never mind, this solved my problem:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/osx-pl2303/
thanks for the help,
-robert
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> Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:02:45 -0500
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> CC: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Tinyos-help] OS X tty device through usb/serial cable problem
> 
> Robert Hammond wrote:
>> Hi all,
>> 
>> I just installed tinyos-2.x on a macbook pro running 10.5.3. I followed the 
>> instructions given by Kevin Klues 
>> (http://docs.tinyos.net/index.php/Installing_tinyos-2.x_on_Mac_OS_X_%28Tiger_%26_Leopard%29),
>>  but I am having an issue uploading to motes, I can get blink to compile, 
>> but when it goes to upload the program it tells me "programmer not 
>> responding".
>> 
>> I believe my issue is that I can't determine the appropriate tty device to 
>> write to. All the examples that I have seen online look like this:
>> make mica2 install mib510,/dev/tty.USA19H5d1P1.1
>> but when I do
>> ls /dev/tty*
>> I don't see anything like tty.XXXX available, I see a few bluetooth devices 
>> and then 80 or so ones of the form ttyq1,ttyq2,...,ttyrc, etc. I've tried a 
>> number of these ttyXX values and I get the "programmer not responding" 
>> message. I think I installed the correct FTDI driver, so I'm not sure what 
>> the issue is.
>> 
>> Any ideas that you have would be greatly appreciated,
>> 
>> -Robert
> 
> The FTDI drivers only work for the USB-to-serial chip built into the 
> TelosB mote.  If you're using an MIB510 programming board and a separate 
> USB-to-serial cable, you'll need to download and install the OS X 
> drivers for that specific cable.
> 
> Greg Hackmann

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