/members-area/personalblogs/b/nico-tewinkel-s-blog/posts/communication-issue-solvedAs it turns out, the communication issue was a very simple one - there is an on/off switch near the top usb port that needed to be "off" and my board had it "on". It's possible I may have moved it when I took it from the package. Note to element...en-USTelligent Community 12