Connecting on a Mac with no USB

lombardim 2017-02-06 13:41:04 UTC #1

I have a student who is trying to connect to the Arduino using a Mac without a USB port. She has a multi-port adaptor - could that be the problem? Has anyone has any experience with this?

lombardim 2017-02-06 14:37:42 UTC #2

Nevermind - we got the adaptor working. Is there a pyserial version for mac?

johnchoi 2017-02-06 15:55:52 UTC #3

Hi Michele,

I suspect your student has a MacBook with a USB C connector.

If so, this should allow the student to convert the USB C on the Mac to a standard USB A: http://www.apple.com/shop/product/MJ1M2AM/A/usb-c-to-usb-adapter?afid=p238%7CsScygQXEW-dc_mtid_1870765e38482_pcrid_52243316890_&cid=aos-us-kwgo-pla-btb--slid--product-MJ1M2AM/A

Cheers,
John Choi

johnchoi 2017-02-06 16:00:57 UTC #4

As for question number 2, PySerial works for both Mac, Windows and Linux.

Two methods for installation on Mac:
(Note that Python 2.7 must already installed.)

Method 0: Using Pip

Open up terminal.
Run the following line: sudo pip install pyserial

Method 1: Manual installation:

Here is the download link:
https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyserial/2.7

You will need to download the tar.gz file, extract, and follow the same installlation process as Windows, but using Terminal instead of the Command Prompt.