Project not downloading

[lpmcwill]

I'm trying to learn MakeCode using Erin St Blaine's "Animatronic Glowing Medusa Headdress." I tried first to download the finished code and got a "File Downloaded" pop-up while the original Download button twirled around and no file downloaded. I then tried using Chrome and Bing. Chrome didn't download, either. Bing said it found a problem with the editor and would reload it shortly. After 15 minutes I figured Microsoft and I differ about "shortly" and tried my laptop with the same results.

I also tried following her step-by-step MakeCode guide, trying to download the first step of changing the LED colors; no download.

Any suggestions?

[mikeysklar]

Is this the link you are having issues with?

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When I select it on MacOS Ventura 13.4 / Chrome 118.0.5993.117 (Official Build) (arm64) I see MakeCode load properly.

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[lpmcwill]

Yes. The MakeCode pops up on all three of my computers, two on Windows 10 and one Windows 11 (which I have given to my wife because W11 is not an improvement). The problem comes when trying to download the program. I get an optimistic popup that says Download completed... but it doesn't really download.

The attached pdf shows the popup. Notice in the lower left corner the Download button shows a faint circular icon that keeps going 'round and 'round, indicating to me that the download hasn't downloaded.

[mikeysklar]

I did a right click (NOT left) on the green button and downloaded the UF2 file using the "save link as" menu.

I was able to drop the UF2 onto the CPLAYBOOT drive and the LEDs displayed as the code suggested.

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[lpmcwill]

Thanks. I've seen the "Save link as..." before but never thought it would save a file. Lights work but Circkit servos don't. I'll try Circuitpython to drive the Crickit.

[mikeysklar]

I would choose CircuitPython as well, but in case you had not found it. There is a guide fro Crickit + Makecode for servo control.