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I can't flash my board using DFU or STLink

Symptom(s)​

When you try to update a board using DFU or STLink, an error message appears on PlatformiO:

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Possible explanation​

Your USB drivers are not up-to-date on your computer.

Resolution​

If you have this problem with an USB Gate board​

First thing to check is that the USB cable is properly plugged into the right USB port of your board. You need to use the DFU programming port and not the serial one.

Update your USB driver​

You may need to update you USB driver. The process depends on your OS:

Windows​

You need to install and run Zadig by following this tutorial on GitHub.

Installing the drivers:

For DFU :

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For STLink :

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PlatformIO's screen after successful driver installation:

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Linux​

You need permissions to access the device for non-root users:

echo 'SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="0483", ATTRS{idProduct}=="df11", GROUP="plugdev", MODE="0666"' > /etc/udev/rules.d/60-luos.rules

MacOS​

You need to install libusb:

ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)" < /dev/null 2> /dev/null
brew install libusb

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