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1. 2 Note Instead of running above file if you insert Installation CD the second time the CD will auto run again and system will then detect the driver already installed and ask you to confirm the same removal procedure Copyright 2005 2014 ACTiSYS Corp Page 22 of 28 Mar 24 2014 Confidential Information Version 1 3 4 ACT IRx24UN Lx ACT IRx24UN Lx LE The Wireless Connectivity Expert User s Manual 10 3 Uninstall The Driver From Mac OS To remove and uninstall ACT IRx24UN drivers from Mac OS X operating system you must be logged on as root You can use the sudo command option to substitute user privileges 1 Run a Terminal session Applications Utilities Terminal and enter the following commands at the command prompt cd System Library Extensions sudo kextunload ProlificUSBSerial kext enter system password rm r ProlificUSBSerialDriver xext You can also go to the System Library Extensions file folder to delete the ProlificUSBSerialDriver kext file 2 To remove the port from the system go to System Preferences and select Network Select the USB Serial Controller device shown from the Show menu and click on the remove button to uninstall the port Location Automatic unm due Not Configured a Ethernet FireWire e Configuration Default a AirPort Telephone Number 94125578 Account Name Fasywora Connect refl Show modem status in menu bar aid Click the lock to preve2. The Wireless Connectivity Expert 921 Corporate Way Fremont CA 94539 USA Tel 1 510 490 8024 Fax 1 510 623 7268 Web http www actisys com E mail irda info actisys com ACT IRx24UN Lx ACT IRx24UN Lx LE USB to RAW SIR Serial Adapter User s Manual ACT IR224UN ACT IR424UN March 24 2014 Version 1 3 4 Copyright 2005 2014 ACTISYS Corporation All Rights Reserved Warning Please Install Driver BEFORE you plug in the Dongle to USB port A E E o ACT IRX24UN Lx ACT IRx24UN Lx LE The Wireless Connectivity Expert User s Manual TABLE OF CONTENTS REVISION HISTORY eet 3 OVERS TEV E 4 Ig 05 qu TA E 4 PACKAGE ON M OL E 4 SPECIAL NOTICE amp SYSTEM REQUIREMENT eee nenne nnne nnne nnn nn nana 5 4 1 Si ER e 5 4 2 System HEET 5 FAQ FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS KEREN eere eren nnn nn nnn nennen nnn 6 GENERAL SETUP PROCEDURE WINDOWS MAC ANDROID amp LINUX 7 INSTALLATION UNDER WINDOWS gege gege EEN 7 7 1 Dormution or New iio eege obi ad Ead dubdbsEde 7 7 2 General Notes Windows vs Chip Inside siccicscccvecsscssved cxasctedececsses anir E aE EEE ES 8 7 3 Teh Ee EE 8 7 4 Driver Wis PAW OM EEN 8 INSTALLATION UNDER MAC OG ccccecccssccnsecnssnsseesenssenseonseonsecesenssenseonssonseonssnassnseensss 13 INSTALLATION CHECK oirra EE uci dua eade duca dee ied 2sad aei 15 9 1 Check Add or Remove Programs or Programs and Features in Wind
3. e Classic View Scanners and Security Sound Speech Sync Center System Cameras Center Recogniti TE Tablet PC User Taskbar and Text te Welcome Windows Settings Windows Windows Windows Windows Windows CardSpace Defender Firewall Sidebar Update 2 You can see current status of UAC On or Off like below S Windows Update Security essentials To help protect your computer make sure the four security essentials below are marked On or OK 5h Windows Defender Using Windows Security Center Windows Firewall Internet Options Get the latest security and WITS Information online from Microsoft Change the way Security Check sends o Center alerts me OK o Internet security settings All Internet security settings are set to their recommended levels How do Internet security settings help protect my computer User Account Control See also User Account Control is turned an Backop and Restore How does User Account Control help protect my computer 15 2 Turn On Off UAC 1 Go to Control Panel gt User Accounts you can see below window Click Turn User Account Copyright 2005 2014 ACTiSYS Corp Page 25 of 28 Mar 24 2014 Confidential Information Version 1 3 4 ACT IRx24UN Lx ACT IRx24UN Lx LE The Wireless Connectivity Expert User s Manual Control on or off button a E sey M Search Task E p Make changes to your user account Create a password r
