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AXE027.PMD
PICAXE USB CABLE
5.0) Mac (OS X) Installation
Install the Mac OS X software driver BEFORE inserting the
AXE027 cable into the USB port.
First download the AXE027 Mac driver from the software
section of the
www.picaxe.co.uk
website and save it to the
hard disk. The driver is now available in disk image (.dmg)
format. Run the installer by double clicking on the
'FTDIUSBSerialDriver.dmg' icon.
Click Continue to proceed with the installation and follow
the instructions on screen.
When the installation is complete, reboot the computer.
When the computer has rebooted, plug in the AXE027 cable.
If the device is installed properly, you will see the symbolic
link file entry in the /dev directory:
/dev/tty.usbserial-xxxxxxxx
where xxxx is a unique serial number. Remember this
number as you will require it to use the AXE027 cable.
To study the contents of /dev use the Terminal application.
The Terminal application can be launched by selecting Go >
Applications > Utilities > Terminal. Type the following lines
in the Terminal window to produce the file list:
cd /dev
ls-l
