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authorCaitlin McCann <toomanycats@witchlounge.ca>2025-02-10 19:32:11 -0800
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(give or take the correct serial port)
+If `idf.py flash` complains about the serial port not being readable, you'll need to add your user account to either the `dialout` or `uucp` groups, try `dialout` first. After, logout of your current session then try to flash again.
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# Running tests
See `TESTING.md` for an overview of how to write and run our on-device test suite.