xBee not showing up in serial ports Mac OSX 10.14.6

[jbillauer]

I’m having difficulty with the initial setup of a basic xBee network for Arduino with XCTU

I went through the https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/ex … s-and-xctu tutorial with no success.

Here is my setup:

Macbook Pro with OSX 10.14.6

Arduino

USB 3.0 USB Hub

USB Dongle Explorer

xBee S1

I tried 3 different ways with no luck:

1. Default OSX FTDI Drivers - Could not locate explorer board in XCTU or Arduino IDE as a serial port

2. VCP Drivers 2.4.2 - same issue (https://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm)

3. SiLabs USB to UART VCP Drivers (https://www.silabs.com/products/develop … cp-drivers)

I plugged in an Arduino Uno through the same USB hub and was able to locate it in Arduino IDE in the port drop down with no issues.

I’ve attached some pictures that may help. If other info would be helpful I could most likely provide whatever you need.

[El_Duderino]

Hi jbillauer,

There may be an issue with the pre-installed drivers conflicting with the FTDI VCP driver. Try following the instructions for removing the FTDI VCP driver you installed, disabling the Apple VCP drivers and then re-installing the FTDI VCP driver in [this installation guide from FTDI. That should resolve the issue but if not, let us know and we can troubleshoot further.](https://www.ftdichip.com/Support/Documents/AppNotes/AN_134_FTDI_Drivers_Installation_Guide_for_MAC_OSX.pdf)