Mac detects 3dr Radio, but APM PLanner 2.0.17 does not?

Ground Control Software APM Planner 2.0
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Hi all,

Just got my self an AMP 2.6 (been flying on CC3D for a while now) and I am having issues getting the APM to recognize the 3DR radio thats plugged into the USB.

Running Mac OS X Yosemite version 10,10

See the first screenshot, its my System Information screen. The APM 2.6 plugged into one USB port is recognized as the Arduino Mega 2560, and I can connect to the board no prob through APM Planner

When I plug in the 3DR radio into the USB it comes up as the “CP2102 USB to UART Bridge Controller”. Is this the correct for the device?

Second screenshot, when I try to connect to the APM through the Initial Setup/3DR Radio screen, the Link Settings Dropdown is blank, and there are no values in it.

If I go to the Advanced Settings screen, I get the following list of devices that APM Planner sees. In there I see the usbmodem1411 which is the USB to the APM 2.6, and then I see all my bluetooth modules (BATTY, CRASHBOT). But I do not see the 3DR radio.

Am I doing something wrong here? Am I going to the right screens to setup the 3DR radio?

Thanks for reading and any replies
Cheers,
Dronin

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(Sorry for second post, but I do not see an “edit” button anywhere to edit my original post)

forgot to mention that I downloaded the latest FTDI drivers from this site ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm (The Mac 10.10 came out 15 days ago)

I am running APM PLanner 2.0.17 on Mac OS X Yosemite 10.10.

Please see the attached screenshot that shows my System Information, with the 3DR radio detected as the “USB to UART…”

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Where did you get your radio? The 3DR Radio uses a FTDI chip. I have found you need to install the FTDI drivers for them to work (the one built into OSX does not). The tested one is in the downloaded .dmg

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I got the 3DR radio from Multirotomania, a legit store in CA. My driver I got from here: ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm

IN the screenshot attached you can see that with the drive installed when I plug in the radio it shows up as “CP2102 USB to UART Bridge Controller” in Mac’s System Information.

Humm, from reading the FTDI site I can see that I am supposed to see the device pop up as

/dev/cu.usbserial-xxxxxxxx
/dev/tty.usbserial-xxxxxxxx

Which I do not. So I will troubleshoot some more by un-installing and re-installing the drivers

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Did you manage to find a solution? I am having a similar issue and cant’t figure it out.

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My only guess is that you are not using a 3DR Radio that is using the FTDI chip, but some variant with a new USB chip from SiLabs. Try installing the driver for that. (it not a genuine ‘3dr Radio’ meaning it’s a hardware derivative, so needs different drivers)

see silabs.com/products/mcu/Pag … ivers.aspx

If it’s installed correctly, you should see the device listed by going to terminal and typing ls /dev/cu.*

If it does not appear contact the manufacturer on how to install the radio to work on OSX. I don’t have one to test. Send me one I can probably figure it out.