So I got the r2 of the cactus micro 8266. I uploaded a blink sketch and it successfully uploaded, although the light onboard is always a solid red, so not sure if it was working. I then uploaded a sketch for another analog input. However, it did not successfully upload.
Now as it failed, the board disappeared. I had not chosen the wrong board type, so I am not sure why this happened. More concerning, I have tried quickly double pressing the reset button, but the Serial port does not show up as described (this is on mac osx and arduino ide 1.6)
Basically the sketch is for a gyro sensor, which I would in the end like to wirelessly communicate the data from that sensor using the cactus.
Do you know who can help?
I have the same problem but with example sketch from library: “cactus-micro-r2\libraries\CactusMicro\examples\searchBaudRate\searchBaudRate.ino”.
I don’t want to use such historical version. :-/
Actually I use 1.6.5 and I think it is very stable for me.
Why do you prefer 1.0.6 and how can you proof that it is more stable than 1.6.5?
Besides I prefer Atmel Studio IDE - much better and with IntelliSense.
It works now
My solution: in Device Manager I’ve removed (uninstall) device “Arduino LilyPad USB” and then new driver has been installed again automatically.