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Solved Prop BOE: get ‘No serial ports found’ message !!!
I already had Prop Tool v1.3 installed, so by-passed the “install the software” steps. Should I revert to v1.2.7 (R)?
This is running on an iMac/Parallels/Windows XP setup. When I plug in the USB cable to the Prop BOE, I get a window to select the iMac or ‘virtual engine’, which I select.
Then under Devices gt USB I select Prop BOE to be enabled. But when I try to Identify Hardware I get only the error message “No serial ports found”.
Might this board need a different USB device driver than I used with the QuickStart board?
What am I doing wrong?
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