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CP210x Macintosh OS VCP Driver v6 Release Notes
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Copyright (C) 2017-2021 Silicon Laboratories Inc.
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This release contains the following components:
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* SiLabsUSBDriverDisk.dmg - Image containing the VCP Driver Installer
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* ReleaseNotes.txt (this file)
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* uninstaller.sh - a bash shell script for removing the driver
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Known Issues and Limitations
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This release includes the Macintosh OS driver for 64 bit
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Macintosh computers running MacOS X 10.11 or greater.
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For MacOS X 10.9 and 10.10, see the folder called "Legacy MacVCP Driver".
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Driver Installation
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-------------------
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Mount the DMG file and double click on
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Silicon Labs VCP Driver.
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On MacOS 10.13 and later, the installation of the driver may be blocked.
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To unblock, open the System Preferences Security & Privacy pane and
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unblock the system extension. See Apple Technical Note TN2459
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"User-Approved Kernel Extension Loading" for more information.
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Uninstalling the Driver
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-----------------------
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To uninstall the driver, run the uninstaller.sh shell script from
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a Terminal command prompt.
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Release Dates
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CP210x Macintosh OS VCP Driver 6.0.2 - October 26, 2021
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CP210x Macintosh OS VCP Driver 6.0.1 - March 26, 2021
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CP210x Macintosh OS VCP Driver 6.0 - December 18, 2020
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CP210x Macintosh OSX VCP Driver 5.3.5 - February 25, 2020
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CP210x Macintosh OSX VCP Driver 5.3.2 - January 27, 2020
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CP210x Macintosh OSX VCP Driver 5.3.0 - January 20, 2020
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CP210x Macintosh OSX VCP Driver 5.2.4 - December 13, 2019
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CP210x Macintosh OSX VCP Driver 5.2.3 - December 6, 2019
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CP210x Macintosh OSX VCP Driver 5.2.2 - October 2, 2019
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CP210x Macintosh OSX VCP Driver 5.2.1 - September 9, 2019
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CP210x Macintosh OSX VCP Driver 5.2.0 - July 11, 2019
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CP210x Macintosh OSX VCP Driver 5.1.1 - July 1, 2019
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CP210x Macintosh OSX VCP Driver 5.1.0 - May 23, 2019
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CP210x Macintosh OSX VCP Driver 5.0.10 - March 27, 2019
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CP210x Macintosh OSX VCP Driver 5.0.9 - February 13, 2019
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CP210x Macintosh OSX VCP Driver 5.0.7 - December 17, 2018
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CP210x Macintosh OSX VCP Driver 5.0.6 - September 17, 2018
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CP210x Macintosh OSX VCP Driver 5.0.5 - July 13, 2018
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CP210x Macintosh OSX VCP Driver 5.0.4 - January 19, 2018
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CP210x Macintosh OSX VCP Driver 5.0.3 - November 21, 2017
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CP210x Macintosh OSX VCP Driver 5.0.2 - October 12, 2017
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CP210x Macintosh OSX VCP Driver 5.0.1 - Aug 25, 2017
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CP210x Macintosh OSX VCP Driver 5.0 - Aug 3, 2017
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CP210x Macintosh OSX VCP Driver 4.11.2 - June 16, 2017
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CP210x Macintosh OSX VCP Driver 4.11.1 - May 26, 2017
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CP210x Macintosh OSX VCP Driver 4.11.0 - May 2, 2017
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CP210x Macintosh OSX VCP Driver 4.x.17 - March 23, 2017
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CP210x Macintosh OSX VCP Driver 4.x.16 - Feb 3, 2017
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CP210x Macintosh OSX VCP Driver 4.x.15 - December 19, 2016
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CP210x Macintosh OSX VCP Driver 4.x.14 - November 3, 2016
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CP210x Macintosh OSX VCP Driver 4.x.13 - August 31, 2016
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CP210x Macintosh OSX VCP Driver 4.x.12 - June 15, 2016
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CP210x Macintosh OSX VCP Driver 4.x.11 - May 26, 2016
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CP210x Macintosh OSX VCP Driver 4.x.10 - April 6, 2016
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CP210x Macintosh OSX VCP Driver 4.x.9 - March 28, 2016
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CP210x Macintosh OSX VCP Driver 4.10.8 - March 2, 2016
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CP210x Macintosh OSX VCP Driver v3.1 - December 6, 2012
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CP210x Macintosh OS Driver Revision History
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Version 6.0.2
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On macOS Big Sur:
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Fix issue that Xoff state is not remembered when macOS goes to sleep.