4. Else a welcome screen for PL 2303 Driver installer will show up Click Next to continue Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for PL 2303 USB ta Serial The Installshield vvizard will install FL 2303 USB to Seral on your computer To continue click Next 2 You will see the Vista Driver Installer under processing PL 2303 Driver Installer Program FE setup Status L 2303 LI5B o Serial is configuring your new softeare instelletion L E Copyright 2005 2014 ACTiSYS Corp Page 9 of 28 Mar 24 2014 Confidential Information Version 1 3 4 A C Ti RY Y 9 ACT IRx24UN Lx ACT IRx24UN Lx LE The Wireless Connectivity Expert User s Manual 3 When this Installation completes click Finish to close the Wizard window PL 2303 Driver Installer Program InstallShield Wizard Complete The Installshield Vizard has successtully installed PL2s03 LISBHo Sernal Click Finish to exit the wizard 4 Now plug IR adapter to USB port System will pop up a Found New Hardware bubble window at the right corner of Tool Bar and display the message Prolific USB to Serial Comm Port the first time you plug in 5 This completes the driver installation Now confirm this installation per Chapter of Installation Check Copyright 2005 2014 ACTiSYS Corp Confidential Information Page 10 of 28 Mar 24 2014 Version 1 3 4 ACT IRx24UN Lx ACT IRx24UN Lx LE The Wireless Connectivity Expert User s
5. Manual 7 4 3 Driver installation Windows 98 ME 2000 XP 1 When start the driver installation a welcome screen for PL 2303 Driver installer will show up Click Next to continue InstallShield Wizard Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for PL 2303 US8 to Seral The Installs hield Wizard wall install PL 2303 USB to S eral on your computer To continue click Met v Cancel 2 It will go very quick to complete click Finish to close the Wizard window InstallShield Wizard InstallShield Wizard Complete InstallShield already successfully to installed PL 2303 USB to Serial driver Please press Finish button to close and out af InstallShield IF yau have been plugged cable on PC before run this setup please Unplug and then plug cable again for system detect this device 3 Now plug IR adapter to USB port System will pop up a Found New Hardware bubble window at the right corner of Tool Bar and display the message Prolific USB to Serial Comm Port at the first time you plug in Copyright 2005 2014 ACTiSYS Corp Page 11 of 28 Mar 24 2014 Confidential Information Version 1 3 4 ACT IRx24UN Lx ACT IRx24UN Lx LE The Wireless Connectivity Expert User s Manual Found New Hardware Prolific LISB Ea Serial Comm Fort P Add or Remove 4 This completes the driver installation Now you can confirm the installation per chapter 9 Installation Check Copyright 2005 20
6. comparison ACT IR424UN Lx amp ACT IR424UN Lx LE are the thumb sized models of above All play the same function except the size is different ACT IR424UN series is smaller In brief hereafter ACT x24UN Lx IRx24UN Lx LE represents either model series IR224UN or IR424UN series 2 FEATURES a ACT IRXx24UN Lx series includes all customized sub models i e ACT IRx24UN Li ACT IRx24UN L amp ACT IRx24UN LNnn where nn is the specified Baud Rate LN96 for 9 6k bps LN19 for 19 2k bps LN38 for 38 4k bps LN57 for 57 6k bps LN115 for 115 2k bps The same phylosophy applies to the model names of ACT IRx24UN Lx LE series i e it includes ACT IRx24UN LN96 LE ACT IRx24UN LN19 LE ACT IRx24UN LN38 LE etc etc b Supports 8 baud rates 1 2k 2 4k 4 8k 9 6k 19 2k 38 4k 57 6k and 115 2k bps depending on what sub model you sepecified 1 63 us IR pulse d Supports No IrDA protocols only Raw IR e Compatible with and replaces RS232 Raw IR adapters ACT IR220L ACT IR220L ACT IR220Li and ACT IR220LN f Supports Virtual COM port Nothing or minimum changes in user s sofware which are already working with RS232 adapters originally Less Latency time average is 1 5 ms The latency of a real COM port is about 0 5ms h Fully compliant with USB 2 0 Full speed 12 Mbps i 256 bytes outbound buffer and 256 bytes inbound buffer j Supports Windows 98 ME 2000 Win XP SP2 Vista Win 7 8 Win Server 2003 Win Server 2008 32 amp 64 bits Mac OS X
