Installing Digital Link Drivers on a Mac

Category: Commander

Modern macOS from  Sierra (10.12) released in 2016 onwards should not need the installation of the FTDI drivers, as they are natively installed, but if you have upgraded from previous version of Mac OS but in case you find you need to install the drivers, here are the instructions.

1 Download the driver file from the Downloads page.

click on the .dmg file to open it

open package

Double click on FTDIUSBSerial.pkg to start the install process.

stage1

Click the Continue Button to continue.

 

stage2

Click the Continue Button to continue.

 

stage3

Click the Continue Button to continue.

 

stage4

click the Agree Button to agree to the licensing agreement.

 

stage5

Click the Install Button.

 

stage6

and now you will be required to enter your password to allow the installer to install.

 

running

The installer will now run. You may get a security warning, but this does not appear to affect the install.

 

blocked

Once the installer has run you should find that the drivers have now installed.

 

finished

 

Click the Close Button. you will now be asked if you wish to delete the Installer - as everything has been installed you can safely click the Move to Trash Button.

trash

The installation of the drivers is now complete. You should now be able to insert the Digital Link Interface cable and it be successfully detected. To check