From: Milton Aupperle <milton@outcastsoft.com>

Date: January 17, 2006 9:05:46 PM MST

To: Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com

Subject: Re: [Astro_IIDC] Re: Can't autoguide with Flea (or DSI Pro, for that matter).

Hi Rodolphe;

On 17-Jan-06, at 8:30 PM, Rodolphe Pineau wrote:

as far as I know that is the case.

Here is an extract from the install doc :

"When the computer has rebooted, plug in the device. If the device

is installed properly, you will

see entries in the /dev directory:

/dev/cu.usbserial-xxxxxxxx

/dev/tty.usbserial-xxxxxxxx

you can find the full document here : http://www.ftdichip.com/

Documents/InstallGuides/Mac_OS_X_Installation_Guide.pdf

Thanks for the Links.

This is the same chip as the one the AstroHub is using (http://

I tried to get access to one of these to do some testing on my mac

but the owner want me to pay, do my test and return it within a short

period to get a refund if it doesn't work... I was more hoping on

having one unit for a few month to do all the test and write some

extra software for mac users .. not going to happen unless someone

close to my location has one I can borrow

Rodolphe

That's the problem I face all the time bringing new products to the Mac. And doing remote dev work is a complete PITA.

TTYL..

Milton J. Aupperle

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