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USB to RS-232 Extender User`s Manual

1. Control Panel System click on the Hardware tab and then click Driver Signing The desired signing option may then be selected 36 50 Windows VISTA Win 7 Win 8 Installation Guide Connect the device to a spare USB port on your PC If there is an available Internet connection Windows VISTA Win 7 Win 8 will silently connect to the Windows Update website and install any suitable driver it finds for the device in preference to the driver manually selected If no suitable driver is automatically found then the following procedure should be followed AAA a ee R et ee N Jaf het cr ee es ee al Found New Hardware A A A A A e E Windows needs to install driver software for your TTL232R Tester Locate and install driver software recommended Windows will guide you through the process of installing driver software for your device Ask me again later Windows will ask again the next time you plug in your device or log on Don t show this message again for this device Your device will not function until you install driver software When locate and install driver software recommended is selected the following screen will appear Note the text TTL Tester is replaced with the description of the customer hardware Insert the dee that carne with your TTL232R Tester you have the dec thet came vith your dente ment ino Windows wall sutornaticalhy earch the disc Por dener sofbare don t hav
2. that driver cannot be installed for that device without either re programming the device EEPROM or modifying the list of VID and PID numbers in the INF files Please note that only your own company VID and PID or FTDI s VID 0x0403 and FTDI PID issued for use by your company should be used in the EEPROM and INF INI files 2 Windows 98 forces a reboot after installing a device This problem can occur if an application is accessing a file while the New Hardware Wizard is trying to copy it This usually occurs with the FTD2XX DLL file If installing a D2XX device selecting not to restart the computer then unplugging and re plugging the device may allow the device to function properly without restarting Restarting the machine will allow the device to work correctly 3 Driver installation fails and Windows 98 gives error code 10 Windows error code 10 indicates a hardware error or failed driver installation This error may appear if a device has insufficient power to operate correctly e g plugged into a bus powered hub with other devices or may indicate a more serious hardware problem Also it may be indicative of USB root hub drivers being incorrectly installed Please refer to the example schematics on the FTDI website for standard device configurations lf the error persists please contact the FTDI support department 4 Device hangs randomly during operation under Windows 98 This is not caused by the driver but is a hardware compatibilit
3. 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation WEEE Waste of Electrical and Electronic Equipment amas Recycling of Electronic Products In 2006 the European Union introduced regulations WEEE for the collection and recycling of all waste electrical and electronic equipment It is no longer allowable to simply throw away electrical and electronic equipment Instead these products must enter the recycling process Each individual EU member state has implemented the WEEE regulations into national law in slightly different ways Please follow your national law when you want to dispose of any electrical or electronic products More details can be obtained from your national WEEE recycling agency HC 50 50
4. EER z a EA Ragetry Eck Mew Connection CECE E HE ej 31 SEEI ij El My Computer af ti 4 E POCKET PE 2003 Derrida Alea byshe mol set AHS HEY CLASSES poo m Y HEY CURRENT USER Y HEY LOCAL MACHINE 5 Comm EDJ ControPane Y Dims 3 5 Active E Extn 1 Dispar bel Cienc Eai FID DEE E 6010 fi fi Lopactents 5 HARDWARE 5 Tert me 5 Mabon a E EJ SOFTWARE Shem TAP POCKET AC 200 Device HEY LOCAL HACHINE ener JUS8lLcad hents 1027 24892 al In this case the entry is 1027 24592 which corresponds to a VID of 0x0403 1027 and a PID of 0x6010 24592 device If this is not the device to be installed the message will recur To solve the problem the INF files must be edited to accommodate the required VID and PID For the D2XX drivers edit the bold red entries in the following line in the ftd2xx inf file FtdiHw FTDI Dual device FTDI USB amp VID_0403 amp PID_6010 For the VCP drivers edit the bold red entries in the following line in the FTDIPORT inf FtdiHw VID_0403 amp PID_6010 DeviceDesc FtdiPort232 FT DIBUS COMPORT amp VID_0403 amp PID_6010 23 50 5 Device can write but cannot read If the hardware does not work correctly under Windows 2000 or Windows XP then the problem is most likely a hardware issue Windows CE is not very tolerant of noisy hardware so even good designs for Windows 2000 and XP may experience problems with Windows CE Another issue that
5. Internal Modem Mew W Built in Ethernet E Delete ii cat 7 2 Click the lock to prevent further changes Assist me Apply Now 47 50 Troubleshooting 1 How do know what my device ID is Launch the System Profiler utility or Apple System Profiler for earlier versions of OS X This can be accessed by going to the Finder and selecting Applications from the Go menu then open the Utilities folder Select USB under Hardware in the pane to the left and then select the appropriate device from the USB Device Tree In the screen shot below from OS 10 3 the device has a device ID given by Vendor Name FTDI Product ID 24577 6001 A Vendor Name of FTDI is equivalent to a Vendor ID of 1027 0403 F i 3 af eA System Profile Andy s eMac 10 01 2005 08 37 Contents USE Device Tree Y Hardware USB Bus Memory Y USE Bus PCI AGP Cards Y Hub in Apple Extended USB Keyboard ATA USB lt gt Serial 513 Apple Optical USB Mouse USB Apple Exterded USB Keyboard FireWire USE Bus AirPort Card USB High Speed Bus Modems Software Applications Extensions USB lt gt Serial i Network Logs a Vendor Name FTDI Speed Up to 12 Mb sec Product ID 24577 6001 Bus Power mA 100 If the device does not work after installing the driver it is likely to be because the PID is not supported by the driver If this is the case contact FTDI Support with the PID that needs to be added to the driver If the VID is not 0x0
6. driver is installed before operating products FTDI Chip drivers can be downloaded and setup with Windows OS 2000 or higher To update drivers please unload old version then re plug devices the Windows Update will detect and update automatically Above requires internet connected Or refer to pages below to install unit driver from CD Windows OS Installation Guide Driver can be installed through Windows Update automatically Internet connection needed The FTDI drivers that have passed the WHOL tests are available for download using Windows Update OS requirements Windows 7 8 8 1 or later Please go below ways for easy installation 1 You may plug the device into host computer And then it will pop up Installing device driver software from the taskbar of the screen Fig 1 Click and connect to the Windows Update 2 It will check your computer OS and download the applicable driver at the Windows Update automatically Installing device driver software Click here for status Fig 1 3 The program goes Searching Windows Update from Driver Software Installation Fig 2 Generic USB Hub USB lt gt Serial Obtaining device driver software from Windows Update might take a while Skip obtaining driver software from Windows Update Close 4 When the applicable driver is detected it will run Installing device driver software Fig 3 A Driver Software Installation E Instal
