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OK, thanks for all your help.

I will look into getting a proper Arduino, not a clone, although I saw on the Arduino site the newer Uno doesn't use FTDI, but ATmega16U2 - do you think this could cause me another problem?

https://store.arduino.cc/products/arduino-uno-rev3-smd

;D

Here's the output for that sudo line:

sudo harchardware --class GirsClient -d /dev/ttyUSB0 --loglevel ALL version
/usr/local/bin/harchardware: 58: /usr/local/bin/harchardware: MESSAGETAIL+=You probably want to correct this. Otherwise, functionality will be limited.\n\n: not found
/usr/local/bin ...

Thanks - delayed by New Year - hope you had a good one. :)
Have entered those lines, this was the result:

time harchardware --class GirsClient -d /dev/ttyUSB0 --loglevel ALL version
[org.harctoolbox.harchardware.Main extraSetup] FINE: appHome = /usr/local/share/irscrutinizer
[org.harctoolbox ...

Is the baud rate the 'bits/s' dropdown? I've tried all options with no difference.

:(

So maybe I misunderstand how drivers work, but if on my Mac after I installed the CH340 driver and the Arduino IDE software could then see the Arduino OK, how come other software like IRScrutinizer can't see it ...

Sweet - thank you!

OK it is installed and running. :) I went back and retyped those 4 lines:

dmesg | tail
[28786.596688] usb 1-1.2: USB disconnect, device number 14
[30699.678570] usb 1-1.1: USB disconnect, device number 12
[30699.678795] ch341-uart ttyUSB1: ch341-uart converter now disconnected ...

Preferably the generic binary distribution using these instructions .

OK - have tried installing but am stuck... I've unpacked into /usr/local/share/irscrutinizer but when I run irscrutinizer.sh I get this error:

Error: Could not find or load main class org.harctoolbox.guicomponents ...

Cool! When you say install, can I run IRS from the AppImage or do you mean some other 'proper' install?

Because I tried with AppImage (after I typed the code below) and got the same error.

Here's what the Terminal returned for each of those lines:

dmesg | tail
[16782.872517] usb 1-1.1: ch341-uart ...

Hmmm... so I've just tried using a completely different machine (Desktop PC) with Ubuntu 18.04, and I'm getting the same experience, same error message.

I didn't have to install drivers this time, in Arduino IDE I could see the port ttyUSB0 straight away, I just had to add my username to the ...

Is the FTDI-chip for the USB socket on a real Arduino? If so, I think my 'non-genuine' Arduino is the problem as (from what I've read) they tend to use CH340 chips instead, which old versions of Mac OS (like me with 10.12.6) don't natively have drivers for.

I had to manually install CH340 drivers ...

Thanks, I have similar spec to you, 2012 macbook running 10.12.6.

I tried both those versions but got the same results, with the current development version being much quicker and didn't lock the machine up for so long, but still the same error.

I could try booting into a couple of different OS ...

Thanks - I have a non-brand Arduino Uno . There are LEDs but I'm not sure if it has debugging LEDs? (This is my first time using anything like an Arduino.)

I switched on Verbose mode in IRScrutinizer and the console printed:

LocalSerialPortBuffered.sendString: Sent '\r'.
LocalSerialPortBuffered ...

Hi all - hope someone is able to help me, I'm trying to get IRScrutinizer reading codes via an Arduino connected to an old Mac running Sierra.

I installed Arduino IDE and a capture script and can see Hex values in the output window when buttons are pressed on remotes, so I know the hardware is ...