Flora v2 isn't being recognized by Windows 11

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Flora v2 isn't being recognized by Windows 11

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I recently got my Flora v2 board and when I plugged it, it had power but windows didn't see it as a device, and I couldn't upload sketches to it! I followed the instructions in the getting started with flora page, and when that didnt work I tried redownloading the drivers from a link in the forums. I reached out to Adafruit's support email and have attached pictures of the front and back of my board, and the connection to my laptop.
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Re: Flora v2 isn't being recognized by Windows 11

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What does the little red LED do when you press the reset button on the Flora?
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Re: Flora v2 isn't being recognized by Windows 11

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all it will do is switch to a slow, pulse instead of a flash for a few seconds, then right back to flashing

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Re: Flora v2 isn't being recognized by Windows 11

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OK, that's sounds like the expected behavior. So it seems like the Flora itself is OK.

Can you double check the USB cable being used and verify it's not a charge only cable. Use it with some other device and verify it can move data.

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Re: Flora v2 isn't being recognized by Windows 11

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I've actually switched between 5 or 6 different cables at this point, could they all be power only cables? Ive got a few more to test out as well

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Re: Flora v2 isn't being recognized by Windows 11

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Funny enough, it seems like all those cables WERE power only, and I found a data cable and everything is working. Thanks for the help!

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Re: Flora v2 isn't being recognized by Windows 11

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Yay! Glad that's all it was. Crazy how many cables you had to go through. But others have gone through that same thing before - with more cables even. Charge only USB cables are a *huge* source of issues.

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