Added step for installing libusb on MacOS

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@ -188,6 +188,17 @@ In order for the module to be correctly identified in Windows it is necessary to
**NOTE:** If you have installed the drivers and your module is not detected as a Maple device it most likely does not have a USB bootloader installed. Ready-made modules from Banggood **do not** come with a USB bootloader installed. You will need to follow the procedure to [Burn a USB bootloader](#burn-the-bootloader) before you can upload firmware. **NOTE:** If you have installed the drivers and your module is not detected as a Maple device it most likely does not have a USB bootloader installed. Ready-made modules from Banggood **do not** come with a USB bootloader installed. You will need to follow the procedure to [Burn a USB bootloader](#burn-the-bootloader) before you can upload firmware.
##### Mac OS X
Uploading via USB requires the [libusb library](https://libusb.info/) to be installed. The easiest way to install the library is using the [Homebrew package manager for macOS](https://brew.sh/) by executing the two lines given below in a Terminal.
Install Homebrew:
/usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"
Once Homebrew is installed, use it to install libusb:
brew install libusb
##### Linux (64-bit) ##### Linux (64-bit)
To execute any of the following commands you should use a Terminal (shell) with the current directory set to the location where you cloned or unpacked this project. To execute any of the following commands you should use a Terminal (shell) with the current directory set to the location where you cloned or unpacked this project.