Mac Os X List Serial Ports
So, Terminal cannot talk out a port? I seem to remember that any.NIX terminal program could be aimed at any port, I just don't recall how. I figured the trick was how to point at the port in a way that says a USB port is a serial port. I have seen some stuff on the net saying you need a cable specific driver, but I can not confirm this. Topic: Mac OS X usbmodem ports missing? (Read 27300 times) previous topic - next topic. AGamer Guest. It doesn't really matter what the Arduino IDE sees. The IDE just asks the OS for what serial ports are available. I figured as much. But since I just started tinkering with this yesterday, I figured I would cover all the bases.
I'll have to assume you meant to say that he has a LocalTalk printer.A friend had this problem and I fixed it merely by installing Apple's free LocalTalk bridge on an older mac (running Mac OS). The bridge makes LocalTalk printers available on EtherTalk so OS X can see the printer.
You may want to check if OS X has the PPD for that printer.If you don't want to use an older mac there are stand-alone bridges (might be one on ebay) but they usually aren't worth it since printers are cheap.Installing the LocalTalk bridge in Classic won't work because Classic doesn't have access to the serial port. One possible solution to this is a USB to Serial adaptor and messing with the KEXTs so the OS X driver doesn't load (thus makes it available to Classic). Another possible solution is using some serial-over-IP protocol, but I'm not even aware of one.
I'm afraid I didn't understand why it was 'asking again', strobe. I have the same problem, i.e. An AppleTalk capable printer (HP 6MP) that has only a LocalTalk (serial) connection.
I know LocalTalkBridge (or LaserWriterBridge) since that's what I have been using so far under OS 8.6. I understood that the Classic environment doesn't have access to the serial ports. Fine, I dont want to run the LocalTalkBridge under Classic, anyway. I can 'see' both serial ports in the network control panel (or whatever it is called in OSX), but the only option for configuring them is TCP/IP, no AppleTalk. I know I'm probably completely wrong in this thread: I have nearly no idea about unix, I'm running 10.1.5 on an unsupported 8600, and I don't understand your answer to evildan's question.
Mac Os X Serial Port Monitor
But this thread exactly addresses my problem (mmh, I believe so, anyway). So please forgive me, should I repeat anything.The answer to the question 'can I force OSX to talk AppleTalk to my printer via the serial port' is a simple 'no'? I know even Linux machines can talk Netatalk/AppleTalk to serial printers, and OSX doesn't?Thanks for your patience.
OS X Serial Port AppsHaving installed for our USB-serial adapter, we also need to install some terminal emulation software before we can connect to anything. The following Mac OS X GUI applications are available:If you're looking for a 'commands line' app, there's (built-in) or.If you can't find a driver for your adapter (eg, Belkin), try which has built-in support for most (if not all) USB-Serial adapters.If you have trouble installing any of the following (or any other program) with an 'unidentified developer' error, goto: System Preferences ➤ Secrity & Privacy ➤ General and click on and try again. Otherwise, ctrl-click (or right-click) on the app and select Open from the pop-up menu so not to permanently lower your security settings.Serialis a great Terminal Emulation Program with built-in driver support for most common USB to serial devices. So, if you can't find an OS X driver for youradapter (eg, Belkin), give a try - available from the.Other features include full ANSI/VT100 terminal emulation, break-sequence support (for Cisco, etc), a line-buffered or immediate send mode, and much more. It also doesn't crash if you prematurely unplug the adapter! Serial is highly recommended!
Is a well known terminal emulation program thats been around for years, updated for Intel Macs. It supports VT100 emulation, which means it sorta kinda works with Meridian Mail (Function keys on a MacBook: fn + f-key). Shareware.To configure, open Settings ➤ Modem Preferences and select your USB-Serial device as the default modem (Serial Port).
Mac Os X Serial Port Configuration
Then edit your connection in Settings ➤ Connection. Remember to connect the USB-Serial cable before launching ZTerm. The following pictures explain the steps:goSerial.