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Installing FTDI drivers?
I want to experiment a little with Arduino. Apparently I need to install FTDI
serial drivers to communicate with the Arduino board.* Iım quite wary about bricking my Arduino, remembering the recent FTDI driver scandal. (Who knows by sight which chips are legitimate and which are counterfeit?) :: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FTDI#Driver_controversy Is it safe to install the FTDI driver for OS X listed on FTDIıs download page? :: http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm If not, where to get drivers for OS X?* Thanks, Dave |
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Installing FTDI drivers?
For OS X Mavericks (10.9) Apple apparently developed their own drivers for
the FTDI chip which donıt exactly work. So the solution is to disable those built-in drivers and install the drivers available from FTDIıs web site.* The procedure is documented he http://forum.arduino.cc/index.php?topic=198539.0 Note that the drivers on the FTDI download page show latest compatibility as Lion (10.7) but reports are that they are working with Mavericks and Yosemite.* FYI |
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Installing FTDI drivers?
On 03/26/2015 10:51 AM, DaveC wrote:
I want to experiment a little with Arduino. Apparently I need to install FTDI serial drivers to communicate with the Arduino board. Iım quite wary about bricking my Arduino, remembering the recent FTDI driver scandal. (Who knows by sight which chips are legitimate and which are counterfeit?) :: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FTDI#Driver_controversy Is it safe to install the FTDI driver for OS X listed on FTDIıs download page? :: http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm If not, where to get drivers for OS X? Thanks, Dave It may be a moot point - the last couple of versions of real Arduino boards don't use FTDI chips. They use an Atmega chip with a USB interface. http://arduino.cc/en/Main/ArduinoBoardUno |
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Installing FTDI drivers?
On 26/03/15 11:51 PM, DaveC wrote:
I want to experiment a little with Arduino. Apparently I need to install FTDI serial drivers to communicate with the Arduino board. IÂım quite wary about bricking my Arduino, remembering the recent FTDI driver scandal. (Who knows by sight which chips are legitimate and which are counterfeit?) :: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FTDI#Driver_controversy Is it safe to install the FTDI driver for OS X listed on FTDIÂıs download page? :: http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm If not, where to get drivers for OS X? Thanks, Dave Have you visited the Arduino site ?? You would be safe enough with stuff from there. |
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