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System Requirement
Thefollowingrequirementsareneeded:
MacOSX10.6to10.8operatingsystems(includes64-bitsupport)
AppleMacOSXcompatiblecomputers
PL-2303USB-to-SerialCableAdapter
PL-2303MacOSXUniversalBinaryDriver:
md_PL2303_MacOSX-10.6up_v1.5.0.zip (orabove)
Mac OS X Driver Installation
ThefollowingstepswillshowhowtoinstallthePL-2303deviceunderMacOSXoperatingsystem:
1. DownloadtheMacOSXUniversalBinarydriverfromProlificwebsite.
http://www.prolific.com.tw/US/ShowProduct.aspx?p_id=229&pcid=41
5. YoucanthenproceedtocheckiftheUSBserialportdeviceissetupproperly.Youcanrunthe
TerminalprogramunderApplications-Utilitiesfolderandtypethefollowingcommands:
cd /dev
ls tty.usbserial*
6. NOTE:MacOSmayalsopop-upanewnetworkinterfacewhenitdetectsanewUSB-Serial
Controllerdevice.Seenextsectionformoreexplanation.
1. Onecommontestistoconnecta56KserialmodemtothePL-2303adapter.GotoSystem
PreferencesandclickonNetwork.
2. Theleftsidecolumnshowsyoualltheexistingportsandstatus.IfyoudonotseetheUSBSerial
Controllerdevice,clickonthe+addbuttontolookforthedevice.
6. Whenconnectionismade,youcanstarttouseMacOSXSafariwebbrowserandmonitorthe
modemconnectionstatusbydatasentandreceived.
1. DownloadtheCoolTermprogramfrombelowwebsiteandinstalltheprogramunderMacOSX:
http://freeware.the-meiers.org/
2. RuntheprogramandselectthePL-2303devicebyclickingonOptions-SerialPort.ClickonPort
toselectusbserial.Setthedesiredbaudrateandotherportsettings.ClickOKandclick
Connecttoopentheport.
3. OpenanotherCoolTermFileandpluganotherPL-2303device.ClickonOptions-SerialPortand
clickonPorttoselecttheotherPL2303cable(usbserial1).
5. UseaserialnullmodemcabletoconnectbetweenthetwoPL-2303cables.Click
Connection-SendTextfiletotransfertextfile.YoucanalsosendtextfilefromtheotherPL2303
cableatthesametime.
6. Youcanalsosimplyplugaloopbackconnector(TX-RXshort)tothePL-2303serialportand
typethekeyboardtoshowthesendcharactersonthelocalwindowdisplay.
1. RunaTerminalsession(Applications-Utilities-Terminal)andenterthefollowingcommandsat
thecommandprompt:
sudo rm rf /System/Library/Extensions/ProlificUSBSerial.kext
sudo rm rf /var/db/receipts/*PL2303*.*
sudo rm rf /var/db/receipts/*ProlificUSbSerial*.*
2. Toremovetheportfromthesystem,gotoSystemPreferencesandselectNetwork.Selectthe
USB-SerialControllerdeviceshownfromtheShowmenuandclickonthe-removebuttonto
uninstalltheport.
3. Restartthecomputeragainbeforereinstallingthedriver.