7. 0 e Added installation chapter installation check section and uninstallation section for Mac Added Factory Default Setting section Modification in Configuration Utility e Update all in 1 driver installer v1 2 10 4 08 2010 for Windows series which Win 7 1 2 0 7 15 2010 included 1 2 0 1 8 17 2010 e Updated for IR224UN Lx 1 2 0 2 6 20 2011 e Included Android e Combined Manual for IR224UN Lx amp IR224UN Lx LE 8 15 2012 e Updated driver installer to v1 5 0 2011 10 21 for Win and v1 4 0 for Mac rewrte all for Mac e Extended Mac OS support up to 10 9 ACTiSYS reserves the right to make changes without further notice to any products herein to improve reliability function or design ACTISYS does not assume any liability arising out of the application or use of any product or circuit described herein All trademarks logos organization amp company names and product model names are the properties of their respective owners Copyright 2005 2014 ACTiSYS Corp Page 3 of 28 Mar 24 2014 Confidential Information Version 1 3 4 ACT IRx24UN Lx ACT IRx24UN Lx LE The Wireless Connectivity Expert User s Manual 1 OVERVIEW ACT IR224UN Lx or ACT IR224UN Lx LE is an USB to Raw IR adapter It generates a virtual COM port to transmit data with other RAW IR devices The Only Difference between ACT IR224UN Lx series and ACT IR224UN Lx LE series is their LED behavior Please refer to Chapter 12 LED Behavior for detailed
8. 005 Redistnbutable x64 Microsoft Corporation y E PL 2303 USB ta Serial Prolific Technology INC d H i F v Prolihe Technology INC Product verson 1 2 10 9 2 Device Manager Check in Windows 1 You should have plugged IR Dongle to USB Port 2 To confirm if the installation is successful you can also open Device Manager 3 You will see the device described as Prolific USB to Serial Comm Port COMx installed under Ports COM amp LPT where COMXx is the COM port number COMS for this example This is the place you can check which vitual COM port this device has been connected See below Copyright 2005 2014 ACTiSYS Corp Page 15 of 28 Mar 24 2014 Confidential Information Version 1 3 4 LS Y 9 ACT IRx24UN Lx ACT IRX24UN Lx LE The Wireless Connectivity Expert User s Manual Li Device Manager PRISES File Action View Help amp b E IDE ATAJATAPI controllers 28 Keyboards A Mice and other pointing devices ES rd Monitors Bai Network adapters Ports COM amp LPT Communications Pork COMI n Communications Pork COMNzZ Wd Printer Port LPT1 n Prolific LISB Ea Serial Comm Pork COMMS g Processors 9 3 Terminal Check in Mac Machine 1 You can then proceed to check if ACT IRx24UN is setup properly You can run the Terminal program under Applications Utilities folder and type the following commands cd dev Is tty usbserial You should see the tty usbserial devic
9. 10 1 to 10 9 includes 64 bit Also supports Mac OS X Lion 10 7 Linux Android amp Windows CE ARM amp x86 3 PACKAGE CONTENT e IR Adapter ACT IRx24UN Lx ACT IRx24UN Lx LE x1 separated USB cable for ACT IRA24UN e Installation CD x1 which includes a Device driver installer b User s Manual Copyright 2005 2014 ACTiSYS Corp Page 4 of 28 Mar 24 2014 Confidential Information Version 1 3 4 ACT IRx24UN Lx ACT IRx24UN Lx LE The Wireless Connectivity Expert User s Manual 4 SPECIAL NOTICE amp SYSTEM REQUIREMENT 4 1 Special Notice 4 1 1 Timing of COM Port Closing ACT IRx24UN Lx ACT IRx24UN Lx LE uses DTR and RTS signals to configure IR communication speed and has 256 bytes inbound buffer amp 256 bytes outbound buffer Normally this Raw IR transmitting dongle has no flow control protocol So if the sending side has completed its sending but some data in dongle buffer still pending transmission before you close the COM port DTR and RTS signal will get change consequently This will also cause the baud rate change In such a case the receiver will get junk data To prevent this we recommend giving some delay time before closing the port which ensures all pending data being sent out completely 4 1 2 Improve the Throughput We recommend sending bulk of data rather than byte by byte data to achieve good throughput E g send the entire data as a whole instead of calling the write API one byte at a time If yo
