[DogParkList] MicroHAM FTDI driver problem

[Don Agro]

Hi Larry,

On 30-Sep-04, at 11:30 PM, Larry West wrote:

> I recently received a MicroHam IC13 USB controller to connect my Mac  
> with MacLoggerDX to my Icom IC-718. I'm having a problem getting the  
> proper drivers to load for the USB-serial interface.

There is an issue with the OS X FTDI driver that requires one to unplug  
and re-plug the device after a reboot.
FTDI blames Apple - but the Keyspan drivers don't seem to have the  
problem.

FTDI has a rather complex workaround for this:

<http://www.ftdichip.com/Files/ 
FTDIUSBSerialDriver%20Installation%20Notes.rtf>

... but I find it easier to just unplug and replug the device after a  
reboot to force the USB controller to re-enumerate the FTDI device -  
then run the program that will be using the port.


73 Don Agro VE3VRW

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