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Using Arduino with Assembly on MacOS

I'm trying to use an Arduino UNO board with Assembly on MacOS, but I couldn't find any documentation about it. How can I compile and upload Assembly files to the Arduino with MacOS?
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Only 1/4 Arduinos seen in Port list?

At some point last week I was able to connect to and upload code to all 4 of my arduino unos from my mac (OS X Sierra). I've been working on one Arduino for a few hours, and now that I tried to plug ...
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Arduino resets my MacBook Pro

Every time I connect the Arudion Uno to the Mac through USB port, the Mac restarts. Why is this happening? How can Arduino make such a sophisticated machine reset? This also happens with my ESP12E ...
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The Arduino Sketch does not save in Arduino folder location

I have just installed Arduino on Mac OS. The Arduino folder is created under Documents. But whenever I save the sketch it gets stored in some ghost location and gives an error, the same name already ...
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Arduino or XBee unique identifier?

Is there anything built into the Arduino Uno or the XBee Pro 2 radio module that I can poll within my Arduino script to act as a unique identifier? Mac address or otherwise? If anyone has a code ...
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code wont upload to arduino starter kit

My operating system : OS X EL CAPITAN Please help I was trying to do project 05 Mood cue of the arduino starter kit. I completed setting up my board and writing the code and when I tried to upload I ...
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Windows does't recognise the Arduino Micro

I'm writing a controller for a Arduino board. Using C++ and WDK 10 on Windows 7 machine. On Mac: This(more or less) is what I did: https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/samplecode/SerialPortSample/...
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Why can't my Arduino IDE recognize serial ports? (Mac El Cap, Ard. UNO)

My Arduino UNO I bought directly from Arduino.cc, so I'm pretty certain it's not a cheap clone. I have a MacBook Pro El Capitan 10.11.5. My Java is 1.8, but I'm pretty sure that doesn't matter. I have ...
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Use terminal command to verify software

I've seen that it is possible to use terminal command to verify software instead of using the IDE. Something like arduino --verify lab.ino. Is there a way to do so on Mac OS? Thank you
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Arduino Yún not connecting to Mac serial port

I am using OS X El Capitan (V 10.11.2) and I'm new to the Arduino world. I was uploading to the Arduino one second and it was working fine and the next second, the USB port couldn't be found. I've ...
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Arduino IDE programs Leonardo but cannot open serial terminal

I'm using Arduino: 1.6.7 (Mac OS X 10.11.3), Board: "Arduino Leonardo". When I try to program my code, it works without problems. When I want to open the built-in Serial Monitor or Serial Plotter, ...
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Arduino Uno R3 (with Atmega 16u2) and MAC OSX 10.11 (El capitan) not working

I have Chinese copy of arduino which uses ATmega16u2 (at least that's what is written on the chip itself). When connected, it is visible in system information under USB section: Communication ...
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How to Send Live Sensor Data to iOS Custom Apps with BLE

I am looking for a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) device that could send live sensor data from Arduino to iOS custom apps, not the app that is already in the app store. I would like to create my own apps ...
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How to program AVR in Mac OS X?

In our college we are using a module developed by IIT Bombay (called FIREBIRD V[ver 5]). It has ATmega2560 and ATmega8 microcontrollers (master and slave) with bootloader. The staff uses AVR Studio ...
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ERROR: Timed out waiting for Arduino 101 - anything I can do?

I just received an Arduino 101 so I did the following in a wave of excitement... Connected the USB cable between it and my Macbook Pro Started the Arduino IDE version 1.6.7 Wrote a little bit of code ...
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Record and playback serial data (tty devices)?

I've connected my Arduino project with a FTDI cable to my Mac. I would like to record data that is sentto /dev/tty.usbserial-AJ038NZ3 and be able play it back so I don't need to attach my project all ...
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AVR trying to send to nonexistent port /dev/cu.wchusbserial1420. Why?

Questions: Why is AVR looking for a USB port that doesn't exist? Where is the value it's using “/dev/cu.wchusbserial1420” coming from? UPDATE: I have determined this happens when the driver has ...
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Arduino Nano Atmega328P doesn't work on Macbook

I've bought and Arduino Nano compatible on eBay: But by the time I connect it to my Macbook Pro (OS X El Capitan 10.11.2) doesn't appear under "Tools -> Port" in Arduino IDE: I've followed some ...
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Arduino Mega 2560 not showing up in Serial Port in IDE

I recently purchased an Arduino Mega 2560. As soon as I connected it for the first time with my macbook pro the led was blinking (default blink program). To stop the blinking, I uploaded an empty ...
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Flexiforce to Uno to Keyboard. Working but not as inteded

