Setting up a USB to COM port on a 2018 Macbook Pro
Posted: 2. Apr 2019, 02:09
Hi all,
So, first let me just state upfront that I am a complete novice in what I am attempting to do, so if I've missed something obvious, well, yea. That's expected. Also, it's very unlikely I'm going to understand a high-level description of piping ports etc. None of the posts on this topic have helped to get me where I need to be.
So: My application is, I'm trying to interface with a piece of SCADA hardware using a proprietary serial / COM port cable (FTDI FT232R USB UART [0600]). The cable itself is connected to a Serial / USB converter, and the USB A male end is connected to my macbook through a USB A to USB C converter.
I have installed the extension pack, and when I plug the USB-serial cable into my computer through the adapter, Virtual Box recognizes and loads the drivers for it. The issue arises when I try to make use of the serial end of the connector. To the best of my knowledge, the virtual box does not react when the serial cable is plugged into the serial / USB converter. I have seen a second set of drivers load when this is done on a native windows machine.
I considered the fact that my MAC has no COM ports and attempted to set one up. Where I fall completely flat is selecting a host file / host pipe and the addressing. I'm not ashamed to say I'm 100% out of my depth and I'm going to repeat my request for any explanation/instructions to be explained like I'm 5, for the sake of getting it right the first time, and not screwing anything up on my host machine.
The current state of my USB/Serial looks like this: All previous explainers for how to select a path to pipe to have assumed I'd have a file in my /dev folder which is not present. I'm unsure if whether this file exists varies by OS distribution, previously downloaded software or whether I create some dummy file or what. Since the only settings I can turn my Vbox on with are with the Com Port enabled but disconnected at the moment, I think this is where I need to put in work.
Can anyone explain how I'm supposed to port this COM port, and what it is that I would be doing when I do so?
So, first let me just state upfront that I am a complete novice in what I am attempting to do, so if I've missed something obvious, well, yea. That's expected. Also, it's very unlikely I'm going to understand a high-level description of piping ports etc. None of the posts on this topic have helped to get me where I need to be.
So: My application is, I'm trying to interface with a piece of SCADA hardware using a proprietary serial / COM port cable (FTDI FT232R USB UART [0600]). The cable itself is connected to a Serial / USB converter, and the USB A male end is connected to my macbook through a USB A to USB C converter.
I have installed the extension pack, and when I plug the USB-serial cable into my computer through the adapter, Virtual Box recognizes and loads the drivers for it. The issue arises when I try to make use of the serial end of the connector. To the best of my knowledge, the virtual box does not react when the serial cable is plugged into the serial / USB converter. I have seen a second set of drivers load when this is done on a native windows machine.
I considered the fact that my MAC has no COM ports and attempted to set one up. Where I fall completely flat is selecting a host file / host pipe and the addressing. I'm not ashamed to say I'm 100% out of my depth and I'm going to repeat my request for any explanation/instructions to be explained like I'm 5, for the sake of getting it right the first time, and not screwing anything up on my host machine.
The current state of my USB/Serial looks like this: All previous explainers for how to select a path to pipe to have assumed I'd have a file in my /dev folder which is not present. I'm unsure if whether this file exists varies by OS distribution, previously downloaded software or whether I create some dummy file or what. Since the only settings I can turn my Vbox on with are with the Com Port enabled but disconnected at the moment, I think this is where I need to put in work.
Can anyone explain how I'm supposed to port this COM port, and what it is that I would be doing when I do so?