Questions tagged [osx]
The operating system typically used on Mac computers. Use this tag for questions about using Arduino alongside a Mac environment, such as uploading a program from a Mac.
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Arduino OSX Mojave - Serial port only shows sometimes
I've found lots of issues about serial ports not showing up at all, but none about what I'm experiencing. Sometimes I can see my Arduino Mega 2560 in the ports list, and sometimes I can't. I've tried ...
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HC-05 bridge using Arduino Nano and GNU Screen
I connect an HC-05 module to an Arduino nano with CH341 serial chip (voltage divider on RX pin). I am trying to make a bridge for a test, i.e. serial in, echo local and echo to Bluetooth and vice ...
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Will a genuine Arduino board have the same issues with High Sierra as other non genuine ones?
I think my question is quite specific to High Sierra. I am very new and have bought a starter Elegoo kit to learn the basics. I did not realise that their boards are not the real thing. I have an ...
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My Arduino isn't showing up on my computer. What should I do?
You have your spangly new Arduino board, you've installed the software, and you plug it in. Nothing happens. Diagnosing problems may be a little tricky for the beginner, so what hoops should you go ...
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CH34x board fails with avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 1 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x00 Atemel Mega328P AU1640
I have been given a board(Atmel ATmega328P-AU 1640) to program. I googled and found category of board Arduino Uno/ CH34x-based clone. But when I program an empty program: void setup() { // put ...
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Arduino Micro disappears on osX 10.11.6
so I have an arduino micro, and it was working fine until the latest security update for OSX 10.11.6 now the port won't show up in the arduino IDE. This doesn't seem to be a problem with the Uno / ...
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My ESP8266 01 is saying at espcomm_sync failed, espcomm_open failed, and (2x) espcomm_upload_mem failed. OS X
I'm extremely frustrated at my ESP8266 right now, with the Arduino. I am using a 6v DC battery power supply (4xAA batteries), and a 3.3v voltage regulator (NTE1904). I have the connections as shown: ...
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Yet another "Mac cannot find USB serial port" post
I have read about every post about people having issues with their Arduinos on Macs. I have a 100% authentic Arduino UNO, that I cannot by any circumstance manage to connect to my late 2009 iMac with ...
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Removing Robot IR Arduino Library on Macbook
I'm trying to use my IR receiver on my Arduino Uno Board. First I need to remove my IR Robot library because it interferes with the IRremote library. On my Mac, I have gone into the Arduino/library ...
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Using Arduino with Assembly on MacOS
I'm trying to use an Arduino UNO board with Assembly on MacOS, but I couldn't find any documentation about it. How can I compile and upload Assembly files to the Arduino with MacOS?
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Arduino IDE in conflict with pyserial for use of serial port in OSX Yosemite
I'm trying to communicate with an Arduino Uno via pyserial using a code that I wrote for Ubuntu. However, when I try to use the same code in OSX Yosemite after identifying the serial port for the case ...
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Controlling an OSX app by Arduino
I am trying to control an app on OSX with an Arduino Uno. Specifically, I would like to start and stop play of an MP3 on iTunes, or a track on Spotify, using an Arduino connected to the Apple ...
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Missing Libraries make no sense
I've never much issue importing a library to my master sketchbook location, restarting Arduino, then using the library examples. Today is a different story: I'm loading RCLib which is part of this ...
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Mysterious RX pulses on UART connect on OS X Arduino Due
Arduino IDE 1.6.8, Arduino Due, Mac OS 10.11.3 I am seeing eight mysterious pulses on the RX line when I connect to the serial port using multiple client libraries (Python, JavaScript as well as the ...
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Board won't show on one of my computers
I have the same problem with these two boards: Ruggeduino (Uno compatible) and DFRobot Romeo 1 (Duemilanove compatible). On one of my Macs (a Macbook Pro running 10.11.4), I can see a new port /dev/...
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