nRF52/RP2040/RP2350 Serial Drivers
Install nRF52/RP2040/RP2350 USB to Serial Drivers
nRF52nRF52A microcontroller chipset made by Nordic, used by several devices such as the RAK Meshtastic Starter Kit and the Lilygo T-Echo. Lower power usage than ESP32./RP2040rp2040A microcontroller chip developed by Raspberry Pi, featuring dual ARM Cortex-M0+ processors./RP2350rp2350A microcontroller chip developed by Raspberry Pi, featuring dual ARM Cortex-M33 or Hazard3 RISC-V processors. devices typically do not require serial drivers. They use the UF2 bootloader which makes the devices appear as flash drives. Do NOT download the USBUSB (Universal Serial Bus). The wired connection used to power a device, flash firmware onto it, and communicate with it over serial. device drivers unless required to install UF2 support.
- Linux
- macOS
- Windows
macOS
With the latest versions of macOS, the USBUSB (Universal Serial Bus). The wired connection used to power a device, flash firmware onto it, and communicate with it over serial. Serial driver is built-in. If you downloaded/installed any already, please remove them.
Remove the CH34x USB Driver (macOS)
If you have already downloaded/installed the macOS WCH-IC CH340/CH341 ("CH341SER_MAC") drivers via the CH34x_Install_V1.5.pkg, you will have to Uninstall the kernel extension:
- Unplug your device
- Open the Terminal and run:
sudo rm -rf /Library/Extensions/usbserial.kext- Reboot
Install the CH34x Driver
Windows
After installing the driver, make sure to reboot your computer to finish the installation process.
You can also test your serial driver installation at this step if required.
Flash Firmware
After installing the serial drivers, you can now flash the Meshtastic firmware onto your device. To proceed, select the appropriate device type for your device.
Flash nRF52nRF52A microcontroller chipset made by Nordic, used by several devices such as the RAK Meshtastic Starter Kit and the Lilygo T-Echo. Lower power usage than ESP32./RP2040rp2040A microcontroller chip developed by Raspberry Pi, featuring dual ARM Cortex-M0+ processors./RP2350rp2350A microcontroller chip developed by Raspberry Pi, featuring dual ARM Cortex-M33 or Hazard3 RISC-V processors. Firmware