7. obtained from your manufacturer s website or disc Unsigned software From other sources may harm our computer or steal information gt See details If you are certain of the source of the driver the warning can be ignored and you can continue installation by selecting Install this driver software anyway 4 Driver will not install on VISTA x64 VISTA x64 OS will only allow certified drivers to be installed The certified driver supplied by FTDI will work with VID 0403 and PID 6001 for FT232 and FT245 devices It will also work with VID 0403 and PID 6010 for FT2232 devices If you have a product where the manufacture has customized the driver but has not recertified it then the driver will not load You should contact your vendor to determine if they will support VISTA x64 43 50 MAC OS X Installation Guide Download the driver from the VCP Drivers section of the FTDI web site and save it to the hard disk The driver is now available in disk image dmg format Run the installer by double clicking on the FTDIUSBSerialDriver dmg icon a BO Install FTDIUSESerialDriver Kernel Extension Welcome to the FTDIUSESerialDriver Kernel Extension Installer 7 Welcome to the Mac OS X Installation Program You will be Introduction guided through the steps necessary to install this software Read Me 0 Select Destination Installation Type Installing A Finish Up Go Back Click Continue to proceed with
8. oree mioaa E Error installing USE driver ftdi ser dll New Tools Accounts F S Ej The driver name has been miss pelt The dll file extension may be required for some platforms The required driver files are not in the Windows directory The driver file is in the wrong binary format 4 Unidentified USB Device appears each time the driver name is entered This error can be caused when the VID and PID listed in the INF file does not match the VID and PID combination programmed into the device lt can also be caused if the INF file has not been copied to the Windows directory Y Unidentified USB D 2 x 10 38 Sunday June 01 2003 f I Unidentified USB I a xe 12 04 Sunday June 01 2003 Unidentifed USS Device 4 Enter the name of the device driver for this device For information see the device manufacturer s documentation E Unidentified USR Device 3 Enter the name of the device SS driver for this device For le Information see the device manufacturer s documentation je ibin m js au yo delte 22 50 One way to check this is to use the Registry editor that comes with Embedded Visual C or a suitable registry editor on the Windows CE device itself to check for the registry settings Tools gt Remote Registry Editor With ActiveSync running connect to your device then look at the registry setting KEY LOCAL_MACHINE Drivers USB LoadClients E
9. phantom devices This can also allow a virtual COM port to be uninstalled if the bus layer has been removed first Instructions on how to display phantom devices are given in the Advanced Driver Options application note 34 50 Troubleshooting 1 Windows XP cannot find Drivers for My Device This error can occur if the VID and PID programmed into the device EEPROM do not match those listed in the INF files for the driver The VID and PID programmed into the device EEPROM may be found by using the USB View utility from the FTDI web site These can then be checked against the VID and PID entries in the driver INF files If they do not match that driver cannot be installed for that device without either reprogramming the device EEPROM or modifying the list of VID and PID numbers in the INF files Please note that only your own company VID and PID or FTDI s VID 0x0403 and FTDI PID issued for use by your company should be used in the EEPROM and INF INI files End customers should obtain modified drivers from the OEM of the device and not necessarily edit the files themselves 2 Windows XP Forces a Reboot after Installing a Device This problem can occur if an application is accessing a file while the New Hardware Wizard is trying to copy it This usually occurs with the FTD2XX DLL file Selecting not to restart the computer then unplugging and re plug the device may allow the device to function properly without restarting Restarting the machine
10. that the installation was successful Figure 2 6 Click Finish to complete the installation for the first port of the device If the device is based on the FT2232 the Found New Hardware Wizard will continue by installing the USB Serial Converter driver for the second port of the FT2232 device The procedure for installing the second port is identical to that for installing the first port from the first screen of the Found New Hardware Wizard This is done automatically if the driver is Microsoft WHQL certified If the device is not based on the FT2232 the COM port emulation driver is loaded as indicated in the following steps 27 50 The Found New Hardware Wizard will launch automatically to install the COM port emulation drivers As above select No not this time From the options and click Next to proceed with the installation Figure 2 7 Found New Hardware Wizard Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard Tre wizard has fede rab He thane fer z UZR Serial Cervera Chek Faih ba lote he vezsid Figure 2 6 Found Hew Hardware Wizard Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard Windies vel each fey caren and dsd aallware be looking on po computes cn de hardeeae misiaton CO on on the Winds Update Web ale pelh piua penso Onis pracy db Can We oiae ho ad Updlate to raah hos amirau CC ves es lie art Yer now and Even time Correct a device CHo ral this imn Cirk Her io ennie Figure 2 7 Select Install
11. the installation and follow the instructions on screen When the installation is complete reboot the computer a a BO Install FTDIUSBSerialDriver Kernel Extension E Introduction Read Me install Software Select Destination Installation Type The software was successfully installed Click Restart to finish installing the software Installing Finish Up 44 50 When the computer has rebooted plug in the device If the device is installed properly you will see entries in the dev directory dev cu usbserial xxxxxxxx dev tty usbserial xxxxxxxx Where xxxxxxxx Is either the device s serial number or for unserialized devices a location string that depends on which USB port your device is connected to The Terminal application can be launched by selecting Go gt Applications gt Utilities gt Terminal Type the following lines in the Terminal window to produce the file list cd dev Is If you run the application System Preferences and select Network Go gt Applications gt System Preferences gt Network you should see the text New Port Detected New Port Detected A tes A new network port has been detected usbserial 1822 Please verify that it is confiqured correctly then press Apply Now to activate i Click OK and select Network Port Configurations from the show list The new port can be enabled from this screen by checking the on box and clicking Apply Now a AG
12. to be displayed as though they are attached This allows device properties to be changed or devices to be uninstalled via Device Manger even though the device is not physically connected to the PC To display phantom devices in Device Manager a new system variable is required Open Control Panel gt System then select the Advanced tab and click Environment Variables In the System Variables section NOT THE USER VARIABLES SECTION click New to display the following window Edit System Variable Variable name DevMgr_Show_MonPresent_Devices Variable value Ca Create a new System Variable called DevMgr_Show_NonPresent_Devices and set the value to 1 then click OK Open the Device Manager Control Panel gt System then select the Hardware tab and click Device Manager or Control Panel gt Device Manger in Vista and select View gt Show Hidden Devices Device Manager will then show all hidden and phantom devices available on that PC as shaded 42 50 3 Windows Vista Win 7 Win 8 shows a warning that the driver is not certified If the driver is not certified then a pop up window such as shown below will be displayed al Windows Security Windows can t verify the publisher of this driver software Don t install this driver software You should check vour manufacturer s website For updated driver software For your device Install this driver software anyway Only install driver software