10. 14 Confidential Information Version 1 3 4 ACT IRx24UN Lx ACT IRx24UN Lx LE The Wireless Connectivity Expert User s Manual 10 2 Driver Un installation For Windows Vista Win 7 8 32 amp 64 bits 10 2 1 Method 1 Programs and Features 1 Double click Programs and Features under Control Panel S g Jeg b Conmtrel Panel k e ent b Bros ane Pealeied hg n te D Corral Panel Keng Uninstall or Charge a program idee wtelol updates T uninstall a program select it from thee list and then click Uremttall Change or Pepai E Tum Windowt fedus on ce cH Duarum LUumai sb e Hame Publisher InitaWed Ori Sata Vern PpL 2301 USA in Senal Panli echealngy In 10 74 7011 1 50 F gj Prolifsc Technology INC Product werpen 150 EE TE 2 Right click on PL 2303 USB to Serial and then click on Uninstall to remove the driver You may get elevation prompt of UAC if UAC has been turned ON in your Windows Vista Win 7 8 OS see FAQ for details Else a Welcome window will pop up as follows Select Remove and click Next gt PL 2303 Driver Installer Program Welcome Modify repair or remove the program Welcome to the PL 2303 LISB ta Seral Setup Maintenance program This program lets you modify the current installation Click one of the options below D Modify LA Select new program features to add or select currently installed features to remove Reinstall all program
11. 14 ACTiSYS Corp Page 12 of 28 Mar 24 2014 Confidential Information Version 1 3 4 SA y LS Y 9 ACT IRx24UN Lx ACT IRx24UN Lx LE The Wireless Connectivity Expert User s Manual 8 INSTALLATION UNDER Mac OS 1 Insert the CD into your Mac Machine The PL 2303 Mac OS X driver package contains the DMG compressed image file Click on the DMG file to extract the driver installer package Date Modified Size PL2303 1 4 0 dmg Sep 2 2010 4 57 PM 8 9 MB PL2303 1 4 0 l item 819 KB available PL2303 1 4 0 2 Double click the driver installation file PL2303 1 4 0 to start the installation 3 You will see the Welcome Window as below Click Continue e Install Prolific USB to Serial Cable driver v1 2 1 for 1 00 00V MacOSX Welcome to the Prolific USB ta Serial Cable driver v1 2 1 for Mac OS X Installer Introduction You will be guided through the steps necessary to install this software Destination Sele 2 e in tallationffypel installation b b Go Back Continue J Copyright 2005 2014 ACTiSYS Corp Page 13 of 28 Mar 24 2014 Confidential Information Version 1 3 4 ACT IRx24UN Lx ACT IRx24UN Lx LE User s Manual IE a SC ACTISYS The Wireless Connectivity Expert 4 At the end of the installation you will need to restart your computer Close all programs and click Restart to complete installation and reboot the system Install Prolific USB t
12. Features installed by the previous setup Remove all installed features 3 Click Yes button to continue PL 2303 Driver Installer Program 5 seen Confirm Uninstall Do you want to completely remove the selected application and all of its features Copyright 2005 2014 ACTiSYS Corp Page 20 of 28 Mar 24 2014 Confidential Information Version 1 3 4 ACT IRx24UN Lx ACT IRx24UN Lx LE The Wireless Connectivity Expert User s Manual 4 Then you will get Setup Status window as follows PL 2303 Driver Installer Program setup Status PL 2303 USE to Siaeral is oonheyuring your mw sawan stelllian Installshield Wizard has finished uninstalling PL 2303 ISB o Serial Cancel Copyright 2005 2014 ACTiSYS Corp Page 21 of 28 Mar 24 2014 Confidential Information Version 1 3 4 ACT IRx24UN Lx ACT IRx24UN Lx LE The Wireless Connectivity Expert User s Manual 10 2 2 Method 2 Driver Installer 1 From C Program Files ACTISYS ACT IRx24UN Driver run ACT IR224UN Driverlnstaller_v 4 Y YYYMMDD exe Jw Es Program Files amp ACTISYS ACT R224UN VI Organize Jas Views Folders w Name ru Locel Disk CC Ay Program Fees E kb ACTiSvS hr Ek ACT IRinosn de ACT IRZZAUM JA Driver D Litem You may get elevation prompt of UAC if UAC has been turned ON in your Windows Vista Win 7 8 OS see FAQ for details Else it will lead you to the same procedure as Method 1
