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Troubleshooting - Arduino: Board Manager Fails to Run in VSCode

May 09, 2019 by Nathaniel Avery in Bugs

Background:

I’ve recently started working with the MXChip 3166 and Azure IoT. While following the “Connect IoT DevKit AZ3166 to Azure IoT Hub” instructions (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot-hub/iot-hub-arduino-iot-devkit-az3166-get-started ), I couldn’t get the Arduinio Board Manager software to run from within Visual Studio Code.

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Symptoms:

  • Whenever I tried to run the Arduino: Board Manager in VS Code, the Visual Studio Code settings would open instead of the Board Manager menu.

  • No directory was found under C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Arduino even though the Arduino software was installed.

Resolution:

Download and install the Arduino IDE for Windows software instead of the Windows Store app version. https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/Software

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Once the software downloads, you can check the details.

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After the installation completes, restart Visual Studio Code. The software should run as expected.

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May 09, 2019 /Nathaniel Avery
arduino, iot, azure, azure iot hub, MXChip
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