[WP-34S] Cable and flashing options for Mac users

[John Galt]

(01-20-2015 07:05 PM)Massimo Gnerucci Wrote:  I always used devices with Prolific chips with perfect results.

To be clear, are you also using pascal_meheut's wp34sflash program on a Mac?

I have no doubt the Prolific chip will work, since plenty of people have reported success, but without a Mac flashing utility functionally equal to "MySamba" it seems I can't use it.

FWIW I disassembled the USB housing and inspected the chip. It bears what appear to be authentic Prolific markings, Prolific's supplied OS X driver works perfectly, the signal levels measured by an oscilloscope are correct, the waveforms are perfectly square, so despite the fact it only cost $1.79 including shipping from China, I have no reason to believe it's a fake.