13. will allow the device to work correctly 3 Driver Installation Fails and Windows XP Gives Error Code 10 Windows error code 10 indicates a hardware error or failed driver installation This error may appear if a device has insufficient power to operate correctly e g plugged into a bus powered hub with other devices or may indicate a more serious hardware problem Also it may be indicative of USB root hub drivers being incorrectly installed Please refer to the example schematics on the FTDI web site for standard device configurations If the error persists please contact the FTDI support department 35 50 4 Windows XP Displays An Error And Then Terminates Installation If the following screen is displayed with this message Windows XP has been configured to block the installation of any drivers that are not WHQL certified Hardware Installation The software you are installing for bhis hardware USB Serial Converter has not pasted Windows Logo testing to verify ts compabibibby wath thes version of Windows Tell me why this testing ts important This hardware will not be installed Contact pour system administrator Figure 4 1 Two options are available to successfully install the device Either a certified version of the driver can be installed if available or the driver signing options can be changed to either warn or ignore to allow the installation to complete To change the current driver signing setting go to
14. wizard found a driver for the following device USB lt gt Serial Cable Windows found a driver for this device To metall the driver Windows found click Next ecdm 2 00 00 ttdibus int z Back Cancel Windows should then display a message indicating that the installation was successful Click Finish to complete the installation for the serial converter driver for this port of the device The COM port emulation driver must be installed after this has completed Found New Hardware Wizard E Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard 7 USB Seral Converter Windows has finshed installing the software for this device To close this wizard click Finish Back Cancel 15 50 By examining the Device Manager located in Control Panel System then select the Hardware tab and click Device Manger and viewing by connection View gt Devices by connection the device appears as a USB Serial Converter with an additional COM port with the label USB Serial Port E les T Action view Fa po E m Intel R 82301EB LPC Interface Controller 2400 al Intel R 62801EB PCI Bridge 244E e Inbel R PROM1O0 VE Network Conneccion 7 Hp Realtek RTL6139 810 Family Fast Ethernet MIC m Intek FR 62801EB SMBus Controller 2407 E Intel R 828301E6 Ultra ATA Storage Controllers aS Intel R 82801E6 Ultra ATA Storage Controllers 4 8 Intel R 82801E6 USE Universal Host Controller 2402 E Intel R 628
15. 01EB USB Universal Host Controller 2404 Er a nietas 82801E8 USB Universal Host Controller 2407 E USE Serial Converter SA USE Serial pah COPS al Le Interne Controller 24DE re Intel R 62865 Graphics Controller ba Intel R 626650 PEP Processor to IO Controller 2570 E 1 Realtek 4C 97 Audio EM ystem board 2 Audio Codecs Legacy udio Drivers 2 Legacy Video Capture Devices BM Logical Osk Manager Media Ccntrol Devices Please note 1 For multiple port converter each port has to be installed with the driver individually i e you have to repeat this installation procedure 2 times 2 port converter or 4 times for 4 port converter 2 If you have any difficulties with the drivers we provided in this CD you may download the updated or appropriate versions from FTDI Web site www ftdichip com Drivers VCP htm supported device FT232BL M 16 50 Uninstalling Instruction When uninstalling devices from Windows 2000 it should always be done through the Add Remove Programs utility as this uses the FTDI driver uninstaller program to remove files and registry entries to leave a clean system Other methods may leave fragments of the driver that may interfere with future installations Disconnect any devices that are attached to the PC Open the Add Remove Programs utility located in Control Panel Add Remove Programs Select FTDI USB Serial Converter Drivers from the list of installed programs Eg 4dd Remore Prog
16. 403 it is likely that the device is not an FTDI device and we cannot support it 2 The device does not appear in the dev directory or the text New Port Detected is not displayed in System Preferences Network FTDI USBSeria Driver does not support your device ID VID and PID Disable the EEPROM so that the device reverts to its default device ID then replug To get support for your device ID built into FTDI USBSerial Driver contact FTDI quoting your device ID and a description of your device 3 The device cannot be accessed even though the device ID is Supported in FTDI USBSerial Driver An ownership or permissions problem is preventing the system from making the device accessible Check that the 48 50 driver is owned by root and wheel The most common symptom is the group for FTDI USBSerial Driver is not wheel To change the group login as root and perform the following script in a Terminal window Go gt Applications gt Utilities gt Terminal cd system library extensions chgrp R wheel FTDIUSBSerialDriver kext Reboot for the change to take effect 4 How do open a Terminal window A Terminal window can be started by selecting Go gt Applications gt Utilities gt Terminal The terminal window is equivalent to a DOS prompt in Windows 49 50 Regulatory Compliance Disclaimer Information in this document is subject to change without notice The manufacturer does not make any representations or warranties im
17. Device omapar oe PCE hun Y Intel 4667 Express Chipset Family lr EC rada e 24a ig Inte PROG CH Fanky EMBA Contralor PIDA rite oo OM Fam LGA Universal Most Controller 3704 Ina GROG JOAO Parra UR Lerla Heit Controller 7709 Intel Pe 528016 KOK Fark USE Liniversal Host Controller 2705 4 mH LS aa Gee USE Serial Converter A F ust Serial Port COM em UE Serial Conreerter Jy USE Serial Poet OOM ar cal Matt Controlar 200 icin j SRG RSA Fey UGE Feed Host Contrar SOC of Ire BBO GEG COCA Fredy LEC lnberface Conros 2789 IAE OO el oR orl eT Por Serial ATA Storage Controlar 200 Lr eae eS i RET Popes Bet Port 07 intel 4607 PLL Processor bo Dh Controler 2570 Por soRt LAA Dus Deiv r For high Definition Audio y Malba nar Figure 2 14 32 50 2 Installing Using DPinst In the case of a Microsoft WHQL certified driver package it is possible to preinstall the driver package using the Microsoft Driver Install Frameworks DIFx tools The simplest tool provided is the Driver Package Installer DP Inst When placed in the same directory as the INF files for the driver package simply run DPInst exe and the certified driver package will be installed on the machine The current driver package supports 32bit and 64bit systems through common INF files DPlnst has separate executables for 32bit and 64bit installation This means that if a single solution is desired for 32bit and 64bit systems the develo
18. USB to RS 232 Extender User s Manual Table of Contents o anced iene Seas ecadeasie ba demtiaei ca ste wn ans Sada cuatioeds ceases decane sade emer eesssessress pees tecesnentecean 1 SYSTEM REGUNEMENIS ari Uan auasuous a sea 1 Sn Ag a E Ea a 1 SOIC GING ALLO M a a a a EA A A A a A A 1 Opera lO cute tecdas 1 Windows 98 Installation GUIAS sir 4 Uninstalling INStTUCUO NM erena A AE i 9 TEOUDIESNOO UNINC iaa dois aaa 11 Windows 2000 Installation GUIAS vsctosicntaniizaicta aAa aaia 12 Uninstalling MsStiruUcho N ssn died 17 TOUDE SHOOTIN O cam E E a r N E E E EEE 19 Windows GE Installation GUIAS s i A AAA E EA 20 TroUDIESNOOUNG a aara a Eaa aaa aa 21 Windows XP Installation Guide oooncoonnccnnncconnccccnccncnccnnncenanccnnnncnnnncnnn rra rra rra nena rrnnnrrnnn rra rrnnannrnnnnrnannrnza 25 UNIASTalind INS UF CNG LO ari oda 34 MROUBICSMOOUING arse E enced en A E E ten siedebimegncune 35 Windows VISTA Win 7 Win 8 Installation Guide oocconccoccooccoccconcconcconcconcnnncnnnconnconncnarnnnrnnnrnnnronnronnrnnnnos 37 UNnIAStallind INStTUCUO Nanita cilantro ici icc nia 41 TOUDIESNOQUN O arriero tadas 42 MAC OS X Installation GUI GG imss 44 Unista INS TUCU Ni ibid 47 MFOUD ISS INO OUING ii ais 48 CE FCC amp Recycling Informal Nai 50 Introduction The USB to RS 232 Cat 5 extender is a low cost hardware solution that will extend your RS 232 devices using a single standard Cat 5 5e 6 UTP cable lt provides ful
