Can't set board_vendor (USB manufacturer) in platformio.ini

[lalten]

I want to override the USB_PRODUCT and USB_MANUFACTURER strings on my Sparkfun Pro Micro.

According to the docs (http://docs.platformio.org/en/latest/boards/atmelavr/sparkfun_promicro16.html#configuration), I can

override default SparkFun Pro Micro 5V/16MHz settings per build environment using board_*** option

The Pro Micro's board settings json have the build.usb_product and vendor fields (defaults are SparkFun Pro Micro and SparkFun).

I can override the USB_PRODUCT with this platformio.ini:

[env:sparkfun_promicro16]
platform = atmelavr
board = sparkfun_promicro16
framework = arduino
board_build.usb_product = "MyProduct"
board_vendor = "MyCompany"

The correct defines will show up in .vscode/c_cpp_properties.json:

...
            "defines": [
                "PLATFORMIO=30602",
                "ARDUINO_AVR_PROMICRO16",
                "F_CPU=16000000L",
                "ARDUINO_ARCH_AVR",
                "ARDUINO=10805",
                "USB_VID=0x1B4F",
                "USB_PID=0x9203",
                "USB_PRODUCT=\"MyProduct\"",
                "USB_MANUFACTURER=\"MyCompany\"",
                "__AVR_ATmega32U4__",
                ""
            ],
...

But as dmesg shows, only USB_PRODUCT is applied, not USB_MANUFACTURER:

[119019.190230] usb 1-1: new full-speed USB device number 115 using xhci_hcd
[119019.344882] usb 1-1: New USB device found, idVendor=1b4f, idProduct=9203, bcdDevice= 1.00
[119019.344888] usb 1-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
[119019.344892] usb 1-1: Product: MyProduct
[119019.344896] usb 1-1: Manufacturer: SparkFun
[119019.346978] cdc_acm 1-1:1.0: ttyACM0: USB ACM device

The relevant code is at https://github.com/platformio/platform-atmelavr/blob/master/builder/frameworks/arduino.py#L40. It looks like the build_vendor setting should work?

What am I missing?

[ilka-schulz]

Any updates on this issue?

[werty1st]

I found a solution: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/53278298/cant-override-board-vendor-usb-manufacturer-via-platformio-ini/76049354#76049354

platformio.ini

[env:adafruit_neotrinkey_m0]
platform = atmelsam
board = adafruit_neotrinkey_m0
framework = arduino
extra_scripts = pre:setUSB.py

setUSB.py

Import("env")

board_config = env.BoardConfig()
board_config.update("build.hwids", [
  ["0x27B8", "0x01ED"]
])
board_config.update("build.usb_product", "NeoPixel Trinkey M0-XXX")
board_config.update("vendor", "Adafruit-X")

result:

system_profiler SPUSBDataType

USB:

    USB 3.1 Bus:

      Host Controller Driver: AppleT6000USBXHCI

        NeoPixel Trinkey M0-XXX:

          Product ID: 0x01ed
          Vendor ID: 0x27b8
          Version: 1.00
          Serial Number:
          Speed: Up to 12 Mb/s
          Manufacturer: Adafruit-X
          Location ID: 0x02100000 / 1
          Current Available (mA): 500
          Current Required (mA): 100
          Extra Operating Current (mA): 0

[rileyjshaw]

I agree with @lalten that it should be possible to override this from platformio.ini. From the docs:

You can override any board option declared in manifest file using the next format board_{OBJECT.PATH}, where {OBJECT.PATH} is an object path in JSON manifest. Please navigate to “boards” folder of PlatfomIO development platforms and open JSON file to list all available options.

As noted above, the correct defines appear in .vscode/c_cpp_properties.json, but USB_MANUFACTURER is not applied on upload.