Mac OS X 10.4, 10.5 and 10.6 Driver Installation
This document describes how to enable communication between a Piccolo Xpress or VetScan VS2 analyzer and Mac OS X 10.4, 10.5 and 10.6. In this document you will install a driver that makes a Piccolo Xpress or VetScan VS2 analyzer available as a virtual communications port in Mac OS X.
Installation requires the following:
§ Piccolo Xpress or VetScan VS2 Blood Chemistry Analyzer.
§ Mac with OS X 10.4, 10.5 or 10.6.
§ Mac with an available USB port.
§ USB cable with Type A and Type B adapters (small and big ends).
§ Abaxis Driver CD or the file "Abaxis Driver CD.zip" (download from the Abaxis web site).
Note 1: The screen shots in these instructions are from a typical Mac OS X 10.6 installation. Some of the dialog boxes shown may vary slightly in other versions of Mac OS X.
Note 2: Driver installation in Mac requires administrative account privileges.
Note 3: USB Cables are available from Abaxis Technical Support 1-800-822-2947.
Driver Installation
1. Ensure the Analyzer is not connected to the Mac with a USB Cable. 2. Turn on the Mac 3. If you have the Abaxis Driver CD: Insert the Abaxis Driver CD into the Mac’s CD-ROM drive. 4. If you downloaded the file "Abaxis Driver CD.zip": Open the file "Abaxis Driver CD.zip".
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5. If you have the Abaxis Driver CD: Browse to the CD drive. 6. If you downloaded the file "Abaxis Driver CD.zip": Browse to the folder "Abaxis Driver CD." 7. Navigate to the Mac folder. 8. Open AbaxisUSBSerialDriver_v2_2_14.dmg. |
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9. Open AbaxisUSBSerialDriver_OS_10_4_10_5_10_6v2_2_14.pkg in AbaxisUSBSerialDriver_v2_2_14. |
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10. Click Continue. |
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11. Click Install or Upgrade. |
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12. Enter the administrator username and password. 13. OK. |
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14. Close |
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15. Connect the large end of the USB cable (Type A connector) to the Mac.
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16. Connect the small end of the USB cable (Type B connector) to the Analyzer. |
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17. Turn on the Piccolo Xpress or VetScan VS2 analyzer. |
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18. Go > Utilities > Terminal. |
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19. Type ls /dev/tty.* 20. The Piccolo Xpress or VetScan VS2 analyzer is listed as /dev/tty.AbaxisAnalyzer-(last 6 digits of the analyzer serial number). |
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21. Mac applications can now be configured to communicate with the analyzer over the virtual communication port. |
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