19. and FTDI PID issued for use by your company should be used in the EEPROM and INF INI files 2 Windows 2000 forces a reboot after installing a device This problem can occur if an application is accessing a file while the New Hardware Wizard is trying to copy it This usually occurs with the FTD2XX DLL file Selecting not to restart the computer then unplugging and re plugging the device may allow the device to function properly without restarting Restarting the machine will allow the device to work correctly 3 Driver installation fails and Windows 2000 gives error code 10 Windows error code 10 indicates a hardware error or failed driver installation This error may appear if a device has insufficient power to operate correctly e g plugged into a bus powered hub with other devices or may indicate a more serious hardware problem Also it may be indicative of USB root hub drivers being incorrectly installed Please refer to the example schematics on the FTDI web site for standard device configurations 4 The device hangs randomly during operation under Windows 2000 This is not caused by the driver but is a hardware compatibility problem Some newer USB 2 0 hubs and host controllers can be susceptible to noise and can cause random device failures This can be overcome by fitting 47pF Capacitors to ground on the USBDP and USBDM lines on the USB connector side of the 27W series resistors 19 50 Windows CE Installation Guide Download
20. arch for driver files for the following hardware device o USB lt gt Serial Cable The wizard searches for suitable drivers in its diver database on your computer and in any of the following optional search locators that you specify To startthe search click Hest IF you are searching on a floppy disk or CD ROM drive Insert the floppy disk or CD before clicking Next Optional search locations T Floppy disk drives M CD ROM drives M Specify a location Microsoft windows Update Back Cancel 13 50 Found New Hardware Wizard Insert the manufacturer s installation disk into the drive DK selected and then click OK OK Copy manufacturer s files from ECOM 2 00 00 Browse Click Browse to display an open file dialog box Locate File Look in Sy COM 2 00 00 E FTDIBUS INF FTDIPORT INF History i My Documents My Computer Es El SE File name FTDIBUS INF y Mi Network F g i Files of type Setup Information 11f F Cancel Locate the folder containing the latest drivers downloaded from the FTDI web site above and click Open then click OK The PC auto selects the correct INF file in this case FTDIBUS INF 14 50 Once Windows found the required driver INF file click Next to proceed Found New Hardware Wizard Driver Files Search Results The wizard has finished searching for driver files for your hardware device The
21. bel USB Serial Port System Properties General Device Manager Hardware Profiles Performance View devices by type View devices by connection HER Keyboard E a Modern H m Monitors A Mouse E 22 MultlO Controller H A9 Network adapters E r Ports COM amp LPT ae F Communications Port COMM AA PCI ECRVEPP Port LPT1 oo 4 PCI Serial Pot COM2 OOS El System devices Fl Universal Serial Bus controllers E Universal Seral Bus controllers Properties Refresh Remove Print Please note 1 For multiple port converter each port has to be installed with the driver individually i e you have to repeat this installation procedure 2 times 2 port converter or 4 times for 4 port converter 2 If you have any difficulties with the drivers we provided in this CD you may download the updated or appropriate versions from FTDI Web site www ftdichip com Drivers VCP htm supported device FT232BL M Uninstalling Instruction To uninstall drivers follow the instructions below Disconnect any devices that are attached to the PC Open the Add Remove Programs utility located in Control Panel Add Remove Programs Select FTDI USB Serial Converter Drivers from the list of installed programs Add Remove Programs Properties Install Uninstall Windows Setup Startup Disk A To metall a new program from a floppy disk or CD ROM drive click Install Install BS The fol
22. cation on your PC Connect the device to a spare USB port on your PC Once the composite driver has been installed the Found New Hardware Wizard will launch Click Next to proceed with the installation Found New Hardware Wizard Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard This wizard helps you install a device driwer for a hardware device To continue click Hest Back Cancel 12 50 Select Search for a suitable driver for my device recommended as shown below and then click Next Found New Hardware Wizard Install Hardware Device Drivers device diver is a software program that enables a hardware device to work with an operating system This wizard will complete the installation for this device USB lt gt Serial Cable A device driver is a software program that makes a hardware device work Windows needs diver tiles for pour new device To locate driver tiles and complete the Installation click Hert what do you want the wizard to do f Search for a suitable driver for my device recommended Display a list of the known drivers for this device so that can choose a specific driver Back Cancel Check the box next to Specify a location and uncheck all others as shown below Clicking Next displays a dialog box for you to enter to the location of the drivers Found New Hardware Wizard Locate Driver Files Where do you want Windows to search for driwer files se
23. ds for the device in preference to the driver manually selected Found Mew Hardware Wizard Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard Wrest ral eae for Gatien ard ulated re Ley kokra on poa computer on the herdeers inclailstion OD on lhe Yreim Upda eb abe who paner Drea paty miir Can indo ciet bo rt Update bo esnch ii sofia Fan eo Dee lna ory E Yer Wia and Arai bre connect a dente Ho mal tha ima Cek Het te cmimin Figure 2 1 25 50 Select Install from a list or specific location Advanced as shown in Figure 2 2 below and then click Next Select Search for the best driver in these locations and enter the file path in the combo box C CDM 2 02 04 in Figure 2 3 below or browse to it by clicking the browse button Once the file path has been entered in the box click next to proceed Found Hew Hardware Wizard Thre raad Peko pureed hlera lit USB Seal Lora lei A IF pour hardware came with an inatallalion ED de i oo floppy disk impart it mov Mihalda yoru vacant Be versa ln dde C malai e arde samaina Poecomenenceed 2 natal kom a hit of pecs location vere ec Chek Nest io corn emo Jl tires Cancel Figure 2 2 Found Hew Hardware Wizard PMease choore your sesach and installation options fe Srrecia hor Hee best diran in these beio Weis th check boost Bator 10 ral ct pand e dela beerch ahh recludas local pata amd remorable media The best dire loud vel ba in
24. e the disc Show me other options 37 50 Select I don t have the disk Show me other options The next screen will appear Windows couldn t find driver software for your device Check for a solution Window iili check to see dl thete are steps you can take to get your device Browse my computer for driver software advanced Locate and intial drom softecre manually Select Browse my computer for driver software advanced The next screen will appear of Include subfolders Browse to the folder where the CDM driver has been stored when uncompressed and press Next 38 50 The example shown above uses a folder on the desktop The next screen will appear Es ae S ar p A Pound Hare dy a TE ry ES Ad A gt ite Installing driver software This screen will automatically complete and then change to the one below The software for this device has been successfully installed Windows has finished installing the driver software for this device USB Serial Converter The bus layer of the driver is now installed After the driver is installed it is important to determine which COM port has been assigned to the device for configuring the application that will use the device Open the Device Manager located in Control Panel System then select the Hardware tab and click Device Manager and select View gt Devices by Connec
