macOS Mojave 10.14 (released in October 2018) includes a CH34x driver by Apple.
#USB CH341 DRIVER INSTALL#
This github project appears to be a mirror of the WCH macOS device drivers.ĭo not install if you have the current macOS Mojave 10.14 or later. Unfortunately the WCH website is currently unreachable. For older versions of macOS I would usually recommend getting the device driver from the chip vendor's website. WCH (Jiangsu Qinheng Co) - macOS Mojave 10.14 (released in October 2018) and later includes a CH34x driver by Apple so none needs to be installed by the user. Silicon Labs - get the device driver from the chip vendor's website. A bonus is that device drivers for the CH341 and CP2102 chips are also included. What I have done on my MacBook Air is to purchase a device driver for the PL-2303 chip from a 3rd party company (Repleo) for about $9. Since nearly 100% of programming cables that identify themselves as having a Prolific chip inside are counterfeit, getting a device driver from the chip vendor is not an option for most. Prolific Technology Inc - This chip vendor cripples their device drivers so that they do not function properly with unauthorized copies of their PL-2303 chips. You can install the FTDI device driver from the chip vendor, but from what I have read you should disable the Apple FTDI device driver before you do. MacOS will use the native Apple FTDI device driver. With the output from this command you can choose the correct device driver to pair with the chip.įrom here, if necessary, you just install the device driver that matches the chip in the programming cable.įTDI - Nothing should be required.
#USB CH341 DRIVER SERIAL#
Without this fully working serial connection, no programming software can read from or write to a radio.įor macOS, it is a simple matter to plug in the USB programming cable and type "/dev/cu*" (without the quotes) into Terminal and press to see which chip is in the programming cable. It is the pairing of the chip in the programming cable with a compatible device driver in the operating system that allows creation of the virtual serial port that is required to attach the radio to the computer.
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Repleo - 3rd party source for high-end macOS drivers for your PL-2303, CH341 and CP2102 USB to Serial devices WinChipHead (WCH, aka Jiangsu Qinheng Co) CH340/CH341 Future Technology Devices International (FTDI)