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busa
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Posted: 12:38am 30 Dec 2016
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When I connect the Explore 100 via USB to my computer I get "USB DEVICE NOT RECOGNISED". Is there a driver that needs to be installed to get it to work. In the Micromite Plus Addendum there is mention of a driver to download but the link leads to "HTTP 404 - File not found".
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PS forgot to mention I am using Windows 10Edited by busa 2016-12-31
 
busa
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Posted: 12:48am 30 Dec 2016
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All good, figured it out. Needs to be connected to 5v via Connector 1 AND USB with jumper removed...
Happy New Year everyone.
 
Grogster

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Posted: 01:02am 30 Dec 2016
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If by "USB jumper" you mean J1 - and I expect you do - then yes, correct.

J1 is ONLY to be installed if you want to power the E100 from the USB cable.
Otherwise, it needs to be left OFF or the on-board 5v power will try to mix with the USB 5v, which is not a good thing.

Glad you worked it out.

The USB on the MM+ can be problematic, and many on the forums - myself included - now use external USB-Serial adaptors such as these ones here for US one buck thirty eight!

EDIT: Also, if you happen to have a 7" LCD connected, they can be rather thirsty for current, and some USB ports will perhaps refuse to give you more then 500mA without a mass-storage PID.Edited by Grogster 2016-12-31
Smoke makes things work. When the smoke gets out, it stops!
 
busa
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Posted: 01:20am 30 Dec 2016
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Thanks Grogster, and yes I did mean J1. I was expecting to be able to power from USB and use it as a serial connection at the same time. No problems though all is good except that my wife has her eyes on it for auto watering her garden. I knew I should not have shown her Geoff's demo program.....
 
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