25. eting driver files and associated registry values Vista will only allow the system itself to modify files and registry values in these locations Consequently a new method for uninstalling is required Devices can be removed using the Device Manager by simply right clicking on the mouse and selecting Uninstall This will delete the associated registry entries for that device only Vista provides an automatic method to delete driver files via a check box to Delete the driver software for this device on the uninstall dialog box USB Senal Converter Waming You are about to uninstall this device tram your system Cancel a Aa Windows 2000 XP and Server 2003 do not have this check box so driver files and OEM INF and PNF files must be removed manually or by using a custom application Some points to note about the new uninstallation method In the case of FT2232 devices a composite device is also installed This can also be removed by right clicking and selecting Uninstall There is no option to delete the driver files when doing this as the driver for the composite device is a native Windows driver If the VCP driver has been installed the COM port driver should be uninstalled before the bus driver If the bus is removed first the COM port will no longer appear in the Device Manager If the files are deleted while other installed devices still require them those devices will not work correctly This can be fixed by ri
26. from a list or specific location Advanced as shown in Figure 2 8 below and then click Next 28 50 Select Search for the best driver in these locations and enter the file path in the combo box C CDM 2 02 04 in figure 2 9 below or browse to it by clicking the browse button Once the file path has been entered in the box click next to proceed Found Hew Hardware Wizard The raad Peko pureed tuera lii USE Sena Fak IF pour hudenn came with an inatallaltion ED or Hippy disk import it more Mihalda yeu want Br versa ln dde 0 natal dhe ardor samina Precemenendad pineal hom a Gir or ppeciie location Advanced Chek Nest lo contrae Bock A treo Figure 2 8 Found Hew Hardware Wizard Please choore your seaach and installation options Wie lhe tire Lares bakre lo ral ce apar Fe dela echo mich rrctudes local pad ar remesh mada The bes dira lourd vell be ista Seach removable pedia kpg COAG Include thet location in the peach CADH 3 oo 0 E 0 Dom seach vall chore the driver lo install Loose lhe coher bo palet e dentes dra liom aL reas des rol gus anles Dia dee diver you chire wall bee he best match lo pour hodam oa Figure 2 9 If Windows XP is configured to warn when unsigned non WHQL certified drivers are about to be installed the message dialogue shown in Figure 2 10 will be displayed unless installing a Microsoft WHQL certified driver Click on Continue Anyway to con
27. ght clicking the device and selecting Reinstall Driver which will replace the missing files If a device to be uninstalled is not connected to the PC the device can still be removed by setting the device manager to show phantom devices This also allows a virtual COM port to be uninstalled if the bus layer has been removed first 41 50 Troubleshooting 1 Windows VISTA Win 7 Win 8 can not find drivers for my device This error can occur if the VID and PID programmed into the device EEPROM do not match those listed in the INF files for the driver The VID and PID programmed into the device EEPROM may be found by using the USB View utility from the FTDI web site These can then be checked against the VID and PID entries in the driver INF files If they do not match that driver cannot be installed for that device without either reprogramming the device EEPROM or modifying the list of VID and PID numbers in the INF files Please note that only your own company VID and PID or FTDI s VID 0x0403 and FTDI PID issued for use by the customer should be used in the EEPROM and INF files End customers should obtain modified drivers from the OEM of the device and not necessarily edit the files themselves 2 Devices not shown in Device Manager for uninstalling Devices that have been installed on a system but are not currently available are referred to as phantom devices These devices are not usually displayed in the device manager but can be made
28. has arisen with Windows CE is that different host devices support different bulk transfer sizes One method to attempt to resolve this is to reduce In Transfer Size to 64 This is the smallest possible transfer size and will have a severe effect on performance but should resolve most other issues Larger values may be tried to improve performance lf a USB host CF card is being used it may help to set the Raton bit in the configuration settings 6 Bytes missing or data corrupt This can occur when a host driver fails to send vendor commands properly which can result in the device running at a different Baud rate to the one intended The Baud rate can be verified easily by transferring data from PDA target to HyperTerminal Some host device drivers have been seen to lose packets of data which would also cause this problem 7 Driver isn t sending or receiving any data Sending and receiving data can be tested with an application such as VCPTest However this will not highlight problems due to incorrect Baud rates To check for the wrong Baud rate being set try to transfer data from the PDA target to and from HyperTerminal 24 50 Windows XP Installation Guide 1 Installing Via The Found New Hardware Wizard If a device of the same type has been installed on your machine before and the drivers that are about to be installed are different from those installed already the original drivers need to be uninstalled Please refer to the Uninstalli
29. he device and selecting Uninstall This will delete the associated registry entries for that device only Under Windows XP driver files and OEM INF and PNF files must be removed manually or by using a custom application OEM INF and PNF files are located in the Windows Inf directory and can be identified by searching for a VID and PID string matching the device installed e g VID_04038PID_6001 Once the matching OEM INF files are found e g oem10 inf for FTDIBUS INF and oem11 inf for FTDIPORT INP the corresponding PNF files must also be removed e g oem10 pnf and oem11 pnf Driver files are located in the Windows System32 and Windows System32 Drivers directories Some points to note about this uninstallation method In the case of FT2232 devices a composite device is also installed This can also be removed by right clicking on the composite device in the Device Manager and selecting Uninstall lf the VCP driver has been installed the COM port driver should be removed before the bus driver If the bus is removed first the COM port will no longer appear in the Device Manager If the driver files are deleted while other installed devices still require them those devices will not work correctly This can be fixed by right clicking the device and selecting Reinstall Driver which will replace the missing files If a device to be uninstalled is not connected to the PC the device can still be removed by setting the device manager to show
30. ialded Search removable media Hoces COD include thet location in the beant CACDM 2 02 04 3 1 Dant pesich wall chodis the direa to matal Chome this option bo seerd he deer dre fron aka ro dera ret ade Bint Wa drea you chara wall be Lhe ben malch lo pou hiahia Civ tet Figure 2 3 If Windows XP is configured to warn when unsigned non WHQL certified drivers are about to be installed the message dialogue shown in Figure 2 4 will be displayed unless installing a Microsoft WHQL certified driver Click on Continue Anyway to continue with the installation If Windows XP is configured to ignore file signature warnings no message will appear 26 50 The screen shown in Figure 2 5 will be displayed as Windows XP copies the required driver files ordre Installation The poiana pa Se rifa Tol Dj hada USO Seal Corperrber har nal pared Wir Legs lezlra lo ey es compat val Us eran al Windors el tos ed Uh ben y peta Continuing pour insdlallabion of tha sobar may impar vs desta Ihe comet opirala of AS E eilbher immediately or im the luure Micaoroht song reecommnende thal you slup Une malallalron ru arn contact the horder vendor for podbeare thet has pascal Windies Logo feed ray Corina tery Figure 2 4 Found Hew Hardware Wizard Please wit while the wizrerd mitallit the codterare E USS Se a Conwerber Hilos dl Te CAWINDOW S puede Figure 2 5 Windows should then display a message indicating
