I somehow got the Electron into a state where anytime it is connected to a computer (Windows), it takes over the mouse. I was able to put it into DFU mode and re-flash firmware v0.7.0, But as soon as I connect it via USB to a computer, it acts like a rogue mouse - cursor moves around on the screen,…

Have you tried to re-flash the default tinker app? I would start with flashing tinker to rule out the device hardware having an issue. If you can post the user code that is causing the rogue behavior, maybe we can pinpoint the issue.

This is a Windows problem--the solution is here: [image] Issues using serial debugging (Mouse moving) Troubleshooting In terms of weird interactions / bugs, that’s pretty wild! slight_smile This name “Microsoft Serial Ballpoint” is magic, because searching for that show…

[image] ninjatill: Have you tried to re-flash the default tinker app? I would start with flashing tinker to rule out the device hardware having an issue. If you can post the user code that is causing the rogue behavior, maybe we can pinpoint the issue. If I flash my "real" project code, all …

The issue @bko pointed out was unknown to me. I read that post and it seems that is the issue you are running into. There is probably a character sequence in the data you are outputting to serial that is triggering the mouse movement. I would do what that post suggests and disable serial mice via th…

Electron taking over computer screen

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bko June 22, 2018, 6:09pm 3

This is a Windows problem--the solution is here:

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