In helping Frank get his system up, we are at the point where his iMac is confirmed to not be seeing the LocoBuffer-USB as a Virtual COM Port (VCP).
We¡¯ve gone through the installation of the FTDIChip drivers version 2.4.2 (I confirmed on my MacBook running macOS 10.13.3 that they are needed), but a VCP for the LocoBuffer-USB does not show up when the LocoBuffer-USB is plugged in.
What could we be missing?
Randall
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On Mar 5, 2018, at 18:46, Randall Wood rhwood@... [jmriusers] <jmriusers@...> wrote:
A: the LocoBuffer-USB works on macOS; no need to buy new equipment.. You may need to install drivers. Check with RR-Cirkits.
B:
1. Copy the *entire* profile folder to a thumb drive, or, if you use it, DropBox.
a. If you used a thumb drive , copy the Profile folder to anywhere you want on the Mac.
2. Start JMRI on the Mac and go to the Preferences window.
3. Select ¡°Config Profiles¡± in that window and click ¡°Add Existing¡¡±
4. Find your profile where you copied it or in DropBox and click Choose.
5. Activate the profile and restart JMRI.
6. JMRI will complain about not finding the LocoBuffer-USB on COM3 (or COM-some-other-number).
7. Open the Preferences, go to Connections.
8. Change the LocoBuffer-USB connection from COM3 to something like cu.usbserial-FTZ12345.
9. Save Preferences and restart JMRI.
10. It should ¡°just work¡± now.
Note that if you used DropBox, you can do the same on your Windows computer, and the two JMRI computers can share the same profile, and will keep the correct connection for the LocoBuffer-USB.
Randall
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On Mar 5, 2018, at 18:29, upitrr@... <mailto:upitrr@...> <mailto:upitrr@... <mailto:upitrr@...>> [jmriusers] <jmriusers@... <mailto:jmriusers@...><mailto:jmriusers@... <mailto:jmriusers@...>>> wrote:
A)...Can I use my LOCOBUFFER-USB to connect my Digitrax system layout to my new APPLE computer or do i have to purchase something different?
B)...How do I move files from the backups directory under Operations (PanelPro) on the Microsoft PC tot he backups folder under Operations (PanelPro) on the new APPLE computer?
Example....set up trains on PC...copy files from backups folder under Operations on the PC to a thumb drive and then use the thumb drive (USB Port) to load these files to the backups folder under Operations (update Operations) on the new Apple computer. HOW DO I PUT THESE FILES IN THE BACKUPS FOLDER ON THE APPLE COMPUTER?
THANK YOU....at this point I am really confused......Frank in Houston
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