Can't connect to RUIDA 6442S via USB on Macbook Air M1 Mac Os X 11.4 (big Sur)

[Nevil (Villafruela)]

Hi,
i can’t detect my ruida system when i whant to connect with my Macbook Air M1 via usb-c.
It works perfectly fine with a PC with (same Cable) or a Macbook Pro with standard USB 2 port.
It works also perfectly fine while using a GRBL based Laser Cutter (same cable, so i think it’s not a cable problem) with macbook air M1.
Any idea how to fix that ?

Any help would be great !

[jkwilborn (Jack Wilborn)]

I saw some posts about the Mac having issues with drivers. Have you checked them? You might search the site for a post on Macs not connecting.

Good luck

[Nevil (Villafruela)]

I’ve already checked but nothing similar. But thx

I’m really not sure but i think it’s a usb-c or big sur problem…

[jkwilborn (Jack Wilborn)]

Probably, but I’m also sure you’re not the only one with the issue:)

I understand USB-c is a different animal with more data paths. I didn’t think it was very standard now.

[Rick (Technical Evangelist)]

From another thread, starting here:

Lightburn running on Macbbok Air M1 Chip?!

We haven’t done any testing of our own on that hardware yet, but I’ve been told by at least one user that LightBurn runs and the performance is decent, but it’s not native M1 code yet, and won’t be for some time - it’ll take a while for the libraries used to be ported, drivers to be updated, and so on.

If you can, Ethernet is also an option with fewer communications issues.

How do I connect a Ruida controller with Ethernet?

Setting up a Ruida controller to connect via Ethernet isn’t hard, but it’s not quite as simple as just plugging it in. Follow these steps: 1) Get the IP Address of your computer: For Windows: Open a command prompt (click the Start button, type CMD, and hit enter). Type IPCONFIG and press enter. You’ll see something like this: [image] The one labeled ‘IPv4 Address’ is the interesting part - this is the network address of your computer on your local network. The first 3 groups of numbers …

[jkwilborn (Jack Wilborn)]

When I first received my laser it was out of ‘range’ of any of my wired networks. Way too far away for a long cable thought the house. So I connected directly with my pc. I set the IP to something unique in my local network and set the lasers gateway to my computers IP. Connected right up… Kind of a kludge… but it was quick…

I have since purchased $25 router that I’m using as a wireless bridge. So it’s on the network now even at distance.

Take care

P.S. tried to answer a question here, but the resultant reply is questionable. I dropped his lightburn file back after the fix, but it isn’t showing up right. Might be confusing… Thanks.

[Rick (Technical Evangelist)]

@jkwilborn

P.S. tried to answer a question here… Might be confusing… Thanks.

Yes, completely. I am not sure what the context is here.

[Olddaddy (Paul)]

Update Big Sur to 11.5.1 and thoroughly check the system for viruses, Avast and this guide will help you.