Hi, I'm just wondering if the Bluefruit EZ-link is compatible at all with the Flora. The method shown in this guide https://learn.adafruit.com/introducing- ... rogramming will "not work with the Flora," but I'm wondering if there's just another way to do it then.
And yes, I am aware of the module designed specifically for the Flora, but the EZ-link is the bluetooth module I have currently.
Thanks!
-Elliot
Bluefruit EZ-link compatible with Flora?
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Re: Bluefruit EZ-link compatible with Flora?
You can't program a Flora through an EZ-Link, but you can communicate with one.
The Uno uses an ATmega328 microcontroller, which can't handle USB signals by itself. It has to rely on an external USB-to-Serial converter, and the bootloader gets its data from a Serial connection on pins 0 and 1. The EZ-Link can hijack that connection and provide an alternate source for the Serial data on pins 0 and 1.
The Flora uses an Atmega32u4, which can handle USB signals internally, so the Flora's bootloader can get its data directly from the USB jack. There's no USB-to-Serial conversion step that the EZ-Link can hijack.
Once you have code running on the Flora, it can communicate through an EZ-Link connected to its hardware Serial port, but that's different from programming.
The Uno uses an ATmega328 microcontroller, which can't handle USB signals by itself. It has to rely on an external USB-to-Serial converter, and the bootloader gets its data from a Serial connection on pins 0 and 1. The EZ-Link can hijack that connection and provide an alternate source for the Serial data on pins 0 and 1.
The Flora uses an Atmega32u4, which can handle USB signals internally, so the Flora's bootloader can get its data directly from the USB jack. There's no USB-to-Serial conversion step that the EZ-Link can hijack.
Once you have code running on the Flora, it can communicate through an EZ-Link connected to its hardware Serial port, but that's different from programming.
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