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stephen
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MacOS 12 (Monterey) Compatibility Mar 9, 2022 16:26:07 GMT -5

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Post by stephen on Mar 9, 2022 16:26:07 GMT -5

We are currently unable to use any of our newer (USB) Lakeshore controllers with new computers because the USB drivers are not compatible with the latest version of MacOS. I imagine the switch to ARM architecture is complicating things, but it's been a year and a half now and this is becoming a serious problem for us. Is there a beta version of a compatible driver available that we could try while we wait for an official update?

Lake Shore Jeff M
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MacOS 12 (Monterey) Compatibility Mar 10, 2022 13:25:23 GMT -5

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Post by Lake Shore Jeff M on Mar 10, 2022 13:25:23 GMT -5

Our USB Interface is a Silicon Labs cp210x device and the drivers on our web site are modified versions of an older SiLabs drivers which I understand do not work with newer machines.

I recently was working with another customer and I suggested they check the Silicon Labs site for a newer driver and they informed me that they were successful in getting their MacOS Catalina computer working with our instrument using the driver found here:

nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silabs.com%2Fdevelopers%2Fusb-to-uart-bridge-vcp-drivers&data=04%7C01%7Csupport%40lakeshore.com%7C41f5f2dc39cd47b1cb3008d9f0ca7352%7C3d0723d8bb4b461a8b5ae2dbf33c71c8%7C0%7C0%7C637805574575958388%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=ijWN8lLe3W87XH4eXKGTImWDpf4PGupeQ%2FgCOpR%2BtuY%3D&reserved=0

I have also been informed by Stephen who posted this question that the driver reverenced above also works with his MacOS 12 Monterey system,