# ESP8266 Dev

**URL:** <https://community.sparkfun.com/t/esp8266-dev/46070>\
**Category:** MicroMod\
**Tags:** processor\
**Created:** [August 19, 2023, 9:30am UTC](https://community.sparkfun.com/t/esp8266-dev/46070 "2023-08-19T09:30:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![SPX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@SPX](https://community.sparkfun.com/u/SPX)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2023, 9:30am UTC](https://community.sparkfun.com/t/esp8266-dev/46070/1 "2023-08-19T09:30:07Z")

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Deara all , i m a newbie with a Sparkfun ESP8266 Dev connected through a USB port to my MAC running Arduino IDE 1.85 .

My help request today is that i cannot connect to a valid port . Re installed the CH340 driver , but it does not work . By the way works fine with NodeMCU Esp8266 . Any help is welcome !! Thank you very much

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**Author:** ![YellowDog](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/sparkfun/user_avatar/community.sparkfun.com/yellowdog/32/1782_2.png) [@YellowDog](https://community.sparkfun.com/u/YellowDog)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2023, 11:45am UTC](https://community.sparkfun.com/t/esp8266-dev/46070/2 "2023-08-19T11:45:04Z")

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The Thing Dev uses a FTDI chip rather than a CH340 so you will need the FTDI driver instead.

[https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/ho … rivers/mac](https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/how-to-install-ftdi-drivers/mac)