I am currently trying to use micropython on an arduino Nano 33 BLE using MacOS. Following the instructions from arduino website I was able to complete steps 1-3. At step 4, I can find the bossac file but when I try to run the provided command:
bossac -e -w —offset=0x16000 —port=usbmodem14201 -i -d -U -R file.bin
the terminal says no device found on usbmodem14201
which is a port appearing under the nano board in the IDE.
As a sanity check I ran serialportlist in matlab and the same port was returned when the Nano is plugged in.
I even ran ioreg -p IOUSB in terminal and found the nano: ‘’’ Arduino Nano 33 BLE@14200000 <class AppleUSBDevice, id 0x100008674, re$ ‘’’
That 142... number didn’t work either.
What am I doing wrong?
1 Answer 1
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- Firstly your computer translates double dashes into single long dashes. the dashes should be double dashes (
--
) for options such as--offset
,--port
, etc. The command should be:bossac -e -w --offset=0x16000 --port=usbmodem14201 -i -d -U -R file.bin
but I can see that your computer translated these --
to those —
?
Before you try to upload code confirm that the board is recognized by the system using the
ls
command:ls /dev/cu.*
This should list all serial devices and you should see something like
/dev/cu.usbmodem14201
in the list if your board is connected.Ensure that you have the necessary permissions to access the serial port. You can try running the
bossac
command withsudo
to run it as the superuser:sudo bossac -e -w --offset=0x16000 --port=usbmodem14201 -i -d -U -R file.bin
Instead of just the port name
usbmodem14201
, you might need to use the full path like/dev/cu.usbmodem14201
:bossac -e -w --offset=0x16000 --port=/dev/cu.usbmodem14201 -i -d -U -R file.bin
Check that the Arduino Nano 33 BLE is in the bootloader mode. Typically, this can be achieved by double pressing the reset button. When it's in bootloader mode, the board might appear on a different port. Check the ports again with
ls /dev/cu.*
after you double press the reset button.
If you try all those and still it doesn't work maybe you should try installing latest drivers or check compatibility. Anyways, good luck.
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