M5StickC usb driver and Catalina
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@m5stack Thank you for your quick response. I am sure that Mac OS Catalina need a driver. A few days ago I installed Mac OS 10.15.2 form scratch and M5StickC needs the cp210x-driver (M5Stack needs the FTDI driver!).
You can test it. If you connect a M5StickC you see at the directory /dev a file with this name "cu.usbserial-<number>". With connected M5Stack you see "cu.SLAB_USBtoUART" (<- This is the FTDI driver).
My workaround is "Connect G0 pin to GND". That is not nice. Your solution to start a VM is even more complex because all need all my files there.
Yes, I can program M5StickC, but I am looking for an easy way to program M5StickC with short turn around times and easy handling. Normally I used Atom editor with PlatformIO.
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@m5stack could you please advise on the best process for getting M5StickC to work and flash via esptool on Mac OS Catalina ?
Also, advise on which driver is needed for M5StickC. Is it the FTDI driver or is it the CP210X driver ?
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@tcruse first , on some Mac PC, M5StickC cannot upload program properly.
the solution: When programming, short the G0 to GND using the DuPont line.
and , all most PC don't need driver with M5StickC. But some old PC System need install FTDI driver.
FTDI driver is for M5StickC, CP2104 driver is for M5Stack Core ( like Fire BASIC M5GO)
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@m5stack Yes, I swapped the drivers. You can check it at Apple menu, systemreport and USB.
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If I connected a M5Stack I saw:
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If I connected a M5StickC I saw:
You can check the loaded drivers and their versions in terminal with "sudo kextstat".
I noticed that sometimes M5Stack didn't not work without "short the G0 to GND". I think that is a timing-problem at Catalina and esptool.py. It is not a problem of M5Stack- or M5StickC-Software.
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I formulated an Issue at Github: Link to Issue
Supplement on January 18, 2020: You need an Espressif account to see the issue.
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@m5stack Cant click that link.
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@m5stack
I got this error if I click your link: "Access denied. You do not have permission to access this page."
Thank you for updating your software. -
The link worked for me once a few hours ago, but now it’s not.
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@o-copleston This solution is running perfectly! Thank you!
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@m5stack Hello, are there any news about a solution for Catalina and M5StickC?
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@m5stack if you can, please give us the link for a new driver to solve that problem....
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@m5stack Thank you! The solution 2 (as describe in link) is fully functional.
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