First time user: no serial port on Mac?

[dws]

Atom plugin is saying "found 0 serialports". In terminal on Mac, 'ls /dev/tty.usb' returns nothing. Expansion board software upgrade fails (I think because there's no serial port.) Reboot doesn't help. So this is more of a Mac question but I figured I would ask here since most people having serial port issues on macs are doing microcontroller development, it seems.

i've also installed the FTDI drivers but that's not helping.

thanks.

[jmarcelino]

Hi @dws

Can you try a different microUSB cable? Sounds like you’re using a power only one

[dws]

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[jmarcelino]

@dws The device file only appears when the serial device is detected.

That’s why it sounds like the USB cable is power only, doesn’t support data

[dws]

@jmarcelino That didn't change anything.

But shouldn't I see a usbserial entry of some kind upon doing the following?

ls /dev/tty.usb*

I'm not seeing anything. Or does the port only appear when a device is plugged in?

Thanks

[robert-hh]

@dws The port only appears when the device is plugged in with a proper cable.

[jmarcelino]

@dws
Which expansion board do you have ?

Should say on the bottom, v2 or v3?

[robert-hh]

@jmarcelino Is there a new expansion board?

[dws]

finally got it working, had to try three cables i had. i didn't realize the world had so many power-only usb cables, unmarked as such.

Thanks!