MacOS Install Drivers for Silicon Labs USB / BlackBox X32

I've build a cmc plasma table with rack drives of x, y1, and y2 and acme drive of z. I've connected via the interface and been able to jog but sporadically. I, disconnected the interface and been able to connect via usb sporadically twice, set grbls, jog machine, set zeros, limits, and calibrate all three axis. but now can't reconnect control software with black box controller. I've gone through the trouble shooting and disconnected everything except the usb without successful reconnection. I'm at a loss of what todo at this point. every attempt to reconnect via every route possible gives same log entry. any suggestions for this newbie.

 

hey peter, great news. After no help from team apple yesterday I turned to tube and found instructions on how to unlock extension on mac computers. It requires going into the startup disk and changing security setting. Was very easy and tutorial was step by step. thanks again for being patient with this old man newbie. ( I still think your a computer ninja)

 

the saga continues. I finding that each time the ob control is turned off, the recurring error message returns and no ability to reconnect. problems doesn't appear to be op control software, but the usb driver. finding many other complaints ti silicon labs having the same problem especially with the newer mac os systems ( 14.1 and up) the driver is three years old and hasn't been updated to newer software. plan to test with ibm version tonight just to verify that its not the black box.

 

update, I removed the usb and connected the interface which works perfectly with the black box. ob control soft ware works great when it connects, which is not currently. I believe the problem lies with the usb driver being old and not compatible or stable with the newer mac os soft ware. Does open builds have anything in the works to update this driver or ?

 

Breakthrough!
Fyi for those running mac os. Mac latest os upgrade, sonoma 14.4.1 came with new bugs that prevent reliable connections between control software ti black box via usb. Apple hasn’t released a new patch to fix this yet, so if you are running an early os DONT upgrade to 14.4.1 yet. Earlier os system work reliably

 

the saga has continued unfortunately . Ive loaded and booted now with a MacBook pro running sonoma 14.4.1, and IMAC running 13.6, and a window pc running window 11. each connects to the black box successfully one, or twice, then no responds. the log shows the same error on each, no firmware found yada yada yada. It's as though the driver is a single use only then craps out. Deleting and reinstalling however on each machine didn't restore the connection.