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Usb To Serial Driver For Mac Os X



I’m on Mavericks (10.9.5) and fighting with a USB device with a “FT232R” chip (from FTDI) for USB to serial conversion.

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It was not accessible in OS X (e.g. QuickTerm didn’t list it, only the Bluetooth Port + Modem).

Using an old Windows (in a Parallels VM on the same Mac) I could (and still can) access the device, switch it back and forth between OS X and Win, and send commands to it using a terminal SW.


In OS X it seems to be unknown, however, the USB Device Tree reports the FT232R USB UART correctly with Product ID and Vendor ID from FTDI.

This document explains how to install the Arduino Software (IDE) on OS X machines. Download the Arduino Software (IDE) Proceed with board specific instructions; Download the Arduino Software (IDE) Get the latest version from the download page. The file is in Zip format; if you use Safari it will be automatically expanded. Mac OS X driver for the Keyspan family of USB serial adapters.

Serial is a great Terminal Emulation Program with built-in driver support for most common USB to serial devices. So, if you can't find an OS X driver for your adapter (eg, Belkin), give Serial a try - available from the Mac App Store. The Keyspan USB Adapter 1.2 driver can be downloaded from the Keyspan Web site - it requires Mac OS X 10.1 or higher. Keyspan's USB Serial Adapter offers a way to connect serial devices to USB ports. No name USB to Serial cables often use the Prolific chip, but they also sometimes use the Silicon Labs CP2101; namely my T610 USB data cable. Sadly Silicon Labs doesn't give their drivers for download. But I have put up a guide (and instruction for obtaining the drivers) on my page: Getting no name usb to serial adaptors to work on Mac OS X.


But I want to get rid of the Win (VM) solution and installed the FTDI driver for Mac, didn’t work.


As suggested by FTDI for Mavericks

[ http://www.ftdichip.com/Support/Documents/AppNotes/AN_134_FTDI_Drivers_Installat ion_Guide_for_MAC_OSX.pdf ]

I have also disabled (renamed) the AppleUSBFTDI.kext, restarted and installed the FTDI driver (version 2.3, signed by Apple). The installer always tells me “success” but I still can’t see the driver /System/Library/Extensions/FTDIUSBSerialDriver.kext (should it be there?) and the device isn’t accessible from OS X.


I’ve tried again and again, there is no FTDI or USBSerial device listed in /dev when I plug it in or switch it back from Win - I guess because the (OS X) driver isn’t correctly installed?


Could someone help, please?

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