I have a Flexiforce 25 pound pressure sensors connected to my Arduino Uno which connects to my laptop. My requirement is to be able to play video games using taps on pressure sensors. I am ...
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Popen command restarts arduino [duplicate]

So I am trying to make a Mac OSX program with Cocoa that will be able to control my Arduino via serial. I currently have the C command popen("echo 7 > /dev/cu.usbmodem1411", "r"); to try to send ...
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Mac Arduino IDE Connection to Min Seg (Mega 2560). No tty

I own a Macbook running OS X 10.10.3 (Yosemite) I own a Min Seg. My Min Seg model is built on an Arduino Mega 2560. Problem When I connect the board to the Macbook, using either of the Macbook's ...
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How to send volume +/- on Mac/OSX from Leonardo

I saw this answer but I can't find the analog for Mac. I've tried cycling thru keycodes from 0x01 thru maybe 0x500, and I went thru ascii a few times, also found brightness up/down, and F11, F12, but ...
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Arduino crashed my computer when I plug in the USB cable

I have a 2008 Mac that hardly ever crashes. But from time to time (not always) it crashes (the whole computer shuts down as if the power has been cut off) when I plug in an Arduino via USB. What ...
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Tried to fix ports on Mac OS X Yosemite. Now nothing works

I was having an issue very similar to this one: Arduino compatible's serial port not showing Mac OSX Basically I have a clone (VISduino) and it's made with a different USB chip so it needed a ...
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Reading Arduino from Java is way too slow

I am trying to write a simple Java program to display the analog input fed to an Arduino board upon a stimulus from a user on some physical sensors. If I use the Arduino program itself and look at ...
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Same Arduino Sketch when uploaded from a Linux machine does not work

I am trying out some code using the Arduino IDE. The code basically tries to connect to a server and push some data to it. When I upload the sketch to the Arduino from Mac (Apple PC running on Mac OS)...
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Arduino uploading to the wrong port

I purchased a half dozen fake Arduinos hoping to build a bunch of projects without paying a fortune. I have all the drivers installed, and the port shows up in the Arduino IDE. The problem is when I ...
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/dev/cu port resource always busy on OS X 10.10

Is there any reason why is my /dev/cu port always busy? How can I fix that? It happened on both Uno clone and Spark Core. The problem is, I'm having issues doing serial communication. Where (as a ...
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Issue with usbserial for arduino clone

I have attached photo of the clone Uno board recently acquired, and I am working on a Mac OS X 10.7.5 I have sourced the solution from http://javacolors.blogspot.com/2014/08/dccduino-usb-drivers-...
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Struggling with SD card read on Arduino

I'm attempting to read data from my SD card, but I have strange behavior and can't figure out why this is happening. I'm using CardInfo from the Arduino example and am trying to read the data from my ...
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Arduino software won't open in Mac OSX 10.10.1

I am having trouble opening the Arduino software on my mac, since I have updated Java to version 8 the Arduino software won't open. It does not give an error just closes instantly. I have tried ...
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Mac won't detect Serial Port for Leonardo

EDIT: The problem was the cable I was using (see answer below). I have a MacBook Pro running OS X Yosemite (10.10.1). I connected my Arduino Leonardo to my computer for the first time today (using a ...
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Arduino Nano no serial port for MacBook Air 2013

Problem I have an Arduino Nano connected via a USB cable (Type A to Mini Type B) to my MacBook Air (Mid 2013 Model). The PWR LED is on while the arduino is connected. Opening the Arduino software, ...
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ArbotiX-M Problem uploading to the board

I have an ArbotiX-m Arduino board, and have followed the setup guide on Trossen robotics all the way to the 5th step. I have a Mac running OS X 10.10 and use Arduino 1.0.5. I installed the necessary ...
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Arduino compatible's serial port not showing Mac OSX

I bought an Arduino-compatible Freaduino board atmega8 (I selected the board type as Arduino ng or older atmega8). I installed the Arduino IDE on Mac OS X and the FTDI drivers. But my serial port ...
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No valid serial ports for Arduino UNO on Mac

UPDATE: The issue turned out to be with my work laptop. Our IT department has them configured in such a way that the assignment of serial ports is different somehow. When I plugged in on my personal ...
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Mac Power via Keyboard Shortcut?

many mac keyboards have a power button. Is there a way to mimic this power button shortcut from an arduino?
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Error while connecting Arduino to Macbook: “serial port already in use. try quitting any programs that may be using it”

I'm trying to connect to my Arduino board through a macbook pro with mac os x 10.9.3 installed. I'm following the instructions from the arduino guide and in the connection section: " Connect the ...
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Is there an Arduino simulator that runs on Mac OS X? [duplicate]

I need to simulate my Arduino project with other circuit components before implementing the project. Is there a decent simulator that runs on Mac platform?