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WCH USB serial driver for CH340/CH341/CH342/CH343/CH344/CH9101/CH9102/CH9103/CH9143

brew install --cask wch-ch34x-usb-serial-driver v2.0

USB serial driver for WCH CH340/CH341/CH342/CH343/CH344/CH9101/CH9102/CH9103/CH9143 microcontroller chips.

Why you might care

Required to communicate with microcontroller boards and USB-to-serial adapters using WCH chipsets. Many Arduino clones, ESP8266 boards, and embedded development kits use these chips, so you need this driver to upload firmware or access serial debugging.

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