WCH CH34x USB Serial Driver

Nanjing Qinheng Microelectronics (WCH) · Enable compatible WCH USB-to-serial adapters as macOS virtual serial ports for electronics and console workflows.

CaskDrivers & HardwareApple silicon · Intel
From homebrew/cask
30-day installs338#407 in App
1-year installs5.9KLast 365 days
Latest version2.1Sep 3 · Sep 3
Download size6.5MBarm64 / x86_64
Release cadenceIrregular0 releases in 30 days
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Also known as
WCH USB serial driver for CH340/CH341/CH342/CH343/CH344/CH9101/CH9102/CH9103/CH9143 · wch-ch34x-usb-serial-driver
Installer packages
CH341SER_MAC/CH34xVCPDriver.pkg

Installation and removal contents

  • Uninstall uninstall

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    {
      "uninstall": [
        {
          "kext": [
            "cn.wch.CH34xVCPControlDriver",
            "cn.wch.CH34xVCPDriver"
          ],
          "pkgutil": "cn.wch.pkg.CH34xVCPDriver",
          "quit": "cn.wch.CH34xVCPDriver"
        }
      ]
    }
  • Install pkg

    Source file: CH341SER_MAC/CH34xVCPDriver.pkg

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    {
      "pkg": [
        "CH341SER_MAC/CH34xVCPDriver.pkg"
      ]
    }
  • Remove user data zap

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    {
      "zap": [
        {
          "trash": [
            "~/Library/Application Scripts/cn.wch.CH34xVCPDriver",
            "~/Library/Containers/cn.wch.CH34xVCPDriver"
          ]
        }
      ]
    }

Caveats

wch-ch34x-usb-serial-driver requires a kernel extension to work.
If the installation fails, retry after you enable it in:
  System Settings → Privacy & Security

For more information, refer to vendor documentation or this Apple Technical Note:
  https://developer.apple.com/library/content/technotes/tn2459/_index.html

You must reboot for the installation of wch-ch34x-usb-serial-driver to take effect.