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# Today you are going to learn how to connect a microcontroller to your PC!
Since this app supports multiple operating systems, here's a guide on how to connect it on each operating system
Since this app supports multiple operating systems, here's a guide on how to connect to a controller on each operating system
## Windows 10
1. Plug in a converter cable into one of your USB-Ports.
1. Plug a converter cable into one of your USB-Ports.
2. Launch the app and press start. The app will automatically assign a comport
## Windows 11
1. Plug in a converter cable into one of your USB-Ports.
2. Right-click onto the Windows-Logo, click Device Manager or just search for device manager
1. Plug a converter cable into one of your USB-Ports.
2. Right-click the Windows-Logo, click Device Manager or just search for device manager
3. Head to this link to download the driver: http://www.prolific.com.tw/US/ShowProduct.aspx?p_id=223&pcid=126
4. Go to the folder you just downloaded this driver into and extract the archive.
5. Now run the driver installer inside the folder you just extracted.
5. Run the driver installer inside the folder you just extracted.
6. Follow the instructions in the installer.
7. Once the driver is installed, restart your system.
8. Launch the app and press start. The app will automatically assign a comport
## GNU/Linux
1. Plug in a converter cable into one of your USB-Ports.
1. Plug a converter cable into one of your USB-Ports.
2. Open a terminal and type "sudo chmod 777 /dev/ttyUSB0"
3. Press enter and type, when prompted, your root password.
3. Press enter and type, when prompted, your sudo password.
## MacOS
NOTE: This is generally hard to do and you'll probably want to use a Windows/Linux system of another person instead of trying to do this (it takes more than 30 minutes and will take up lots of space)
NOTE: This is generally hard to do and you'll probably want to use a Windows/Linux system of another person instead of trying to do this (it takes more than 30 minutes, will take up lots of space and likely not work due to poor driver support. This is also a non-updated guide)
1. head to this link and follow this guide up until the point you get an error in the terminal. https://archive.plugable.com/2011/07/12/installing-a-usb-serial-adapter-on-mac-os-x/
2. If you get an error type the following commands after you installed Xcode Developer Tools from the AppStore:
`xcodebuild -license`