1100-5094 Abaxis Driver CD Help Rev.A
Mac OS X 10.4, 10.5 and 10.6
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Mac OS X 10.4, 10.5 and 10.6 Driver Installation

 

This document describes how to enable communication between a Piccolo Xpress or VetScan VS2 analyzer and Mac OS X 10.4, 10.5 and 10.6.  In this document you will install a driver that makes a Piccolo Xpress or VetScan VS2 analyzer available as a virtual communications port in Mac OS X.

 

Installation requires the following:

§  Piccolo Xpress or VetScan VS2 Blood Chemistry Analyzer.

§  Mac with OS X 10.4, 10.5 or 10.6.

§  Mac with an available USB port.

§  USB cable with Type A and Type B adapters (small and big ends).

§  Abaxis Driver CD or the file "Abaxis Driver CD.zip" (download from the Abaxis web site).

 

Note 1:  The screen shots in these instructions are from a typical Mac OS X 10.6 installation. Some of the dialog boxes shown may vary slightly in other versions of Mac OS X.

Note 2:  Driver installation in Mac requires administrative account privileges.

Note 3:  USB Cables are available from Abaxis Technical Support 1-800-822-2947. 

 

Driver Installation

1.  Ensure the Analyzer is not connected to the Mac with a USB Cable.

2.  Turn on the Mac

3.  If you have the Abaxis Driver CD: Insert the Abaxis Driver CD into the Mac’s CD-ROM drive. 

4.  If you downloaded the file "Abaxis Driver CD.zip": Open the file "Abaxis Driver CD.zip".

 

 

5.   If you have the Abaxis Driver CD: Browse to the CD drive.

6.  If you downloaded the file "Abaxis Driver CD.zip": Browse to the folder "Abaxis Driver CD."

7.  Navigate to the Mac folder.

8.  Open AbaxisUSBSerialDriver_v2_2_14.dmg.

 

9.  Open AbaxisUSBSerialDriver_OS_10_4_10_5_10_6v2_2_14.pkg in AbaxisUSBSerialDriver_v2_2_14.

 

10.  Click Continue.

 

11.  Click Install or Upgrade.

 

12.  Enter the administrator username and password.

13. OK.

 

14. Close

 

15. Connect the large end of the USB cable (Type A connector) to the Mac.

 

 

16. Connect the small end of the USB cable (Type B connector) to the Analyzer.

 

17. Turn on the Piccolo Xpress or VetScan VS2 analyzer.

 

18. Go > Utilities > Terminal.

 

 

19. Type ls /dev/tty.*

20. The Piccolo Xpress or VetScan VS2 analyzer is listed as /dev/tty.AbaxisAnalyzer-(last 6 digits of the analyzer serial number).

 

21. Mac applications can now be configured to communicate with the analyzer over the virtual communication port.

 

 

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