After watching the progress bar beam by a few times, you should get a happy 'Windows has successfully updated
your driver software' window. And the 'Device Manager' should have a new entry for the '
SparkFun Pro Micro
(COM ##)
' if you have one of those) under the '
Ports (COM & LPT)
' tree.
Click on image for a closer view.
Take note of which COM port your Qwiic Pro Micro was assigned. We’ll need it soon.
Installing Drivers (Mac and Linux)
If you're using Mac or Linux, follow the steps below to get your Pro Micro ready to go on your computer. We're not
going to name names here, but installing the Qwiic Pro Micro on Mac OS X and Linux is
a lot
easier than on other
OS's...
When you initially plug your Qwiic Pro Micro into a Mac, it'll pop up a "Keyboard Setup Assistant" window. This
stems from the Qwiic Pro Micro's ability to emulate an HID USB device (e.g. keyboards and mice) -- the Mac
thinks your Pro Micro is a human input device (which it could be! but isn't yet).
There's nothing to configure in this window, so just click the big, red, '
X
' to close it.
That's all there is to it! The CDC (communication device class) portion of your Qwiic Pro Micro (the part that
handles USB-to-serial conversion) should automatically install on your computer.
Setting Up Arduino
Note:
If this is your first time using Arduino, please review our tutorial on installing the Arduino IDE.
We're still not completely ready for Arduino, but this is the final stretch. Before you can use the Qwiic Pro Micro in
the Arduino IDE, you'll need to install the board (*.brd) files for the Qwiic Pro Micro so the Arduino IDE will know
how to communicate with your board. Jump to the section based on your operating system for instructions on how
to install the board files so that you can select the
SparkFun Pro Micro, ATmega32U4 (5V, 16MHz)
.
Windows
