# Particle Photon2 **URL:** \ **Category:** Connectivity\ **Created:** [July 30, 2023, 11:30am UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/particle-photon2/65041 "2023-07-30T11:30:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Fikrat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Fikrat](https://community.particle.io/u/Fikrat)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2023, 11:30am UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/particle-photon2/65041/1 "2023-07-30T11:30:56Z")
Hi, I connect my particle photon 2 via usb to computer, then i downloaded particle app on my android device in order to set up and configure wifi and other stuff for set up.However, particle2 is not listed on my android device. I dont use antenna, but only micro usb connector to pc. Also i tried to make set up with [setup.particle.io](http://setup.particle.io), it found my device as P2 and paired, but page is not moved to other steps but only remained on the same page. I also tryied to s_et up via CLI of particle_ , however, i met with an erro that it is not possible to setup this device with particle-cli. Please provide me support to solve this situation. Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![DevIoTCanada](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbe5ce/32.png) [@DevIoTCanada](https://community.particle.io/u/DevIoTCanada)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2023, 9:17pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/particle-photon2/65041/2 "2023-07-30T21:17:54Z")
> **[Device Setup | Tools](https://docs.particle.io/tools/setup/)** > > USB Device Setup Log to your user account ( if no account create one) You eill be able to setup your device from the console app. ---
**Author:** ![Fikrat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Fikrat](https://community.particle.io/u/Fikrat)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2023, 9:19pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/particle-photon2/65041/3 "2023-07-30T21:19:56Z")
I already tried , but it is unsuccessful. Then what is alternative solution? ---
**Author:** ![DevIoTCanada](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbe5ce/32.png) [@DevIoTCanada](https://community.particle.io/u/DevIoTCanada)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2023, 9:25pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/particle-photon2/65041/4 "2023-07-30T21:25:30Z")
Are you using a proper USB cable data/power capable. Does your system recognise and add a com port in the Device Manager of Windows ? ---
**Author:** ![Fikrat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Fikrat](https://community.particle.io/u/Fikrat)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2023, 9:26pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/particle-photon2/65041/5 "2023-07-30T21:26:36Z")
yes, actualy, i use micro usb cable to connect to my pc. then via Linux os , then it recognized usb connection as particle p2 connection. ---
**Author:** ![DevIoTCanada](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbe5ce/32.png) [@DevIoTCanada](https://community.particle.io/u/DevIoTCanada)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2023, 9:33pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/particle-photon2/65041/6 "2023-07-30T21:33:14Z")
Verify if you have a new drive " lsblk " if you have a new drive send your code to this new drive ---
**Author:** ![Fikrat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Fikrat](https://community.particle.io/u/Fikrat)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2023, 9:34pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/particle-photon2/65041/7 "2023-07-30T21:34:37Z")
what do you mean? I have lsblk, but then what i have to do? I dont have any code, i want to do just setup. Could you please explain in more detail and clear? ---
**Author:** ![DevIoTCanada](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbe5ce/32.png) [@DevIoTCanada](https://community.particle.io/u/DevIoTCanada)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2023, 9:39pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/particle-photon2/65041/8 "2023-07-30T21:39:12Z")
> **[Lookup Tools | Tools](https://docs.particle.io/tools/developer-tools/lookup/#identify-device-over-usb)** > > Device and SIM lookup tools ---
**Author:** ![DevIoTCanada](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbe5ce/32.png) [@DevIoTCanada](https://community.particle.io/u/DevIoTCanada)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2023, 9:44pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/particle-photon2/65041/9 "2023-07-30T21:44:32Z")
In the Particle Tinker APP for Android My 2 Photon2 appear but are shown as an unknown devices. ---
**Author:** ![DevIoTCanada](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbe5ce/32.png) [@DevIoTCanada](https://community.particle.io/u/DevIoTCanada)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2023, 9:47pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/particle-photon2/65041/10 "2023-07-30T21:47:07Z")
But i can still control it Using D7 i can control the Blue LED Low/High via the APP ---
**Author:** ![Fikrat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Fikrat](https://community.particle.io/u/Fikrat)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2023, 9:51pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/particle-photon2/65041/11 "2023-07-30T21:51:40Z")
in play store, there is no particle tinker ,there is only particle iot app, which i already tried.[Lookup Tools | Tools | Particle](https://docs.particle.io/tools/developer-tools/lookup/#identify-device-over-usb) here you mentioned some parameters, where can I get them to verify that those are for my device? ---
