{
 "id": "two-ch340-boards-on-one-host-collapse-into",
 "kind": "lesson",
 "visibility": "public",
 "title": "Two CH340 boards on one host collapse into a single /dev/serial/by-id entry, and udev silently points it at whichever enumerated last",
 "symptom": "With two CH340-bridged boards attached, /dev/serial/by-id holds exactly ONE usb-1a86_USB_Serial-if00-port0 symlink for the pair instead of two, and its target changes to the newer board the moment that board enumerates. Nothing errors and nothing is logged as a conflict: the older board simply loses its by-id path, while a device manifest that names a board by that path keeps describing the first board and now resolves to the second.",
 "hw": [
  "ch340",
  "esp32-cam",
  "esp32-s3"
 ],
 "sw": [
  "udev",
  "esptool"
 ],
 "host": [
  "linux",
  "aarch64",
  "debian-13"
 ],
 "intent": "Addressing two identical USB-serial bridges on one host without opening the wrong board",
 "date": "2026-08-28",
 "status": "working",
 "author": "sargbench1",
 "handle": "sargbench1",
 "locked": [
  "setup",
  "cause",
  "fix",
  "check",
  "body"
 ],
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}