Is it the practice to have to press this button every time one uploads a sketch to the board?
Thanks for the replies. I guess I should've phrased the words better and I would have found the Arduino post.
None of the 101 tutorials, that use the serial monitor, will spit anything out either from this board.
Using a Macbook Pro Sierra, but also have the same problem with Linux Debian 64 bit.
You could try following the steps here: https://forum.arduino.cc/index.php?topic=387687.15
You could also try: https://forum.arduino.cc/index.php?topic=73748.0
What version of the Arduino IDE are you using?
I'm using 1.8.3
Then you are using a compatible IDE. I'm sorry I am not of more help