13. Shield Back Cancel 3 It will ask you to confirm as below window Click Yes to continue PL 2303 Driver Installer Program Confirm Uninstall Do you want to completely remove the selected application and all of its Features Copyright 2005 2014 ACTiSYS Corp Page 18 of 28 Mar 24 2014 Confidential Information Version 1 3 4 ACT IRx24UN Lx ACT IRx24UN Lx LE The Wireless Connectivity Expert User s Manual 4 After seeing Uninstall Complete window click Finish to close the wizard PL 2303 Driver Installer Program E 3 Uninstall Complete InstallShield Wizard has finished uninstalling PL 2303 USB to Senal lt Back Lane 10 1 2 Method 2 Driver Installer 1 From C Program Files actisys AC T IRx24UN Driver run ACT IR224UN Driverlnstaller_v 4 Y YYYMMDD exe We Driver File Edit View Favorites Tools Help ar ech eJ ka Po Search Bp roves D I BS Address i C APro S feet OC BleczherbsrahA C T IE224TTN Driver M Go Folders E i IEZHUN Duvernstsler v150 2 lll zlexe 7 E e ACT IRZ24UN 73 Driver 2 It will lead you to the same procedure as step 2 to 4 of Method 1 Note Instead of running above file if you insert Installation CD the second time the CD will auto run again and system will then detect the driver installed already and ask you to confirm the same removal procedure Copyright 2005 2014 ACTiSYS Corp Page 19 of 28 Mar 24 20
14. appearance items of the Product any consumable items such as paper ink ribbon or batteries supplied with the Product or to any equipment or any hardware software firmware or peripheral other than the Product This warranty does not apply to any Product the exterior of which has been damaged or defected which has been subjected to misuse abnormal service or handling or which has been altered or modified in design construction or interfacing Tampering with Label Voids Warranty In order to enforce the rights under this limited warranty the purchaser should mail ship or carry the Product together with proof of purchase to ACTISYS The limited warranty described above is in addition to whatever implied warranties may be granted to purchasers by law To the extent permitted by applicable law ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDE THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANT ABILITY AND FITNESS FOR USER ARE LIMITED TO A PERIOD OF 1 YEAR FROM THE DATE OF PURCHASE Some states do not allow limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts so the above limitation may not apply to you Neither the sales personnel of the seller nor any other person is authorized to make any warranties other than those described above nor to extend the duration of any warranties beyond the time period described above on behalf of ACTISYS Corporation The warranties described above shall be the sole and exclusive remedy available to the purchaser Correction of defects in the manner an
15. ctivity Expert User s Manual 10 UN INSTALL THE DRIVER Note This un installation will only remove the Dongle Driver alone As to all the other files copied to the folder under C Program Files AC TISYS ACT IRx24UN you have to delete them manually when needed 10 1 Driver Un installation For Windows 98 ME 2000 XP 10 1 1 Method 1 Add or Remove Programs 1 Double click Add or Remove Program under Control Panel ES Add or Remove Programs Es t xl ki Currently installed programs show updates Sort by Name Change or Remove Drogr aris Add Mew Programs js MSXML 4 0 SPz KBa854430 Size 2 57MB A MSXML 4 0 SP KE973688 Size 2 27MB B PL 2303 USB to Serial See D 14MB Click here For support information To remove this program From your computer click Remove 2 Select PL 2303 USB to Serial and click Remove to remove the drivers It will pop up a Welcome window as below Select Remove then click Next gt PL 2303 Driver Installer Program P X Welcome Modify repair or remove the program Welcome to the PL 2303 USB ta Serial Setup Maintenance program This program lets you modify the current installation Click ane of the options below Select new program features to add or select currently installed features ta remove Reinstall all program features installed by the previous setup Fa Remove all installed features nstall
