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Running a Docker container with RAK833-USB on a Mac

Main issue to run a Docker container on a Mac is to acess the USB ports. For this, you'll need to use VirtualBox, create a specific Docker machine, build the Docker container for the specific machine and then run with priviledges.

Install VirtualBox and create the machine

Follow the steps:

  • Install VirtualBox from https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads
  • During installation, make sure you give the permission to VirtualBox to access the system in the System preferences
  • In a bash command line, type:
docker-machine create --driver virtualbox default

Sometimes the docker machine starts, check if it is running and stop it if it is running:

docker-machine ls
docker-machine stop default
  • Then add the USB support to the machine:
vboxmanage modifyvm default --usb on
  • Then list the USB port available
vboxmanage list usbhost

You should see the FTDI port in the list:

usblist

If you don't see the FTDI port in the list, reboot the Mac. Sometimes, the Mac doesn't mount correctly the FTDI.

  • Add the FTDI in the USB list
    • Open the VirtualBox environment
    • Select the default VM which must be stopped
    • Go to settings
    • Then to the Ports, select USB:

usb port

- Then add the FTDI hardware like this:

usb ftdi

Make sure you enter Vendor ID as 0x0403 so 0403 in the graphical interface and the Product ID as 0x6010 so as 6010 in the UI.

  • Then go back to a terminal and start the docker machine:
docker-machine start default
  • Then make sure this default environment will be launch when the docker command is called:
eval "$(docker-machine env default)"
  • Then build the container amd64.Dockerfile
docker build -t lorapktfwd -f amd64.Dockerfile .
  • Run the docker container in privileged mode
docker run --privileged lorapktfwd