Hoppi 1.3.2 Release

[JDW]

Well, it's been a few years since I did a transfer from my iMac (still running MacOS High Sierra) to my 48GX (with Meta Kernel) using my special USB cable (the same cable I used all throughout this thread) in conjunction with Hoppi version 1.3.4-T30. My cable was purchased from "myteknovo" in July 2016 for $39 (shipping included) and looks exactly like the one shown in this current EBAY auction (albeit, for a much higher price):

https://www.ebay.com/itm/182645376031

The problem is that I cannot get the transfer started. Hoppi shows this screen when the tab is set to "USB":

   

After pressing Right-Arrow & 1, I get this screen on my 48GX (with Meta Kernel):

   

Changing FMT to ASCII or Binary does nothing at all.

Normally, with the NAME field selected, I just need to press the "CHOOS" soft-menu to initiate the transfer. But now when I do that it just times out after a minute or so of trying. And during that time, I can see an indicator in the upper right of my 48GX display flash something on/off quickly, and when that happens, I see a RED LED flash on/off quickly on the USB cable (my special cable attached to my 48GX and to my iMac). That means the cable is indeed connected properly and the calculator is trying to send something to the iMac. It's just that Hoppi is not accepting the incoming data. I have tried connecting the cable directly to the iMac and via my USB Hub, to no avail.

I just tried "Hoppi-1.4-Intel", but it has the same problem. Not sure what the difference is between the Intel and Mojave versions, but despite the fact I am running High Sierra, I tried to the Mojave version too but it has the same exact problem.

By the way, when I click the "Serial" tab inside Hoppi, it only shows "/dev/cu.Bluetooth-Incoming-Port" in the popup, and then when I switch back to USB, Hoppi says:

"Serial device closed"

And of course that popup is grayed out and inaccessible.

UPDATE: Problem solved by myself. For some reason, the Serial-to-USB driver had been removed from my iMac. Luckily, I was able to find that my cable uses Silicon Labs chip, and the latest drivers can be downloaded here. Hoppi is hopping along quite nicely now!

Just to let you know, you must use the "Serial" tab, NOT USB. Also, within the popup under the Serial Tab you must see the following (if you don't, it's a missing driver issue):

/dev/cu.SLAB_USBtoUART

Paul, I still would appreciate knowing what the difference is between your INTEL version and the Mojave and Catalina versions. That is not described either in the README or "Hoppi Mac Application.pdf"