16. d for the period of time described above shall constitute full satisfaction of all claims whether based on contract negligence strict liability or otherwise In no event shall ACTISYS Corporation be liable or in any way responsible for any damages or defects in the Product which were caused by repair or attempted repairs performed by anyone other than ACTISYS technician Nor shall ACTiSYS Corporation be liable or in any way responsible for any incidental or consequential economic or property damage Some states do not allow the exclusion of incidental or consequential damages so the above exclusion may not apply to you O Copyright 2005 2014 ACTiSYS Corp Page 27 of 28 Mar 24 2014 Confidential Information Version 1 3 4 ACT IRxX24UN Lx ACT IRx24UN Lx LE The Wireless Connectivity Expert User s Manual 17 CONTACT INFORMATION i E 45 n 4 DG Ae LA Ihe Wireless Infra red Expert IrDA Protocol Software For Portable Devices IrDA Test Software For Hardware Systems IrDA Printer And Computer Adapters IR100M 1000M ACTiSYS Corporation 921 Corporate Way Fremont CA 94539 USA TEL 1 510 490 8024 FAX 1 510 623 7268 E Mail irda info actisys com Web httpz www actisys com Copyright 2005 2014 ACTiSYS Corp Page 28 of 28 Confidential Information Mar 24 2014 Version 1 3 4
17. e which means the USB serial device is already setup properly If you try to plug another ACT IRx24UN device you should also see several tty usbserialx listed where x is the assigned device number similar to Windows COM port assignment mre Terminal bash 80x24 Last login Fri May 13 18 10 31 on console SEz MacHook ses cd amp v SEs MacBook dev set ls tty usbserial tty usbserial SEs MacBook dev ses T Ey ET 2 NOTE Mac OS may also pop up a new network interface when it detects a new USB Serial Controller device See chapter of Using ACT IRx24UN UNDER MAC OS X for more explanation A new network interface has been detected The USB Serial Controller network interface hzs nat been set up lo set up this interface use Network Preferences Cancel Network Preferences EE Copyright 2005 2014 ACTiSYS Corp Page 16 of 28 Mar 24 2014 Confidential Information Version 1 3 4 ACT IRx24UN Lx ACT IRx24UN Lx LE The Wireless Connectivity Expert User s Manual 9 4 Android And Linux Based Equipments 1 Google Android OS is actually also based on Linux kernel 2 After you installed the driver or the OS kernal itself has build in driver plug in IR dongle to USB port You will then get a ttyusbO device Copyright 2005 2014 ACTiSYS Corp Page 17 of 28 Mar 24 2014 Confidential Information Version 1 3 4 ACT IRx24UN Lx ACT IRx24UN Lx LE The Wireless Conne
18. ed to restart manually Q5 In Windows Vista am getting an elevation prompt of the administrator permission each time perform any new driver installation un installation or running any new application Why A5 Windows Vista Win 7 8 have added a new Security Feature called as UAC User Account Control So in such OS if UAC has been turned on refer to Appendix then you will get an elevation prompt of the administrator permission each time you perform any new driver installation un installation like follows In that case Press Allow button and continue your driver installation un installation User Account Control Lu An unidentmied program wants access to your computer If you started this action continue i PL 2303 Vista Driver Installer exe Unidentified Publisher Cancel don t know where this program is from or what it s for Allow trust this program know where it s from or I ve used it before V Details User Account Control helps stop unauthorized changes to your computer In general with Administrator Approval Mode Windows Vista Win 7 8 will run most applications with standard user permissions even if the user is an administrator If a user wishes to run a program that requires administrator permissions they must give consent through a User Account Control prompt Copyright 2005 2014 ACTiSYS Corp Page 6 of 28 Mar 24 2014 Confidential Information Version 1 3 4 ACT IRx24UN L
