RDDRONE-FMUK66 Board Not Showing in Device Manager - Help Needed for PuTTY Connection

[Minodora27]

Hi! I’m working with an RDDRONE-FMUK66 board connected to my laptop via microUSB, but it doesn’t show up in Device Manager, even though the JLink Mini EDU connected to it is recognized under Universal Serial Bus Controllers. I’ve checked all physical connections, tried different cables and USB ports, installed any relevant drivers for the board, and tested it using SEGGER J-Link software, but with no success. My goal is to connect to the board through PuTTY, but it isn’t listed as a COM port. If anyone has experienced a similar issue or has suggestions on how to get the board to appear as a serial port, any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

[Celeste_Liu · Accepted solution]

Hello @Minodora27 ,

Thanks for posting this question in community. 

The RDDRONE-FMUK66 board uses the Kinetis K66 chip, but is not a general-purpose MCU product. Its usage is different from that of other series of Kinetis products. I don't have this board right now. However, I've found some materials that I think can help you solve your problem.
Product page: PX4 Robotic Drone VMU/FMU | NXP Semiconductors
Under the Documentation section of the product page, there are many reference documents available.

You can refer to Getting started using the RDDRONE-FMUK66 and Programming FMUK66 for first use  first.

In addition, I have also sought more information from other colleagues. The source code and bootloader of RDDRONE-FMUK66 can be found as follows:

https://nxp.gitbook.io/hovergames/downloads

https://nxp.gitbook.io/hovergames/developerguide/building-firmware

Hope the above information is helpful to you.

Best Regards,

Celeste

[Minodora27]

Thank you very much for the response! However, I also had an issue with a cable, but I eventually figured it out.

[Celeste_Liu]

I'm glad to hear that. Any new issues, welcome to create the new thread.