. I agree. It would be great if they could include at least a couple others. Something small like the Nano or Mini/pro mini or micro. The Teensy line are also very popular because they are fast and very versatile. Some of the more obscure (101, M0, Due) are nice units but not part of the core arduino that people own. Most of the Generic/non arduino brand units use the FTDI232 chipset which is its own set of drivers.

[sstaub]

Many Arduino clones and ESP32 boards uses the CH340g USB chip, drivers can found on http://sparks.gogo.co.nz/ch340.html. The last updates of the OSC library was done a year ago and only teensy boards were updated. The newer arduino boards with atmel samd21 (e.g. Arduino Zero) are not supported yet.

[sstaub]

I tested following boards with ETCnomad on WIN10 (Apple MacBook with Parallels and Bootcamp)

• Arduino UNO original OK
• Arduino Nano Clone with FTDI OK
• Arduino Nano Clone with CH340G OK
• Arduino Micro Clone (native USB) OK
  I will test some other boards next time and report the results.

[Druuka]

sstaub,
Did you install drivers for those on the computer? If so they may not work with a console. I think we need to get a list of what works with the default drivers provided with the console.

[sstaub]

Yes, I installed the driver for my macOS (I use PlatformIO for coding on my MacBook) and WIN10
for use with ETCnomad.
I don't know if the drivers work on the console, but if you look on ebay or aliexpress you find many boards who use the cheaper CH340G USB chip instead of the FTDI chip. So maybe etc will install also this driver on the consoles.

[Druuka]

I'm trying to come up with a list of what does and doesn't work with the default drivers so ETC can decide what additional drivers they want to install on the consoles. For Nomad users they can install whatever drivers they want. :)

[jpgagnon73]

So, I just tried testing mine on an Element XP console and it does not work. such a bummer. But at least it works with Nomad.

[jpgagnon73]

I can confirm the Arduino Nano works on Nomad if you install the specific driver for for it on the console. This will work for my scenarios very well.

[kcrayn]

I'm trying to get a Genuino Micro working with Nomad under Win10 but not having any luck. It works perfectly using an UNO. Do I need to change anything in the code (I'm specifically trying to get the usb_test to work)

[sstaub]

Working with an micro clone without problems. Have WIN10 recognized your micro?. Will see it by nomad (open tab 99 or setup/diagnostics for analyzing).
Have also a look to the new #lighthack forum.
https://community.etcconnect.com/etclabs/f/lighthack

[kcrayn]

I didn't realize there was a #lighthack forum, I've made a post over there with more details.
Thank you

[TfairleyHO]

I am trying to use a SparkFun "RedBoard" that I got for free with a class I took, but when running the test sketch I can get Nomad to recognize the USB but it won't receive the OSC message. I tried plugging it into our Element (win7) but it would not even recognize the usb device. The redboard has an ATMega328p and FTDI1533. I thought it would work fine since it is supposed to be very similar to the UNO. This might be the wrong thread to post this but I thought it was a hardware issue related to the main topic. Let me know if anyone has any ideas.

[Druuka]

TfairleyHO, If you look at my post above I couldn't get any of the atmega328 based boards to be recognized by the console. The console identifies boards based on how the USB/Serial connection is created Some of the devices show up as a usbserial rather than serial and these seem to be the units that the console is not attempting negotiations with.

[samkearney]

@TfairleyHO, @Druuka is correct about the console, I would expect your Nomad setup to work, though. Where is it failing? What do you see in the Eos diagnostics log?