I'm using the particle cli since Chrome doesn't see the Photon at all. I installed the cli via Terminal and successfully logged in to my Particle account from within terminal (on the second attempt).
Hmmm. I'm wondering if part of my issue might be my USB connection. My MacBook has only USB C, of course, so I have a C-to-micro adapter. The Photon is getting power via that connection but Terminal gives me the following error when I try 'particle identify':
Nope. Tried 3 cables including a brand new one that came with an Arduino. However, I plugged the Photon into my wife's MacBook Air (via USB C and the adapter) and her machine asked for permission to connect whereas my Macbook Pro does not. So I am going to have her log out so I can log in with my ID and thereby access my particle directory and try again just in case my machine is having an issue with serial that I am not aware of.
I haven't given up on this yet Rick; I just have to find a time when my wife is not using her MacBook. I'll revisit when I can get my hands on it.
In the meantime, I have a completely separate issue with my code running on a Boron having to do with code execution before a cloud connection has occurred. I'm going to create a separate post about that.