So I’ve been reading and trying things over and over now for about a week. really starting to consider throwing the drone and everything in the trash but don’t want to be out a few hundred bucks!!!
So here is my issue:
i have the latest version of AP (apm_planner_2.0.27-rc1_osx.dmg) but when i connect the board to my MAC, it wont connect. I’m using FTDI usb serial but it wont give me a com port to use. my only options are Bluetooth or iPhone and neither of those work.
now, as i said before, I’ve been trying to do research on this for about the last week and i havent found one single person that has come up with a solution. and before you ask, i have uninstalled and reinstalled everything about a dozen times so far and I’m almost at the end of my rope.
PS, I don’t know about programming or coding and all of this is new to me and i have absolutely no access to a PC before you try to give me those options.
You’re going to have to elaborate on what exactly you are connecting to what.
I run Mojave 10.14.4, use APM Planner, and connect with everything from APM2.6, Pixhawk 1, the Cube, Pixracer, PixFalcon, to name a few.
I use a USB only and it is USB to micro USB.
Please explain the need for an FTDI cable as previously asked.
You may need to include pics.
I run the same version of Mojave and I have the APM 2.8. I tried running APM Planner but when I plug it in with the usb, it doesn’t show the device anywhere. FTDI is the software I was instructed to use for usb to serial so that the APM 2.8 can be found by the computer. I also use a usb to micro usb cord. FTDI is just a driver, not a physical cable.
Next: this is the link that I followed for the driver installation
And all has worked after that.
There is an installation document here for OSX that I needed to follow some time back to sort out comms problems. Since then there hasn’t been an issue.
