[Elecraft] Help Needed K3 to USB/Serial On Macbook - Info Below

[Bruce W1UJR]

Hello all,

New K3 build 5068 on the bench, trying to get it working with my Macbook Air.
I spent the bulk of the afternoon trying to get this working before asking for help on the list, couldn't find anything
on the Elecraft reflector or on the Internet which was directly helpful.

Could someone contact me directly email and help walk me through getting this working, w1ujr at arrl.net.
I would much appreciate it.


Here are the "working conditions":

Rig
Elecraft K3

Computer
Apple Macbook Air - two USB ports

Interface
USB to 9Pin adaptor from Elecraft
Have tried both the OEM and Elecraft download software from the
Elecraft site in an attempt to get this working with the Elecraft K3 Utility.

Software
Elecraft K3 Utility

Problem
The Elecraft K3 Utility does not recognize the Serial Port, and I am confused
as to exactly set it up. The adaptor is installed, the software installed, but
no option of a serial port shows up in the Elecraft K3 Utility.

The USB/9Pin adaptor shows up in the Mac System Profiler, see below
FT232R USB UART:

  Product ID:	0x6001
  Vendor ID:	0x0403  (Future Technology Devices International Limited)
  Version:	 6.00
  Serial Number:	A8003Tz4
  Speed:	Up to 12 Mb/sec
  Manufacturer:	FTDI
  Location ID:	0x04100000
  Current Available (mA):	500
  Current Required (mA):	90

Assistance Needed
I need to understand how to make the K3 Utility recognize and use
the port reference above so I can control and update the K3 firmware.




Thanks!



Cordially,
Bruce J. Howes