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| − | I got this from [http://rolande.wordpress.com/2012/10/25/getting-the-aten-usb-serial-adapter-working-with-mac-osx-lion/ here]. | + | I'm using an ATEN UC232A adapter. I got this from [http://rolande.wordpress.com/2012/10/25/getting-the-aten-usb-serial-adapter-working-with-mac-osx-lion/ here]. I've adapted it slightly for 10.9 (Mavericks). |
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| + | 1. Plug in your adapter and run "System Information" application and click on the USB devices, looking for "USB-Serial Conroller". When you click on it you'll get something like: | ||
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| + | USB-Serial Controller D: | ||
| + | |||
| + | Product ID: 0x2008 | ||
| + | Vendor ID: 0x0557 (ATEN International Co. Ltd.) | ||
| + | Version: 3.00 | ||
| + | Speed: Up to 12 Mb/sec | ||
| + | Manufacturer: Prolific Technology Inc. | ||
| + | Location ID: 0x14100000 / 8 | ||
| + | Current Available (mA): 500 | ||
| + | Current Required (mA): 100 | ||
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| + | The Producut ID and Vendor ID numbers are important. You can use the "Calculator" app, to convert them to base 10: 0x2008='''8200''' and 0x0557='''1367'''. | ||
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| + | 2. Download and install the drivers from the Prolific website [http://www.prolific.com.tw/US/ShowProduct.aspx?p_id=229&pcid=41 here]. | ||
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| + | NOTE: The Aten UC232A and the Prolific PL2303 are basically the same device and the Prolific drivers are maintained! | ||
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| + | 3. After your reboot, edit /System/Library/Extensions/ProlificUsbSerial.kext/Contents/Info.plist | ||
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| + | sudo vim /System/Library/Extensions/ProlificUsbSerial.kext/Contents/Info.plist | ||
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| + | Find the idProduct and idVendor fields and change them to the values we calculated earlier: | ||
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| + | <key>idProduct</key> | ||
| + | <integer>8200</integer> | ||
| + | <key>idVendor</key> | ||
| + | <integer>1367</integer> | ||
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| + | They both appear in two different places, so change both. | ||
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| + | 4. Unplug the adapter and restart the kernel extension (or just reboot): | ||
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| + | sudo kextload /System/Library/Extensions/ProlificUsbSerial.kext | ||
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| + | 5. It should now be working. | ||
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| + | You can now use it using your favourite terminal emulator or the '''screen''' command: | ||
| + | |||
| + | screen /dev/tty.usbserial 9600 | ||
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| + | Ctrl a \ to exit! | ||
Revision as of 07:00, 2 July 2014
I'm using an ATEN UC232A adapter. I got this from here. I've adapted it slightly for 10.9 (Mavericks).
1. Plug in your adapter and run "System Information" application and click on the USB devices, looking for "USB-Serial Conroller". When you click on it you'll get something like:
USB-Serial Controller D:
Product ID: 0x2008
Vendor ID: 0x0557 (ATEN International Co. Ltd.)
Version: 3.00
Speed: Up to 12 Mb/sec
Manufacturer: Prolific Technology Inc.
Location ID: 0x14100000 / 8
Current Available (mA): 500
Current Required (mA): 100
The Producut ID and Vendor ID numbers are important. You can use the "Calculator" app, to convert them to base 10: 0x2008=8200 and 0x0557=1367.
2. Download and install the drivers from the Prolific website here.
NOTE: The Aten UC232A and the Prolific PL2303 are basically the same device and the Prolific drivers are maintained!
3. After your reboot, edit /System/Library/Extensions/ProlificUsbSerial.kext/Contents/Info.plist
sudo vim /System/Library/Extensions/ProlificUsbSerial.kext/Contents/Info.plist
Find the idProduct and idVendor fields and change them to the values we calculated earlier:
<key>idProduct</key> <integer>8200</integer> <key>idVendor</key> <integer>1367</integer>
They both appear in two different places, so change both.
4. Unplug the adapter and restart the kernel extension (or just reboot):
sudo kextload /System/Library/Extensions/ProlificUsbSerial.kext
5. It should now be working.
You can now use it using your favourite terminal emulator or the screen command:
screen /dev/tty.usbserial 9600
Ctrl a \ to exit!
