Can you try sending the command echo(0) and then sending USB.println("Hello") or similar? As I'd said above the REPL adds a bunch of other junk and that could be throwing you off.
Honestly at this point it sounds like you know more than me about it - I'm not sure there's much I can add really. I'd doubt there is much difference between USB and standard COM ports though.
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Can you try sending the command
echo(0)
and then sendingUSB.println("Hello")
or similar? As I'd said above the REPL adds a bunch of other junk and that could be throwing you off.Honestly at this point it sounds like you know more than me about it - I'm not sure there's much I can add really. I'd doubt there is much difference between USB and standard COM ports though.