Yet another Mac and Lightburn laser connection issue

[Djaye (David Cadman)]

I’m totally new to this.

I have a MacBook Air running Big Sur 11.6.7 (latest version).

Lightburn is unable to detect my Atomstack A5 Pro. I have 2 USB ports, and have tried them both. Any help would be greatly appreciated

[berainlb (PY)]

Have a look here. Sounds like you’re in virtually the same spot:

Unable to "find my laser" - Atomstack A5 Pro - macOS 12/macOS 10.13

The driver type is correct… having said that, you technically shouldn’t need to install a driver for MacOS 10.4 or higher as one should be included with the OS. However, people have had varying luck with this. I can’t seem to connect right now but you’re best off getting the driver directly from the manufacturer (CH341SER_MAC.ZIP - NanjingQinhengMicroelectronics (wch-ic.com)). I don’t believe they have an ARM driver currently. There’s no real difference in the final outcome if the laser was d…

[Djaye (David Cadman)]

Thanks for that, I followed the advice there, and set it up manually, and it’s working like a dream now. Thanks for taking the time to help me.