31. l duplex remote access and control of any RS 232 protocol device The USB to RS 232 Cat 5 extender kit consists of a local transmitter and remote receiver lt provides you with a tremendous amount of flexibility in your installation You can place RS 232 devices in any location you want and control them remotely up to 90 meters 270 ft System Requirements m Windows OS 98SE ME 2000 XP Vista 7 8 8 1 Windows server OS 2003 2008 2008R2 or higher E Mac OS 8 6 9 x 10 x or higher a The system is equipped with USB Host Controller Features Compatible with all RS 232 protocols Extend RS 232 peripherals up to 90 meters Fully Compliant with USB specification 1 1 and 2 0 Supports transfer rate up to 230kbps Supports 15kV HBM ESD protection Bus powered no external power supply required for local or remote unit Specification Model No UTS 101E DB 9M Pin Assignment FTDI Pin No Definition eas 15 cm USB cable with USB Type A Male DCD RJ 45 Female RXD tor RJ 45 Female 3 TD DB 9 Male 4 DR Interconnection Cable Standard Cat 5 5e 6 5 GND m 1 Power osa 3 TX Power AX z ats Plastic Dimension LxWxH 66 x 39 x 20 mm Operation 1 Connect transmitter USB cable to the host computer 2 Connect Cat 5 or better to transmitter RJ 45 and connect Cat 5e or better to remote RJ 45 3 Connect RS 232 device to accomplish 4 LED indicates power supply is on NOTE Ensure the
32. led is Microsoft WHQL certified then the CAT files will be located with the other driver files and should be installed automatically Windows should then display a message indicating that the installation of the serial converter driver was successful The COM port emulation driver must now be installed Click Finish to complete the installation of the serial converter and proceed to the COM port emulation driver Add New Hardware Wizard 2 USE Serial Converter Windows has finished installing the software that your new hardware device requires f Cancel Under Windows 98 the COM port emulation driver will be automatically installed from the same location as the serial converter driver However if the driver is not WHQL certified as explained above for the serial converter driver the wizard will ask for the location of CAT files Click OK on the Insert Disk message box Insert Disk The following window will appear to assist in locating the file To proceed with the installation without the CAT file click Skip File Insert Disk CAYVCP Orivers 7 50 lf the driver being installed is Microsoft WHQL certified then the CAT files will be located with the other driver files and should be installed automatically Open the Device Manager located in Control Panel System then select the Device Manger tab and select View devices by type The device appears as an additional COM port with the la
33. ling device driver softwage USB lt gt Serial E Searching preconfigured driver folders Close Fig 3 2 50 5 Then it shows USB Serial Port COM8 installed Click Close and go next step Fig 4 A Driver Software Installation Your device is ready to use Fig 4 6 Check Device Manager of Control Panel from the computer OS and there shows USB Serial Port COM8 under Ports COM amp LPT the other one shows USB Serial Converter under Universal Serial Bus controllers Fig 5 Congratulation You have finished installing the USB to Serial device successfully File Action View Help e s m Elu RI SIE RS y 1 Network adapters gt i Portable Devices a 1 Ports COM amp LPT USB Serial Port COMB gt u Processors gt a sound wideo and game controllers gt Ml System devices a Universal Serial Bus controllers Generic USB Hub ao Generic USB Hub Generic USB Hub E USB Root Hub E USB Root Hub E USB Root Hub E USB Root Hub gj USB Root Hub E USB Root Hub USB Root Hub Woo ROD fg USB Serial i a A PR AA AAA Ol t Fig 5 NOTE It may occur when driver is not installed successfully please check below steps 1 There is busy on access databank of Microsoft s Support link Please try again or install driver of CD ROM provided 2 Check your internet if it is failed to access Microsoft s Support link 3 Check your compute
34. lowing software can be automaticaly removed by Ta Windows To remove a program orto modi its installed components select it from the list and click Adc Remove guege Sup FET OL USB to Senal Converter Divers GetRight lnstantlD OVD fl Internet Explorer 182850 Japanese Language Support RernelD river kep Drive 1 0 Korean Language Support Add Remove ol OF Cancel Click the Add Remove button This will run the FTDI uninstaller program Click Continue to run the uninstaller or Cancel to exit FTDI Uninstaller v3 0 If your USB device is connected please unplug it now Press Continue to uninstall the drivers or Cancel to quit Continue 9 50 When the uninstaller has finished removing the device from the system the caption on the Cancel button will change to Finish Click Finish to complete the process FTDI Uninstaller v3 0 ori 10 50 Troubleshooting 1 Windows 98 cannot find drivers for my device This error can occur if the VID and PID programmed into the device EEPROM do not match those listed in the INF files for the driver The VID and PID programmed into the device EEPROM may be found by using the USBView utility from the FTDI website These can then be checked against the VID and PID entries in the driver INF files If they do not match that driver cannot be installed the VID and PID entries in the driver INF files If they do not match
35. n its over database on pour hard dive and in any of the following selected locabons Click Next to start the search Poppy disk drives CD ROM drive Microsoft Windows Update vV Specify a locations Back Nests Cancel Windows may display a message reading Building driver database at this point which may take a few minutes to pass Once Windows has found the required files click Next to install the device Add New Hardware Wizard Windows driver file search for the device USB Serial Converter Windows 1 now ready to install the best diver tor this device Click Back to select a different driver or click Next to continue Location of driver CAYCPORIM TAFT OIBUS INF 5 50 If the driver being installed does not have Microsoft WHQL signature files CAT files the wizard will request a driver disk to attempt to find them Click OK on the Insert Disk message box Insert Disk ES ES Pleaze insert the dis labeled FTOI USB Drivers Disk and then click OF The following window will appear to assist in locating the file To proceed with the installation without the CAT file click Skip File Insert Disk Fa The file ftdibus cat on FTO USB Drivers Ok er Disk cannot be found Lancel Insert FTO USB Divers Disk in the selected drive and click OF Skip File Detalls Cooy files from FRE EE CAYVCP Orivers Browse If the driver being instal
36. ng instruction Download the latest available drivers from the FTDI web site and unzip them to a location on your PC If you are running Windows XP or Windows XP SP 1 temporarily disconnect your PC from the Internet This can be done by either removing the network cable from your PC or by disabling your network card by going to the Control Panel Network and Dial Up Connections right clicking on the appropriate connection and selecting Disable from the menu The connection can be re enabled after the installation is complete This is not necessary under Windows XP SP 2 if configured to ask before connecting to Windows Update Windows XP SP 2 can have the settings for Windows Update changed through Control Panel System then select the Hardware tab and click Windows Update Connect the device to a spare USB port on your PC If the device is based on the FT2232 the Microsoft composite device driver is automatically loaded in the background Once the composite driver has been installed Windows Found New Hardware Wizard will launch If there is no available Internet connection or Windows XP SP 2 is configured to ask before connecting to Windows Update the screen shown in Figure 2 1 is displayed Select No not this time from the options available and then click Next to proceed with the installation If there is an available Internet connection Windows XP will silently connect to the Windows Update website and install any suitable driver it fin