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Fix potential driver installation issue on some machines.
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Fix driver installation error on macOS Big Sur 11.5.
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Added VID/PID for Variable, Inc.
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Added VID/PID for Sony Corporation.
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On macOS Catalina or older:
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Support software flow control
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Fix driver installation error on macOS 10.14.
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Added VID/PID for Variable, Inc.
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Added VID/PID for Sony Corporation.
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Version 6.0.1
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On macOS Big Sur:
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Fix issue with CP2105 that it cannot transfer data if Software flow control is enabled.
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Fix installation error under some conditions.
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On macOS Catalina or older:
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Add support for Line Break to the driver.
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Fix RTS doesn't go high if host PC buffer is full.
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Improve throughput.
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Version 6.0
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Adds VID/PID for NECYD NLTAIR cp2105
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Supports macOS Big Sur with implementation of DriverKit extension
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Version 5.3.5
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Adds VID/PID for QIVICON ZigBee Device, eq-3 HmIP USB, and BitronVideo Zigbee
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Addresses additional flow control bug.
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Version 5.3.2
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Adds a lock to syncrhonize power event handling, state changes,
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and driver unload to prevent an error.
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Version 5.3.0
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Corrects an issue with state maintenance for the CTS, DSR, DCD lines.
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Version 5.2.4
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Corrects a compatbility issue with MacOS 10.13 and earlier.
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Version 5.2.3
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Corrects issues with the installer.
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Version 5.2.2
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Adds VID/PID for RF Code.
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Version 5.2.1
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Fixes a problem with the installer that prevents it from working
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correctly wiht MacOS 10.15 Catalina.
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Version 5.2.0
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Fixes a bug in the installer that prevented it from working properly
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on MacOS 10.11 and 10.12
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Fixes a bug in the driver that could corruption requiring a reboot
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if an attempt was made to unload the driver while a device was plugged
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in and using it
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Version 5.1.1
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The driver now has a new installer intended to reduce user confusion
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Added VID/PIDs for ST Link.
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Version 5.1.0
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The driver is now Notarized for support of MacOS 10.14.5 and up.
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See Apple Developer documentation about Notarization for more information.
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Added VID/PIDs for DECAGON DEVICES.
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Version 5.0.10
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Added VID/PID for Sony Corporation.
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Version 5.0.9
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Added VID/PID for TAMRON Co., Ltd.
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Version 5.0.7
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Added VID/PID for GWinstek.
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Version 5.0.6
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Added Alternative Silicon Labs VID/PID Sets.
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Version 5.0.5
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Added VID/PID for RS DYNAMICS.
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Version 5.0.4
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Added VID/PID for PICARO.
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Version 5.0.3
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Added VID/PID for Lunatico Astronomia.
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Version 5.0.2
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Added VID/PID for Sony Corporation.
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Version 5.0.1
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Bug fixes.
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Version 5.0
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Adds support for GPIO control.
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Updated for compatibility with MacOS 10.11 Kernel driver APIs.
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This is a significant update to this driver.
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Version 4.11.2
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Added VID/PID for Notch Dock.
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Version 4.11.1
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Added VID/PID for HUSBZB-1: GoControl QuickStick Combo.
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Version 4.11.0
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Fixed an issue that would cause the CP2102N to hang when a user space application disconnects while the device is receiving data.
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Version 4.x.17
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Added VID/PID for METER USB.
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Version 4.x.16
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Added VID/PID for Zero-Click.
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Version 4.x.15
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Added VID/PID for NETGEAR.
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Version 4.x.14
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Added VID/PIDs for Planar UltraRes.
