Setup Guide on Mac OS X

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Equipment

  • Software:

Microduino software develop environment Arduino IDE, Microduino IDE configure pagckage;

  • Hardware:

Microduino FT232R、Micro-USB cable;

Congfigure procedure

  • Download Arduino IDE on
 http://arduino.cc/en/Main/Software
Arduino IDE for Mac
  • Uncompress the Arduino IDE package to Applications folder;
  • Download and install the USB driver on
 http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm
USB for Mac
  • Right click (or click with two fingers) the Arduino app in Applications folder, select the ""Show Package Contents""
Show Package Contents
  • Download and uncompress the Microduino hardware package
   File:Microduino-hardware.zip
  • Place the Microduino folder into "/Applications/Arduino.app/Contents/Resources/Java/hardware"
Place of hardware folder
  • Connect the Microduino FT323R to PC with the Micro-USB cable;
  • Open the Arduino app, Click the ""Tools"" menu, you will see Microduino family under "Board" menu.
Microduino boards
  • And something like "/dev/tty.usbserial-XXXXXXXX"
Serial Port
  • Select the correct board model and serial port, you can now enjoy the limitless possibility Microduino brings to you.


One of our dear community members created a PDF document about this procedure, you can take that as a reference:

File:Mac microduino.pdf