Finding the serial port (device name)

Instructions to find the serial port of an XBee module connected to the device.

Mac

1. Plug in XBee RF module
2. Run ls -l /dev/cu.usb*

The device name should look similar to this:

/dev/cu.usbserial-D30DWZKT

Linux

1. Plug in XBee RF module
2. Run ls -l /dev/ttyUSB*

The device name should look similar to this:

/dev/ttyUSB0

Windows

1. Plug in XBee RF module
2. Open Windows Device Manager.
3. Find “Ports (COM & LPT)” in the list.
4. Expand “Ports (COM & LPT)” to see the names of all serial ports.
5. The device name should be listed as a “USB Serial Port” and be in parentesis.

The device name should look similar to this:

COM3