

What could cause such a problem? Is our code that identifies the serial not comprehensive across windows operating systems? I did notice that this post mentions you can get the wrong serial if a standard user process retrieves the serial no. But we haven't changed their hard drive at all. This I believe is a constant feature and will not change unless the user changes their primary physical drive - correct me if I am wrong? We use the WMI python module to obtain the users Hard Drive Serial Number.įor 2 of our test computers the Hard Drive serial number has changed. It is common to use a terminal application on the host PC to communicate with the mbed Microcontroller.Our anti-piracy software identifies people according to their Hard Drive Serial. Let's see how to activate Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 with a product key.

This allows the mbed Microcontroller to print to your PC screen, and for you to send characters back. Click here to be redirected to the script you'll use to activate Windows. Select the script, right-click anywhere, and choose Copy from the context menu. Terminals - Using Terminal applications to communicate between the Host PC and the mbed Micrcontroller.Alternatively, use the Ctrl + C keyboard shortcut. Windows - Look under the "Ports" section in "Device Manager" (''Start -> Control Panel -> System -> Hardware -> Device Manager'').However, if you do need to know the identity of the serial port so that you can attach a terminal or an application to it: TeraTerm) list the available serial ports by name.

Linux - Use the command ls /dev/ttyACM*Ĭommunication over the USB Serial port simply uses the standard Serial Interface, specifying the internal (USBTX, USBRX) pins to connect to the Serial Port routed over USB.Mac OS X - Use the command ls /dev/tty.usbmodem*.The name will be ''mbed Serial Port (COMx)'', where ''x'' is the number of the COM port allocated.

The Serial Interface defaults to a 9600 baud standard serial connection (8 bits, 1 stop bit, no parity), so your host program should be set to the same settings.
