Add ability to display the current USB Port

[Turgut Guneysu]

Hi John,

If possible, it would be helpful to have an indication of which USB port the program is operating with on the microBlocks program Editor screen. With multiple micro:bits plugged in, it gets very confusing to track it, unless one opens up the command.com display and tries to follow “Connected to COMn” messages.

[Turgut Guneysu]

A bit more feedback, hoping it will further the adoption of a solution:

Maybe my case is a rare one, constantly working with multiple micro:bits and/or different microprocessors and trying to communicate between them; I see the following program info crucial while operating in such an environment:

• Connections should be positively confirmed and steady,
  eg: microBlock connected @COMn to micro:bit
  microBlock connected @COMn to ESP8266
  etc
• and not changing as devices get plugged in and out. The auto-connect of devices based on appearance order is very tiring with multiple devices.
• Maybe a single device auto-connect option will be helpful for simpler and more common cases.

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[John Maloney]

The COM port and "friendly name" of the device are now shown in the connect menu.

[Turgut Guneysu]

Hi John,

Good to see you back. Looking forward to the HTTP details to test.

Brgds, TG

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