Problems with VL53L0X GUI, X-NUCLEO-53L0A1 and NUCLEO-L476RG. Expansion board not detected

[Hardwariano]

Hello all,

I have a problem when I try to use VL53L0X GUI application: it doesn't recognize the NUCLEO-L476RG board.

First, I install STSW-LINK007 and STSW-LINK009 as manual says.

Then I connect X-NUCLEO-53L0A1 + NUCLEO-L476RG to my USB port, start the application and get the next error:

Why is this happening? Does VL53L0X GUI only works with NUCLEO-F401RE but not with NUCLEO-L476RG?

Note: I know my NUCLEO-L476RG and my X-NUCLEO-53L0A1 aren't damaged because I can download the VL53L0X examples and they work well:

Thanks in advance.

Regards.

[DHall.3]

This is the packaging it came in:

[DHall.3]

Well, I feel foolish now. Apparently I was trying to install the L0, when I have the L1 board. I went back and downloaded the L1 files (link007 and img009) and extracted them. When I attempted to drop link007 onto the NODE_F401RE, it gives me this error:
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I shut everything down and tried from scratch, but still get the same
error. I also tried the link009 files, and it also gave me the same
error. I suspect I may have done something to the board with the other
files, and willhave to do something to set the board back to its default.
Duane

[DHall.3]

Well, I've downloaded and re-run the SW-update and port driver files. Device manager shows COM7 (albeit with a 115200 BAUD rate still), and TerraTerm can connect to it at 460K baud, giving the same error message as before, but the
DuaneVL53L1X_GUI still shows that the com port cannot be found. I've tried unplugging and re-connecting the Nucleo board while the GUI is running and before launching it - no apparent difference. One time I saw in the GUI a message that the COM port was connected and I should press the black button, but pressing it did nothing, and I have not been able to duplicate that since. I've done all this with the expansion board in place. Any suggestions?
Duane

[John E KVAM]

Duane -

On a whim, I started putting the expansion board on several different Nucleo F401RE boards. Some of which I have abused quite badly.

I found 1 that had your symptom

So try this:

Use Tera Term, use 406800 as a baud rate. issue the command: (commands will NOT echo, backspace does not work)

sensors

You should get "sensor PE"

enable

You should get a lot of data.

help - lots of text

But based on your symptoms, I think you need a new NucleoF401RE board.

sorry about that.

(Actually I've only heard of one failure. It's very rare."

The enable command should generate data.