Opening serial monitor for com port: '/dev/cu.usbmodemFD1161' Still, it's quick and easy, and very handy. Note that the CLI only reads serial messages, it is strictly a serial monitor, and you can't type things to the Photon/Electron. Using a terminal program Particle CLIĪ common way to view debug serial messages is the Particle CLI. Apple iOS (iPhone and iPad)ĭevices do not support USB OTG. Like a USB host, even though it's normally a USB device. Some Android phones can plug directly into a Particle device by USBīy using a USB OTG ('on the go') adapter, which allows your phone to behave mostly Gen 2 Wi-Fiĭevices (Photon, P1) have a limited ability to communicate directly over Wi-Fi for Gen 3 Particle devices can connect by Bluetooth LE (BLE) to your phone. Of communicating with a mobile app is over the Internet through the Particle cloud. You generally cannot connect your phone to a Particle device by USB. They are other, easier ways to add serial ports. You also cannot connect something like a USB RS232 adapter, though They cannot be used as a USB host, so you cannot plug a USB keyboard into a Photon Particle devices are a USB device, intended to connect to a computer. Use the network type they are designed for, such as Wi-Fi or cellular. It's not possible for devices to communicate with the Internet over USB they must

It's also possible to update your user firmware and Device OS over USB. While Particle Devices typically communicate using the Particle Cloud and the Internet,įor debugging code and troubleshooting, it's often common to use a USB connection to yourĬomputer or laptop.

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