It’s why I tend to use the 32U4 or the like. I have a programmer but if I use a USB to Serial, the damn Windows box keeps assigning an ever higher vitual port number with each connect.

The idea early on was to leverage existing Arduino libraries to connect with a standard USB mouse, specifically, the hardware would take the form of an Arduino Mega 2560 with a USB Host Shield.

Adafruit has unveiled a new addition to their range in the form of the Adafruit Metro Mini 328 that has been designed dot provide a USB-to-Serial connection ...