Flora and Windows 10 Device Manager No Show!

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Re: Flora and Windows 10 Device Manager No Show!

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Have you followed these instructions? If you have perhaps windows 10 is not going to work for you.

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Re: Flora and Windows 10 Device Manager No Show!

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Hello Ada,

I got the D7 LED to blink on my Flora!!! Took some time but, I returned to Git Hub, and was able to download the drivers I needed on the second try!

Now, I am still using the "instructions" and would like to blink the neopixel on Flora. Again with Win10, when I go to install the library I do not see a choice for "Arduino/AVR Library"?

I have loaded all the material that was discussed in previous sections of the directions.

Please, where can I find the Arduino /AVR Library?

Thank you,

Luzzit

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Re: Flora and Windows 10 Device Manager No Show!

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franklin97355:

Can you please update the FLORA drivers to support Windows 10?

This is a popular OS today, and at least for me, it is very important.

Thank you.

Dan

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Re: Flora and Windows 10 Device Manager No Show!

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@tiger1 - you need to install the adafruit board support into the Arduino IDE. Your problem has nothing at all to do with the driver!
https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-ard ... ot-6-x-ide

@luzzit - the AVR library is an integral part of the Arduino IDE. It comes that way. There is no need to install it. Can you post whatever errors you are getting?

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Re: Flora and Windows 10 Device Manager No Show!

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@ adafruit_support_rick - sure, I already installed the adafruit board support into the Arduino IDE, and followed exactly the same steps on two computers: one on Windows 7 based, and another on Windows 10 based. For Windows 10 it is not working at all, and for Windows 7 based it works perfectly! Since I was planning to communicate with FLORA from Windows 10 based computer on a constant basis, it is currently a big problem for me ....

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Re: Flora and Windows 10 Device Manager No Show!

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Your picture in this post shows that none of the adafruit boards have been installed:
http://forums.adafruit.com/viewtopic.ph ... 86#p467935
Is that picture not accurate?

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Re: Flora and Windows 10 Device Manager No Show!

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@adafruit_support_rick - No, it is accurate. After installing and reinstalling the adafruit drivers, they are still not listed by using Windows 10. There is definitely some incompatibility issues... I am using FLORA only, so I did not address the rest in my previous messages.

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Re: Flora and Windows 10 Device Manager No Show!

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tiger, you need to install the adafruit board support package
that comes *after* the drivers
both the drives and the board support is required
https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-ard ... ot-6-x-ide

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Re: Flora and Windows 10 Device Manager No Show!

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Hello Dan and Ada and crew!

Here are the Win10 errors tht are shown after trying to copmile the simple Flora neopixel example from "getting started with flora"..

Arduino: 1.6.7 (Windows 10), Board: "Adafruit Flora"

C:\Users\patf\Documents\Arduino\sketch_mar30a\sketch_mar30a.ino: In function 'void rainbowCycle(uint8_t)':

sketch_mar30a:35: error: 'amp' was not declared in this scope

strip.setPixelColor(i, Wheel(((i * 256 / strip.numPixels()) + j) & 255));

^

sketch_mar30a:35: error: expected ';' before ')' token

strip.setPixelColor(i, Wheel(((i * 256 / strip.numPixels()) + j) & 255));

^

exit status 1
'amp' was not declared in this scope

This report would have more information with
"Show verbose output during compilation"
enabled in File > Preferences.
os

Thank you for taking a look-see.

All the Best,

Luzzit

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Re: Flora and Windows 10 Device Manager No Show!

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It has something to do with how the copy code button is working. Try highlighting the code and use windows copy paste to get the code into the Arduino compiler.

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Re: Flora and Windows 10 Device Manager No Show!

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Hey, Ada,

Thanks for getting back to me...

I used my Win 10 machines copy and paste (ctrl C and then ctrl V) to paste the example program to blink the neopixel on flora into Arduino IDE.

Compiled and now we have this error code...