37. per must be able to detect which version of DP Inst is required for the system the driver is being installed on For more information on DP Inst see the FTDI Windows Driver Installation application note 3 Installing From Windows Update If a certified driver is available for the target operating system it is possible to install the driver from the Windows Update web site Directions to install the driver from Windows Update are very similar to those outlined in 2 1 Installing Via The New Hardware Wizard except that the Yes this time only or Yes now and every time connect a device option should be selected on the first screen of the wizard when asked if Windows Update should be checked for a driver If the wizard finds a matching driver on Windows Update the driver will be automatically downloaded and installed for the device Please note 1 For multiple port converter each port has to be installed with the driver individually i e you have to repeat this installation procedure 2 times 2 port converter or 4 times for 4 port converter 2 If you have any difficulties with the drivers we provided in this CD you may download the updated or appropriate versions from FTDI Web site www ftdichip com Drivers VCP htm supported device FT232BL M 33 50 Uninstalling Instruction Consequently a new method for uninstalling has to be used Devices can be removed using the Device Manager by simply right clicking on t
38. plied or otherwise regarding the accuracy and completeness of this document and shall in no event be liable for any loss of profit or any other commercial damage including but not limited to special incidental consequential or other damages No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form by any means electronic or mechanical including photocopying recording or information recording and retrieval systems without the express written permission of the manufacturer All brand names and product names used in this document are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders CE FCC amp Recycling Information CE Certification This equipment complies with the requirements relating to Electromagnetic Compatibility Standards EN55022 EN55024 and the further Standards cited therein It must be used with shielded cables only It has been manufactured under the scope of ROHS compliance FCC Certification This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation You are cautioned that changes or modification not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void your authority to operate the equipment This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions
39. r 4 port converter 2 If you have any difficulties with the drivers we provided in this CD you may download the updated or appropriate versions from FTDI Web site www ftdichip com Drivers VCP htm supported device FT232BL M 20 50 Troubleshooting 1 Unidentified USB Device dialog is not displayed when device is connected for the first time If the Unidentified USB Device dialog is not displayed when the device is connected for the first time it is likely that the PDA does not have a USB host capability or that the host is not installed correctly Many PDAs require some form of adaptor USB host cable presentation pack or Compact Flash USB host card to provide the USB host capability that FTDI devices require 2 Error installing USB driver ftdi_d2xx dll message The following installation error may be displayed for a number of reasons EY unidentified USED a el 10 36 y e i Sunday June 01 2003 E Error installing USB driver ftdi_ d2xx New Tools Accounts F El The driver name has been misspelt The dll file extension may be required for some platforms The required driver files are not in the WWindows directory The driver file is in the wrong binary format 21 50 3 Error installing USB driver ftdi_ser dll message The following installation error may be displayed for a number of reasons Fal a i AS Unidentified USB D e x 12 17 sunday June 01 2003 E Tep horata set
40. r He bere ie a Smag Grew Ali Displays Sound Meterceh Searrup Dyk Location Automatic z Show Network Por Configurations zs Check a configuration to make it active Drag configurations into the order you want to try them when connecting to a network i Part Ladr n BA inrernal Modem nee RA Built in Ethernet i Ti Delete k Duplicate j Ah Clack the lock bo prevent further changes st me Apply Now 45 50 At this point it is possible to exit Network and use the device as a COM port If you wish to set the device up a modem for an Internet connection select the new port from the show list to display the window below a BO Network w HUA EE Show All Displays Sound Network Startup Disk Location Automatic E Show usbserial 1822 T PPP i TCP IP Proxies Modem Service Provider Optional Account Name Password Telephone Number Alternate Number Optional Save password Checking tris box allows all users of this computer to access this Internet account without entering a password PPP Options Dial Now oy 1 E en i n re Click the lock to prevent further changes K Assist me Apply Now Entries for this screen are specific to the Internet account for each user If you do not know the required details contact your Internet service provide Please note 1 For multiple port converter each port has to be installed with the d
41. r configuration if it is disabled on Windows Update wizard A Driver Software Installation l Device driver software was not successfully installed Phase consult with pour dente minutna M LESH lt Saral Whats 3 50 Windows 98 Installation Guide If a device of the same type has been installed on your machine before and the drivers that are about to be installed are different from those installed already the original drivers need to be uninstalled Please refer to the uninstalling instruction Download the latest available drivers from the FTDI website and unzip them to a location on your PC Connect the device to a spare USB port on your PC This will launch the Windows Add New Hardware Wizard Windows may display a message reading Building driver database at this point which may take a few minutes to pass Click Next to proceed with the installation Add New Hardware Wizard This wizard searches for new drivers for USB lt gt Serial Cable A device driver is a software program that makes a hardware device work C Display a list of all the drivers in a spectic location so yoy can select the driver you want 4 50 Check the box next to Specify a location and uncheck all others as shown below Click Browse and locate the driver files Once the files have been located click Next to proceed with the installation Add New Hardware Wizard Windows will search for new drivers i
42. rams 3 y z E xi La Currently installed programs Sart by Name A ie FTOI USB Serial Converter Drivers Change or Remowe y Click here For support information Programs To change this program or remove it From your computer click Change Remowe Click the Change Remove button This will run the FTDI uninstaller program Click Continue to run the uninstaller or Cancel to exit FTDI Uninstaller 3 ie If your USB device is connected please unplug it now Press Continue to uninstall the drivers or Cancel to quit Continue Cancel 17 50 When the uninstaller has finished removing the device from the system the caption on the Cancel button will change to Finish Click Finish to complete the process faint Uninstaller F Eoritinue 18 50 Troubleshooting 1 Windows 2000 cannot find drivers for my device This error can occur if the VID and PID programmed into the device EEPROM do not match those listed in the INF files for the driver The VID and PID programmed into the device EEPROM may be found by using the USBView utility from the FTDI web site These can then be checked against the VID and PID entries in the driver INF files If they do not match that driver cannot be installed for that device without either re programming the device EEPROM or modifying the list of VID and PID numbers in the INF files Please note that only your own company VID and PID or FTDI s VID 0x0403