**Author:** ![DevIoTCanada](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbe5ce/32.png) [@DevIoTCanada](https://community.particle.io/u/DevIoTCanada)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2023, 9:59pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/particle-photon2/65041/12 "2023-07-30T21:59:13Z")
## Identify device over USB Your Particle device must be connected by USB to your computer and in listening mode (blinking dark blue). If it's in another mode, hold down MODE (SETUP on Photon) until the status LED blinks dark blue. The identify tool only works on Chrome (version 89 or newer) on Windows 10, Mac, Linux, or Chromebook. If you are using a different browser, you can use the Particle CLI and the `particle identify` command instead. Identify Device by USB ---
**Author:** ![Fikrat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Fikrat](https://community.particle.io/u/Fikrat)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2023, 12:23pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/particle-photon2/65041/13 "2023-08-04T12:23:13Z")
I created account on paticle cloud, the connected my device via usb to pc.After all , i see that it is not connected to cloud, hiowever, my particle photon is in listening mode, blinking blue color. I dont know what is the issue? ![connection](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/particle/original/3X/d/e/deb63b8fc69ccc606e3043f0d5c63a96640abc23.png) ---
**Author:** ![rickkas7](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/community.particle.io/rickkas7/32/8681_2.png) [@rickkas7](https://community.particle.io/u/rickkas7)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2023, 10:27am UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/particle-photon2/65041/14 "2023-08-07T10:27:48Z")
Did you set up your Wi-Fi credentials using [setup.particle.io](https://setup.particle.io) or using the Particle CLI? That's the most common reason a Photon is still in listening mode (blinking dark blue). ---
**Author:** ![Fikrat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Fikrat](https://community.particle.io/u/Fikrat)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2023, 10:45am UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/particle-photon2/65041/15 "2023-08-07T10:45:39Z")
Hi @rickkas7 , My device is particle photon 2. Then, i can not set up even wifi , because there are 2 options on [setup.particle.io](http://setup.particle.io), first: usb connection on whcih i use my device and pair it, then page throw an error that particle is not seeing my device as attached on image png. Furthermore, I choose monitor one , as a result it is not connecting to particle cloud. I also tried to connect via particle cli? It throws an erro that it can not setup my device. Could you please help to configure this device?? ![issue](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/particle/original/3X/e/1/e1899709d26f55f6fe1e775119cea9de1399a137.png) ![issue2](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/particle/original/3X/7/2/72b817069a66a72f96bd87c4612a34927dd2ccb2.png) ---
**Author:** ![rickkas7](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/community.particle.io/rickkas7/32/8681_2.png) [@rickkas7](https://community.particle.io/u/rickkas7)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2023, 10:47am UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/particle-photon2/65041/16 "2023-08-07T10:47:55Z")
You cannot setup a Photon 2 with `particle setup`. Instead use `particle serial wifi`. Also make sure your USB cable is a USB data cable and not a charging-only cable. ---
**Author:** ![Fikrat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Fikrat](https://community.particle.io/u/Fikrat)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2023, 10:55am UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/particle-photon2/65041/17 "2023-08-07T10:55:17Z")
Thank @rickkas7 . My usb cable is this : (let me know if it is okey?) As well as I did particle cli wifi, it is refusing connect to wifi. what do you think about this? ![usb](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/particle/original/3X/0/c/0c04d176ebb43de13dd5e5359f7889f4878c9434.png) ![WhatsApp Image 2023-08-07 at 12.52.25](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/particle/original/3X/4/6/46744934a2b87cf6ffd89159b3793618bb2f49ba.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![rickkas7](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/community.particle.io/rickkas7/32/8681_2.png) [@rickkas7](https://community.particle.io/u/rickkas7)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2023, 11:04am UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/particle-photon2/65041/18 "2023-08-07T11:04:31Z")
OK, you're running Linux. The problem is that you need to install a udev role so non-root users can access the USB serial port. ```auto particle usb configure ``` You may need to run that with sudo, and you may need to reboot afterwards. ---
**Author:** ![Fikrat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Fikrat](https://community.particle.io/u/Fikrat)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2023, 11:17am UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/particle-photon2/65041/19 "2023-08-07T11:17:10Z")
thanks. I tried to do particle usb configure. particle usb command is not found. Then i tried to installed dev rools as you can see. but again error is as attached. Please let me know. I rebooted as well. ![dfu](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/particle/original/3X/9/0/904b363f9972cc10e4739c81695262e42a8f94bf.png) ![dfu2](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/particle/original/3X/6/2/62d26401998a5442c38bad9235bc4d498e6d50f8.png) ---
**Author:** ![rickkas7](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/community.particle.io/rickkas7/32/8681_2.png) [@rickkas7](https://community.particle.io/u/rickkas7)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2023, 11:30am UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/particle-photon2/65041/20 "2023-08-07T11:30:44Z")
What version of node do you have installed? If you have v18 or later, you may be running into an issue where node serialport won't install. The best workaround is to use `nvm` or `fnm` to be able to quickly switch to node 16 if you need to use any of the USB serial commands in the particle CLI. [Next page](https://community.particle.io/t/particle-photon2/65041.md?page=2)