Arduino software doesn't recognize xbee explorer usb

Wireless & IoT
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Hey, probably a dumb question, but I’ve just started using xbee for the first time and hit a stumbling block early on. I’ve got a Sparkfun xbee explorer usb, Sparkfun xbee shield and two series one radios. I set them up according to http://www.sparkfun.com/tutorials/192. However, when I open the arduino software, the usp port isn’t listed as a serial port. When I plug my arduino uno directly in to the same port, /dev/cu.usbmodemfd111 comes up like usual. When I plug the xbee explorer into the port, nothing. If it matters, I’m using a macbook air as the host computer.

Patrick

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I got a little farther. The tutorial doesn’t mention ftdi drivers but some other sites did, so I downloaded the VCP drivers from http://www.ftdichip.com/FTDrivers.htm and it worked! For 2 seconds. I got serial data from my arduino for one run through the loop but then the RSSI light on the usb side turned off and no more data came through. No errors were thrown to the mac console so I’m not sure where to go from here. Anyone had a similar problem?