43. river individually i e you have to repeat this installation procedure 2 times 2 port converter or 4 times for 4 port converter 2 If you have any difficulties with the drivers we provided in this CD you may download the updated or appropriate versions from FTDI Web site www ftdichip com Drivers VCP htm supported device FT232BL M 46 50 Uninstalling instruction To remove the drivers from Mac OS X the user must be logged on as root Root is a reserved username that has the privileges required to access all files Start a Terminal session Go gt Applications gt Utilities gt Terminal and enter the following commands at the command prompt cd System Library Extensions rm r FTDIUSBSerialDriver kext cd Library Receipts rm r FTDIUSBSerialDriver kext The driver will then be removed from the system To remove the port from the system run the application System Preferences and select Network Selecting Network Port Configurations from the Show menu will display the port as greyed out Select the uninstalled port and click Delete Confirm the deletion to remove the port ean Network 0 Show All Displays Sound Network Startup Disk Location Automatic Show Network Port Configurations Check a configuration to make it active Drag configurations into the order you want to try them when connecting to a network On Port Configurations usbserial 1822 M
44. the latest available drivers for the required processor model from the FTDI website and unzip them the critical files in the driver package are ftdi_ser dll the VCP driver file FTDIPORT inf user changeable file to allow devices with custom VID and PID combinations to be installed Copy all of the unzipped files to the Windows directory on the PDA If the PDA requires a host adaptor e g USB host cable presentation pack or Compact Flash host card make sure that it is connected and installed before proceeding Connect the FTDI device to a host USB port on the PDA This will provide a dialog box to direct Windows CE to the driver files Type the full name of the VCP driver file into the dialog box as shown below If the file name is incorrect the driver will not be found and the device will not function AT Unidentified USB O 7 x 12 04 2 Sunday June 01 2003 aldo USB Device A Enter the name of the device driver for this device For information see the device manufacturer s documentation CAP a sjdfffolh jik 1 5 Shift z x c v binim 7 ctj Y ED The device installation is now complete The installation may be verified using the test program available form the Utilities page of the FTDI website Please note 1 For multiple port converter each port has to be installed with the driver individually i e you have to repeat this installation procedure 2 times 2 port converter or 4 times fo
45. tinue with the installation If Windows XP is configured to ignore file signature warnings no message will appear 29 50 The screen shown in Figure 2 11 will be displayed as Windows XP copies the required driver files itiheore Installation The pone ua Sine riiag Dos Un Ral eae USE Seu Port has nal pared Wir Loge letra lo wendy es compu path Uhr retiran al kii Ll el ts eya bo bei ge tar Continuing pour inslallation of thie sobar may impar mw declare Ihe conoci operate of Fu eye ciber mmedistely or im the future Microroht songly recomiende thal you slop lies melallaleon now arn contact the horder vendor for podberare hal has pirrzel Windies logo feed ray Figure 2 10 Found Hew Hardware Wizard Please eoit while the wizard mvballs the codbeare y US Se al Por pa seu dl To FAWN DOS emna OOOO COTO CON Figure 2 11 Windows should then display a message indicating that the installation was successful Figure 2 12 Click Finish to complete the installation for the first port of the device If the device is based on the FT2232 the second port must also be installed The procedure for installing the second port is identical to that for installing the first port from the first screen of the Found New Hardware Wizard for the USB Serial Port device If the driver is Microsoft WHQL certified this is done automatically 30 50 Open the Device Manager located in Control Panel System then select the Hard
46. tion the device appears as a USB Serial Converter with an additional COM port with the label USB Serial Port 39 50 am j e ml fns Wy H a Disk diees F 5 Display adapter i EH OWD CD ROM dines gi Floppy disk drives w Y Floppy drive controllers y Dz Human Interface Devices Lg IDE ATA ATAPE controllers A IEEE 1394 Bus host controllers Keyboards A Mice and other pomting devices y Ma Mondor E Y Network adapters i Il Ponable Devices F Ports COM amp LPT O Communications Port COM Printer Port LPT1 TP USE Serial Port COM i D Precestor Ay Sound video and game controllers hy High Definition Audio Device e 4 Storage controllers de Sytem devices q Universal Serial Bus controller This screen shows the device connected to COMS3 Please note 1 For multiple port converter each port has to be installed with the driver individually i e you have to repeat this installation procedure 2 times 2 port converter or 4 times for 4 port converter 2 If you have any difficulties with the drivers we provided in this CD you may download the updated or appropriate versions from FTDI Web site www ftdichip com Drivers VCP htm supported device FT232BL M 40 50 Uninstalling Instruction With the release of Microsoft Windows Vista the FTDI uninstaller has been rendered unusable due to Windows Resource Protection preventing the executable from del
47. ware tab and click Device Manger and select View gt Devices by Connection the device appears as a USB Serial Converter with an additional COM port with the label USB Serial Port Figure 2 13 If the device is based on the FT2232 two ports will be available from a composite USB device Found New Hardware Wizard Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard Tee vinur has fied rei lr he pedira For 7 UZR Serial Posi Chk Fina ba Ghote He nead Figure 2 12 E Devici RAn apol Y AA Freed Realige Babin dl Gerona inte CPU 150 GL Ole de cere irte or Jiii q 1 009 y PET bari E M inte Sift Express Chost Family nekaj ao e trade at TRA E2BO LG OO Fary y SMBs Comiroder 2IDA Ince aibi 104 Fer h US Universal Host Controller gt IA OA OA Fay UE Linkeerial Hol Contridier FFC T Le na n fina jam Aini m i e IE EOL CA iy UD Liei Host Controler 2700 In BAG MEAT Pray LEO Enhancer Hot Conta ERE F IMA EZRA CIAT Farry LEC Iber sos Canini 2789 3 IMA EO eGR GA EAT Parody Siri ATA Sora Controlar 200 TEA HARTA PEL Express Bol Pek FEF gd Intell S402 FLAG Processor bo Lit Controller 237 F Por so t UAA us Drier fo High Definition Audio Ei Fkb e eter y i Figure 2 13 31 50 In the case of the FT2232 port A of the FT2232 will be installed as COMX and port B will be installed as COMX 1 where COMX is the first available COM port number a
48. y problem Some newer USB 2 0 hubs and host controllers can be susceptible to noise and can cause random device failures This can be overcome by fitting 47pF capacitors to ground on the USBDP and USBDM lines on the USB connector side of the 27W series resistors 5 Windows 98 complains about missing CAT files Files with the cat extension are signature files issued by Microsoft that indicate a device driver is WHQL certified If a driver is not certified there will be no cat files available When installing drivers in Windows 98 or Windows ME the user is prompted to locate the cat files if the operating system cannot find them If the driver is not certified but you wish to install it anyway the files may be skipped by clicking the Skip button 6 Windows 98 complains about missing ftccomms vxd file This can occur when the USB Composite driver has been installed if the user has not browsed to the location of the driver files If this message appears do not skip it but browse to the driver file location The wizard will then be able to correctly install the device 11 50 Windows 2000 Installation Guide If a device of the same type has been installed on your machine before and the drivers that are about to be installed are different from those installed already the original drivers need to be uninstalled Please refer to the uninstalling instruction Download the latest available drivers from the FTDI web site and unzip them to a lo

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