Arduino tools menu

The following options can be selected in the Arduino tools menu, below the selected board:

Upload method

See the uploading page.

USB

The following options are available for USB

• Serial. A Virtual COM port will be available when connected. Note: On Windows 7, you will need to install drivers located in tool/win/drivers folder.
• Disabled, no USB. Note: If you use USB based uploading method, the board will not reset automatically.

Default serial communication selection

Select the default for Serial:

Automatically selected:

• If the board is Nucleo, automatic Serial is aliased to SerialUART2 (ST-Link Virtual COM port).
• If the upload method is based on UART (Serial upload, ST-Link), automatic Serial is aliased to SerialUART1.
• If the upload method is based on USB (DFU), automatic Serial aliased to SerialUSB.

SerialUSB

SerialUART1