"Arduino: 1.6.7 (Windows 10), Board: "Adafruit Flora"

sketch_mar31a:3: error: stray '#' in program

3.#define #include <Adafruit_NeoPixel.h>

^

sketch_mar31a:3: error: stray '#' in program

3.#define #include <Adafruit_NeoPixel.h>

^

sketch_mar31a:5: error: stray '#' in program

3.#define PIN 8

^

sketch_mar31a:60: error: stray '#' in program

3.#define PIN 8

^

sketch_mar31a:114: error: stray '#' in program

4. #include <Adafruit_NeoPixel.h>

^

sketch_mar31a:116: error: stray '#' in program

3.#define PIN 8

^

sketch_mar31a:171: error: stray '#' in program

3.#define PIN 8

^

sketch_mar31a:2: error: expected unqualified-id before numeric constant

2.

^

sketch_mar31a:8: error: expected unqualified-id before numeric constant

6.

^

sketch_mar31a:9: error: expected unqualified-id before numeric constant

7.void setup() {

^

sketch_mar31a:13: error: expected unqualified-id before numeric constant

11.

^

sketch_mar31a:21: error: expected unqualified-id before numeric constant

19.

^

exit status 1
stray '#' in program

This report would have more information with
"Show verbose output during compilation"
enabled in File > Preferences."

Thank you for taking a look.

Luzzit

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Re: Flora and Windows 10 Device Manager No Show!

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It looks like you are copying line numbers into your code.

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Re: Flora and Windows 10 Device Manager No Show!

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Here it is without line numbers. Try this:

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#include <Adafruit_NeoPixel.h>
 
#define PIN 8
 
Adafruit_NeoPixel strip = Adafruit_NeoPixel(1, PIN, NEO_GRB + NEO_KHZ800);
 
void setup() {
  strip.begin();
  strip.show(); // Initialize all pixels to 'off'
}
 
void loop() {
  // Some example procedures showing how to display to the pixels:
  colorWipe(strip.Color(255, 0, 0), 500); // Red
  colorWipe(strip.Color(0, 255, 0), 500); // Green
  colorWipe(strip.Color(0, 0, 255), 500); // Blue
  rainbowCycle(20);
}
 
// Fill the dots one after the other with a color
void colorWipe(uint32_t c, uint8_t wait) {
  for(uint16_t i=0; i<strip.numPixels(); i++) {
      strip.setPixelColor(i, c);
      strip.show();
      delay(wait);
  }
}
 
// Slightly different, this makes the rainbow equally distributed throughout
void rainbowCycle(uint8_t wait) {
  uint16_t i, j;
 
  for(j=0; j<256*5; j++) { // 5 cycles of all colors on wheel
    for(i=0; i< strip.numPixels(); i++) {
      strip.setPixelColor(i, Wheel(((i * 256 / strip.numPixels()) + j) & 255));
    }
    strip.show();
    delay(wait);
  }
}
 
// Input a value 0 to 255 to get a color value.
// The colours are a transition r - g - b - back to r.
uint32_t Wheel(byte WheelPos) {
  WheelPos = 255 - WheelPos;
  if(WheelPos < 85) {
   return strip.Color(255 - WheelPos * 3, 0, WheelPos * 3);
  } else if(WheelPos < 170) {
    WheelPos -= 85;
   return strip.Color(0, WheelPos * 3, 255 - WheelPos * 3);
  } else {
   WheelPos -= 170;
   return strip.Color(WheelPos * 3, 255 - WheelPos * 3, 0);
  }
}

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Re: Flora and Windows 10 Device Manager No Show!

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Good Day Ada,

This code you so kindly provided does compile!!! yay! But when I upload to either COM3 or COM5 on the good Win 10 machine...I get:

"Arduino: 1.6.7 (Windows 10), Board: "Adafruit Flora"

Sketch uses 6,830 bytes (23%) of program storage space. Maximum is 28,672 bytes.
Global variables use 179 bytes of dynamic memory.
Couldn't find a Board on the selected port. Check that you have the correct port selected. If it is correct, try pressing the board's reset button after initiating the upload.

This report would have more information with
"Show verbose output during compilation"
enabled in File > Preferences."

Please note that this is the very same port (#5) I used to upload the blink program...

What ya think a s few more weeks?

Thank you for all of your help so far.

Luzzit

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Re: Flora and Windows 10 Device Manager No Show!

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Hello Ada,

Also Device Manager shows Adafruit flora connected to COM3 and working properly. Hmmmmm?

What can I do with a Win 10 machine?

All the best to you!

Luzzit

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