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Is it possible to assign a “port” to a specific device? (Similar to how I can assign a flash drive a specific drive letter)
by colejohnson66 6y ago
Is it possible to assign a “port” to a specific device? (Similar to how I can assign a flash drive a specific drive letter)
- tyingq 6y agoThe Windows UI (via Device Manager) allows you to change it, yes. The end users in this case, though, just wanted their "serial connected thing" to work, and weren't terribly technical. Also, if you remove and reinsert it (especially to a different USB port) it doesn't remember any of that.
- colejohnson66 6y agoBut that’s not persistent. If I tell Windows that a specific flash drive gets T: (for whatever reason), if I unplug it and plug it in somewhere else, it will still be assigned T: (assuming it’s not in use by something else). With COM ports, if I say that this Arduino Mega gets COM10, then I unplug it and plug it back in, there’s no guarantee it’ll get COM10. That seems ridiculous IMO.
- tyingq 6y agoYes, it's terrible :)