XRP only ever appears as a USB drive

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When I plug my XRP into a USB port, it appears as a USB drive in File Explorer.

I tried https://xrpcode.wpi.edu/ from chrome, but it is unable to find the XRP, and the website does not appear to provide any further instructions. (Perhaps the website requires a serial connection first, before it can provide instructions?)

I also tried downloading the latest USB file from Releases · Open-STEM/XRP_MicroPython · GitHub and pasting it into the USB drive corresponding to the XRP. After a power cycle, the XRP still appears as a USB drive, and the uf2 file is no longer there.

Is my XRP board defective?

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Update:

My XRP board is not defective. Here’s what I had to do to get it working:

  1. Download flash_nuke.uf2 and upload it to the XRP board. Note: my board was stuck in bootloader mode, where it appears as a USB drive. If the board is not in this mode: Hold the Boot button and tap the Reset button once, then release the Boot button.
  2. Download firmware2350.uf2 from https://github.com/Open-STEM/XRPCode/tree/main/micropython and upload it to the XRP board.
  3. The board finally appeared as a COM port, and I was able to connect to it from xrpcode.wpi.edu .
  4. Upon connecting, the xrpcode website pushed an update to the board.
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Excellent!