I'm recently retired and thought I'd try out these projects for my own amusement but I'm really struggling to load the drivers for the com ports.
Unlike the Windows devices the Mac doesn't auto show these so although the scripts are right and the Uno boards connect OK I can't get the serial port (COM) to be recognised. I'm obviously doing something wrong but can't seem to get over this hump.
So frustrating!
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Hi @aliwest. No drivers are needed when using macOS.
Something you should note is that the "COM" serial port naming convention is specific to Windows. The serial port of an Arduino board will have a name something like /dev/cu.usbmodem144101 on macOS.
If you open the Arduino IDE's Tools > Port menu, do you see one of the ports labeled as "Arduino Uno" (e.g., "/dev/cu.usbmodem144101 (Arduino Uno)")?
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Hi thanks for the guidance on this. I’ll make sure I watch for this in the future
Regards
Ali Westerman
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Hi
I see but for the life of me I can't get a connection.
I get this error
Hope this has come through!
It's quite frustrating!
When "Connecting" appears try to press the reset button. If this does not work, try holding the reset button till the compilation is complete and relese it just before "Connecting" appears.
Oh, and try to use the USB connection, not the wifi as you do now.
Hi
Thanks for this advice, I tried both but no luck unfortunately.
I have some other boards which I’ve connected successfully so I can only assume it’s my use of the drivers.
I’m sure I’ll get there just have to adjust my “Apple head” which is maybe half the fun of it.
Thanks again
Does the port that you are using disappear from the ports list in the IDE?
If not, you might be using a charge-only cable instead of a data/sync cable.
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Hi,
No I've definitely got a data cable not a charge cable.
I had to buy a USB hub as my MBP only has USB C connections but it is a powered hub.
It works with some of the boards I've got which have their own drivers but I think it doesn't work as well on the Mac as it does on a Windows machine. (might have to treat myself to a Windows machine)
Thanks for the info
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