OS - macOS
Getting Started with macOS
Welcome to using Phidgets with macOS!
Phidget22 is supported on macOS 10.11 and newer.
If you are ready to go, the first step in creating macOS applications with Phidgets is installing our libraries.
Quick Downloads
Install
To begin, select which version of our drivers to install:
- Standalone (driver extension)
- Recommended for most users (requires macOS 10.15 or newer)
- Global (kernel extension)
- Required for developing in any language except C# or python.
- Required for USB Phidgets that use the HID stack. You can check which USB stack your Phidget uses by checking the top of the specifications table on the product page.
If you need to access older versions of the drivers, click here.
If you're a developer and want to bundle Phidgets with your application, or if you want to program against our drivers, you can download the Phidgets macOS Developer Tools. See the included README for more details.
Next, open up the installer, and double click on Phidgets.pkg to install the libraries:
When prompted, continue with the installation:
If you are using macOS 10.13 or newer you will also need to give explicit permission for the driver to function. You can read about this here[1].
The Phidgets libraries are now installed on your machine. Next, let's verify that the Phidget libraries are working properly.
Verify
The best way to verify that your libraries are working properly is to use the Phidget Control Panel. The Phidget Control Panel is a powerful tool that will help you develop your Phidgets applications. Get started by following the instructions below:
Open Finder and navigate to the Phidget Control Panel in the Applications list:
Double click on the Phidgets icon to bring up the Phidget Control Panel. You can now see all the Phidgets that are plugged into your machine, as well as any Phidgets that are on the network:
Click on the arrow beside a device to expand it so that you can see all available channels. Double click on one of these channels to open up a window that lets you interact with it.
The Phidget Control Panel can be used for testing devices, updating firmware, enabling a network server, and more! Visit the Phidget Control Panel page if you want to delve a little deeper.
Your Phidget is now able to communicate with your development machine. The next step is selecting a programming language so you can start to write some code!
Programming
Ready to write some code? Select one of the programming languages below:
Advanced Information
Installed Files
These files were placed onto your system as part of the installation process:
| File | Description | Location |
| Phidget22.framework | contains our library, which is used at run-time. | /Library/Frameworks |
| Phidget.kext | kernel extension. | /Library/Extensions |
| phidgetnetworkserver22 | Phidget Network Server | /usr/local/bin |
Older Versions
If you need older versions of the macOS libraries, click here.
Software License
By downloading the macOS Framework you agree to adhere to the terms of the Phidgets End User License Agreement. The C API section of Phidget22 is covered by the The 3-Clause BSD License. The source code of C API can be found here.
