Propeller Tool Parallels Desktop MacBook
MacBookPro - Parallels Desktop - Windows XP Pro w/sp2 - Propeller Tool 1.05.5
Hi all,
This is my first post. Hope I'm doing it right. I'm not sure if this is old news, running Propeller Tool on a Mac.
I just wanted to let any Mac users know that it works.
Didn't work on the first try. Com port not found. With XP running ,I did the following: Unplugged Propeller Demo Board
Installed Parallels Desktop Tools - Installed USB Drivers (FTDI VCP) from the Parallax cd - Restarted Parallels Desktop and XP
Plugged in Demo Board - "New USB Device Found" messages popped up. - The last one said "device is now ready to use"
In Parallels Device dropdown menu, I set USB to : FT 232 R UART and ran the Propeller Tool.
Not exactly sure which step fixed the problem , this time it worked as expected, and every time since.
Cheers B.W.
Hi all,
This is my first post. Hope I'm doing it right. I'm not sure if this is old news, running Propeller Tool on a Mac.
I just wanted to let any Mac users know that it works.
Didn't work on the first try. Com port not found. With XP running ,I did the following: Unplugged Propeller Demo Board
Installed Parallels Desktop Tools - Installed USB Drivers (FTDI VCP) from the Parallax cd - Restarted Parallels Desktop and XP
Plugged in Demo Board - "New USB Device Found" messages popped up. - The last one said "device is now ready to use"
In Parallels Device dropdown menu, I set USB to : FT 232 R UART and ran the Propeller Tool.
Not exactly sure which step fixed the problem , this time it worked as expected, and every time since.
Cheers B.W.
Comments
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Why not download it and give it a go? It's free for personal use (Or even commercial use if you are using it personally)
As to your other questions, I'm using DVI so I would not know. Don't even think my Mac has a Composite output.
I'm not sure whether Parallels Desktop or VMWare works well with MacOS 10.4.1. They work best with 10.4.9 or 10.4.10 which are both free upgrades ... you can either use the Apple Updater or download the complete updater application.
If you're using a PowerPC, your best choice is GuestPC which is an emulator, so it's slow, but does work.
Post Edited (Mike Green) : 9/29/2007 1:44:58 PM GMT
I don't know how many flops it would take to make an adapter that reliably breaks after 100 uses.
Rich
breaks after 100usecs? Just run it on Windows.. Job done!
If it's good enough for Chip... it's good enough for me.
Rich
Which PowerrPC Mac? Many can output composite video with an inexpensive adapter/cable.
Oldbitcollector
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It's slow but servicable ... I ran the Propeller Tool for a while using VirtualPC and Windows XP on a PowerPC Powerbook running MacOS 10.2.8. I think GuestPC will still work with 10.2. Check their website www.lismoresystems.com/en/.