Having a hard time uploading code (VSCode + PyMakr)

[designrulesco]

Hi all,

I used PyMakr and VSCode very successfully a few months ago, but now as I'm picking up the project again, it's a challenge. I assume I'm doing something wrong or am unaware of something, so looking for some advice.

I flashed a new ESP32-C3-Devkit-02U with Thonny and confirmed operation by uploading code to turn the onboard LED to red. I then wanted to move into some Serial console work, so I just uploaded some quick code to start outputting to the console, as below:

while(True): time.sleep(1) print('Testing Serial')

Now I can't seem to upload any new code at all. My typical workflow is:

1. "Stop Script" through PyMakr
2. The "Sync Project to Device" button becomes available
3. Click to upload
4. Click reset button on devkit to reset and launch new code.

However, right now, no matter what I do, "Stop Script" does nothing, resetting does nothing, bootload button + reset does nothing. No matter what, I can't get the PyMakr "Sync Project to Device" button to light up, and am therefore unable to upload new code.

Am I doing something wrong, or does it have to do with the code that's on there right now (essentially being in an infinite sleep) or similar?

Thanks in advance.