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Flora showing as a keyboard only

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Hey peeps,

Just received a brand new Flora, having the same issue on three different windows 11 computers. When the Flora is plugged in windows only recognizes it as a keyboard, not a drive, so there is no way to really interact with it on software (Mu doesn't acknowledge a circuit python device is attached).

I am certain the cable transfers data as I use it with my analog discovery. Green power light on, Red in the standard blink config. Tried changing the power settings on the base USB port in device manager did nothing, resetting the flora only acted like the flora turned off for a moment before being seen as a keyboard again.

Any help/insight would be appreciated. Thanks!

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Re: Flora showing as a keyboard only

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Hello, have you completed the driver installation part described here?
https://learn.adafruit.com/getting-star ... w&view=all

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Re: Flora showing as a keyboard only

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Running windows 10, the documentation suggests I shouldn’t need to. But also yes, I did try that on a couple machines, nothing changed.

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Re: Flora showing as a keyboard only

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Just to verify board being used - it's one of these?
https://www.adafruit.com/product/659

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Re: Flora showing as a keyboard only

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Yes it is

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Re: Flora showing as a keyboard only

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Try this:
https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-fea ... aq-2704880

It's written for a Feather, but the same general process can be used with the Flora.

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Re: Flora showing as a keyboard only

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Hey hey,

That was a solid start, thank you Carter (?). I had some initial trouble with the Arduino IDE as it wasn't listing the flora as a board at all, but after a bit of digging I was able to get flora installed but including the JSON file from github for all boards (this one https://adafruit.github.io/arduino-boar ... index.json for anyone having issues down the road, just have to copy the base link into the add boards URL area in preferences). Getting it to recognize it as a COM port, the tutorial doesn't mention but after you get the flora into boot mode by hitting the reset button I had to go to the tools menu and check for new COM ports, I was just getting errors saying none found in the print out on Verbose Upload. I've been able to load multiple scripts to the flora without issue through the Arduino IDE now.

My question is now this- I'd prefer to work in Circuit Python, and the Flora is supposed to be able to use it. However when I open MU it doesn't recognize the Flora, even though the Arduino IDE does. Any insight on how to move forward with the Flora into Circuitpython/MU/Whatever other python/circuitpython editor?

Thanks!

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Re: Flora showing as a keyboard only

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Good job getting the Flora generally working again and working through the Arduino steps.

For CircuitPython - the Flora actually can not run it. Where were you seeing that indicated?

The Flora is similar in appearance to the Circuit Playground. Both are about the same size and round. Maybe the two were being confused?

Boards that do support CircuitPython are listed here:
https://circuitpython.org/downloads

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