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Added VID/PIDs for Coolon USB.
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1Version 4.x.13
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Added VID/PIDs for Brim Brothers Ltd.
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Added VID/PIDs for 3D Tek
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Version 4.x.12
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Added VID/PIDs for Juniper Networks, Inc.
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Added VID/PIDs for FluxData, Inc.
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Version 4.x.11
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Corrected VID/PIDs for Findster Technologies, SA.
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Version 4.x.10
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Added VID/PIDs for Mark-10 Corp.
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Version 4.x.9
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Added VID/PIDs for Findster Technologies, SA and for CMA.
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Version 4.x.8
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Added VID/PIDs for ETS-Lindgren.
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Version 4.x.7
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Added VID/PID for Sekonic and DASCOM.
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Minor fix to postflight script for 64 bit 10.8 and below OS's.
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Version 4.x.6
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Added VID/PIDs for Vorze and Cadex Electronics.
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Version 4.x.5
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Added VID/PIDs for California Eastern Labs and Micro Computer Control Corp.
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Version 4.x.4
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Added VID/PIDs for Zonge International, AES GmbH, SPORTident GmbH
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Version 4.x.3
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Added VID/PID for Aruba Networks, Inc.
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Version 4.x.2
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Added VID/PID for ARKRAY, Inc.
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Version 4.x.1
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Added VID/PIDs for BodyCap, RTKWARE, and West Mountain Radio
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Added uninstaller script to DMG
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Installer now runs uninstaller script before executing install - removes older versions using previous naming scheme
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Dropping support for OS X 10.4. If you require OS X 10.4 support, please install version 3.1 of the VCP driver
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Version 4.x.0
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Added OSX 10.9 and 10.10 driver support with signed kernel extension
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Updated version numbering - 2nd digit represents target OS versions
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4.7 - OSX 10.7 and older, 32 bit
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4.8 - OSX 10.8 and older, 64 bit
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4.10 - OSX 10.9 and 10.10, 64 bit, signed kext
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Updated version numbering - 3rd digit represents VID/PID updates. Customers not needing the new VID/PID do not need to update drivers for 3rd digit changes.
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Installer will now only install the proper matching kernel extension instead of both the 32 bit and 64 bit versions.
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Version 3.1
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Added support for CP2108
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Version 3.0
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Corrected issue where transmission would stop when a 0 length packet was sent
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incorrectly on aligned packet boundaries
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Version 2.9
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Corrected issue with Baud Rates not being set properly if they were greater
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than 230400 on PPC or Intel platforms
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Corrected an issue where a device might get stuck when coming out of sleep mode
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Corrected an issue on PPC where Baud Rates were not getting set properly
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Added enhanced support for sleep, now reads state on sleep and writes state on
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wake to provide smoother and more stable state transitions
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Version 2.7
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Corrected issue with initial Stop Bits value
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Corrected issue which seen which switching between 32 and 64 bit mode and trying
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to use the driver in each mode
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Added in a clear stall to be more complete in invalid control transfers
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Version 2.6
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Corrected all known Kernel Panics for 10.4/5/6 for surprise removal and data
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transmission
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Corrected an issue with data drop while using XON/XOFF flow control
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Corrected RTS/DTR toggling sync issue
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Version 2.2
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Corrected Kernel Panic in Snow Leopard which would randomly occur after
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transmission
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Modified DTR pin to toggle on open and close instead of on insertion
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Modified driver to load without showing the Network Connection Dialog
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Modified driver to allow toggling of RTS and DTR pins
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Added 64 bit support for Snow Leopard
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Version 2.1
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Corrected device strings that were changed in the 2.0 release back to the
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format used in pre-2.0 drivers
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Version 2.0
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Driver architecture updated.
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Version 1.06
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Corrected a bug which causes a Kernel Panic with a Baud Rate of 0, yileding
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a Divide-By-Zero error
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Version 1.04
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Updated to support newer versions of Mac OSX
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Version 1.02
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Updated to support the Intel platform through a universal binary that
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also supports PowerPC.
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Version 1.00
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Initial Release
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