1. Freescale Port Devices Driver
2. Freescale Port Devices Driver Download
3. Freescale Port Devices Driver Downloads

The Mac does not usually need custom drivers for each new product the way that Windows does. OS X relies on the device class to set up generic drivers for most devices (only using the vendor ID for exceptions). OS X recognizes OpenSDA port as a flash drive (but because P&E didn’t follow the standards, the writing doesn’t work). This will allow the co-existence of Freescale's OSBDM-JM60 hardware while using a new driver for USBDM. Formerly both these BDMs used the same VID/PID and changes to the driver would not be possible without rendering the OSBDM-JM60 inoperable. Note: On Windows, libusb1.0 is a thin wrapper around the Microsoft winUSB low-level USB drivers.

This content relates to a deprecated version of Mbed

Mbed 2 is now deprecated. For the latest version please see the Mbed OS documentation.

For the latest information about Serial, please see The Windows Serial Driver.

The mbed serial port works by default on Mac and Linux, but Windows needs a driver. These instructions explain how to setup the mbed Microcontroller to use the USB serial port on Windows.

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1. Download the mbed Windows serial port driver¶

Download the installer to your PC, e.g. your desktop.

2. Run the installer¶

With your mbed plugged in, and no explorer drive windows open, run the installer:

It will take some time (especially on Vista), and pop up a few 'unsigned driver' warnings, but after a while you should have a Serial port.

Where Next¶

• SerialPC - Communication with a PC
• Terminals - Guide to using terminal applications

Troubleshooting

If you have multiple mbed microcontrollers, but the serial port only appears for one of them:

• Make sure you run the installer for every mbed; windows loads the driver based on the serial number, so it needs to be run for each mbed you use

If the installer fails because 'No mbed Microcontrollers were found':

• Check your mbed Microcontroller is plugged in

If the installer reports the message 'mbedWinSerial_nnnnn.exe is not a valid Win32 application':

• It is likely you are using Internet Explorer to download the installer file, which sometimes seems to only download part of the installer application for an unknown reason
• To solve this, download the installer with a different browser (Firefox, Chrome), and try again; this should solve the issue.

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If the Installer appears to hang:

• Check if windows has popped-up a 'unsigned driver/permission' window; these often get hidden behind other windows with nothing to indicate so in the taskbar! Windows may be waiting for you to click 'OK'!

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