Resources » Pololu USB AVR Programmer User's Guide » 5. Getting Started in Mac OS X »5.a. Firmware Support for Mac OS XTo use the Pololu USB AVR Programmer with Mac OS X, a firmware modification is required. Installing the firmwareTo install the firmware modification, the you will need to use a Windows computer, but once the modification has been applied, all of your further work can be done on the Mac.
Checking the installationTo check the installation, first plug the Pololu USB AVR Programmer into a USB port on your Mac. Click “Cancel” to dismiss the following dialog:
Next, navigate (using a Terminal window) to the /dev folder on the Mac, and verify that it contains two new entries of the form <prefix>.usbmodem<serial-number>. For example:
Later, when you are ready to flash a program to the microcontroller, you will need to pass one of these entries as a parameter to avrdude. The serial number is unique to your Programmer. |
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