- May 15, 2010 11) Download and install the latest Mac OS X driver from the FTDI: it's 2.2.0 at the time of writing. Don't be confused because it says 'Mac OS X (Intel)', it's actually universal! 12) Reboot 13) Log in as an administrator user. Run the macosxsetup.command 14) If you usually work as a non-admin user, log out and log in as that non.
- Jan 31, 2020 MAC OS X UNINSTALL FTDI DRIVER - Ran etra and it as still there. All replies Drop Down menu. I just went through this yesterday. I do have another problem if I can bother you with it? MAC OS X UNINSTALL FTDI DRIVER - Ran etra and it as still there. All replies Drop Down menu.
Mac OSX - USB Driver Installation. Remove the USB cable from your Mac Click on the above link to download USB driver installer; Once the download is complete open the Downloads folder Double-click on the FTDIDriver.dmg file; Right-click (or Control-Click) on the FTDIDriver.pkg file and select Open. MAC SPROG II is known to work with MAC OS, but we can offer only limited support. Our US distributor has compiled a more useful installation guide here SPROG II uses the FTDI FT232R USB serial interface. MAC OS drivers are available from FTDI. MAC OS driver installation guide is available from FTDI.
The CH340 chip is used by a number of Arduino compatible boards to provide USB connectivity, you may need to install a driver, don’t panic, it’s easier than falling off a log, and much less painful.
Windows
(Manufacturer’s Chinese Info Link)
- Download the Windows CH340 Driver
- Unzip the file
- Run the installer which you unzipped
- In the Arduino IDE when the CH340 is connected you will see a COM Port in the Tools > Serial Port menu, the COM number for your device may vary depending on your system.
Older Windows Driver Version and Instructions
Download the Windows CH340 DriverUnzip the folder.If you are running a 64Bit Windows: – run the SETUP_64.EXE installer.If you are running a 32Bit Windows: – run the SETUP_32.EXE installer.If you don’t know, try the 64 bit and if it doesn’t work, the 32 bit.In the Arduino IDE when the CH340 is connected you will see a COM Port in the Tools > Serial Port menu, the COM number for your device may vary depending on your system.
Macintosh
(Manufacturer’s Chinese Info Link)
The following github has up to day pkg files for 1.3, 1.4 and 1.5 at time of writing, thanks to Joshua Wallis for bringing this to my attention…
Direct Download Links (from the github repo above):
See the github link above for installation instructions if you need them.
Previous macinstosh downloads if the above doesn’t work for you…
Linux
(Manufacturer’s Chinese Info Link)
Drivers are almost certainly built into your Linux kernel already and it will probably just work as soon as you plug it in. If not you can download the Linux CH340 Driver (but I’d recommend just upgrading your Linux install so that you get the “built in” one).
Uninstalling From Macinstosh
Uninstall Ftdi Driver
A couple of Mac users have said “the driver crashes my mac Sierra how do I uninstall”.
Ftdi Driver Install
Firstly regards the crash make sure you installed the 1.3 version of the driver, not the old one. You could download it directly from the Manufacturers Website in case they have issued an update since I wrote this page.
Secondly a quick google search reveals that this is how you uninstall:
Uninstall Ftdi Driver Mac Os Download
- Open a terminal and type:
cd /Library/Extensions/
- Verify that the .kext file is present:
ls | grep usbserial.kext
- Output should be:
usbserial.kext
- Then type:
sudo rm -R usbserial.kext
- Verify that the .kext file has been removed:
ls | grep usbserial.kext
- Output should be empty.
- After you should remove the files stored in receipts folder:
cd /private/var/db/receipts/
- Find the enties:
ls | grep usbserial*
- Output should be:
codebender.cc.ch34xinstaller.usbserial.pkg.bom codebender.cc.ch34xinstaller.usbserial.pkg.plist
- Remove each one of the files of the above list:
sudo rm -r
filename
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