19. eset disk Manage your network Change your password passwords Remove your password e Ra munistrator See Change your picture Password protected Configure advanced user profile properties Change your account name Change my environment e Change your account type variables Ce Manage another account 5ee also Le Tum User Account Control on or off Cp Parental Controls BN 2 You can turn either on checked or off unchecked UAC by clicking the following check box as below Turn User Account Control On or Off Turn on User Account Control UAC to make your computer more secure User Account Control UAC can help prevent unauthorized changes to your computer We recommend that you leave UAC turned on to help protect your computer Use User Account Control UAC to help protect your computer X Copyright 2005 2014 ACTiSYS Corp Page 26 of 28 Mar 24 2014 Confidential Information Version 1 3 4 ACT IRx24UN Lx ACT IRx24UN Lx LE The Wireless Connectivity Expert User s Manual 16 WARRANTY INFORMATION ACTiSYS Corporation warrants the first end user purchaser for a period of 1 year from the date of purchase that this wireless interface The Product will be free from defective workmanship and materials and agrees that it will at its option either repair the defect or replace the defective Product or part thereof at no charge to the purchaser for parts or for labor This warranty does not apply to any
20. nt further changes Assist me 3 Restart the computer again before reinstalling the driver Copyright 2005 2014 ACTiSYS Corp Page 23 of 28 Mar 24 2014 Confidential Information Version 1 3 4 ACT IRx24UN Lx ACT IRx24UN Lx LE The Wireless Connectivity Expert User s Manual 11 OPERATION OF IR DONGLE Establish IR Connection with another PC after confirming the detection of IR dongle as indicated above Place any other Raw IR device e g ACT IR220L Launch your Communications application like HyperTerminal or any other application in the Windows 12 LED BEHAVIOR Lo Behavion Status ACTIRx24UNXAx ACT IRX24UN LX LE 13 IR DONGLE DIMENSIONS V 35 6mm 18 7mm USB Cable Length 120 cm ACT IR224UN ACT IR424UN 14 CHARACTERISTICS AND SPECIFICATION Supply voltage VSS ei v EM Operating temperature range TA 0 6 C DC current Ready mode LL 15 20 mA DC current Active mode 60 100 mA Copyright 2005 2014 ACTiSYS Corp Page 24 of 28 Mar 24 2014 Confidential Information Version 1 3 4 i CTiS Y d ACT IRx24UN Lx ACT IRX24UN Lx LE 4s The Wireless Connectivity Expert User s Manual 15 APPENDIX TURN UAC On Off in WINDOWS VISTA WIN 7 8 15 1 Check current UAC User Account Control Status 1 Go to Control Panel gt Security Center E Control Panel Search Control Panel Home
21. o Serial Cable driver v1 4 0 for Mac OS X The installation was completed successfully e Introduction Destination Sel 6 Ins tallation Type 6 Installation The installation was successful prp 5 The software was installed Click Restart to finish installing the software GoBack Restant 5 After rebooting the system you can now plug ACT IRx24UN to the USB port You can first run the System Profiler program under the Applications Utilities folder Click USB hardware inside System Profiler and look for USB Serial Controller or USB Serial Controller D This means that the hardware device is detected by your Mac computer SE s MacBook Contents Hardware ATA Audio Built In Bluetooth Diagnostics Disc Burning Ethernet Cards Fibre Channel FireWire Graphics Displays Hardware RAID Memory PCI Cards Parallel SCSI Power Printers SAS Serial ATA USB Y Network AirPort Firewall Locations Modems Volumes WWAN Y Software Copyright 2005 2014 ACTiSYS Corp Confidential Information MacBook 5 13 11 10 20 AM Y USB Bus Apple Internal Keyboard Trackpad IR Receiver USB Bus Y USB Bus USB Serial Controller USB Bus Bluetooth USB Host Controller USB Bus Y USB High Speed Bus Built in iSight USB High Speed Bus USB Serial Controller Product ID 0x2303 Vendor ID O0x067b Prolific Technology Inc Versian 3 00 Speed Up to 12 Mb sec Manufacturer Prolific Technolog
22. or models amp IR pulse format 01 25 2007 e Added new configuration models and re edited the chapter e Expanded function models to include competitors compatible models 04 14 2007 Removed IrReady label from dongle case added CRoHS logo e Revised Un installation Chapters for utility amp driver added FAQ 1 1 2 04 25 2007 e Modification in Installation Package for one time removal of both utility amp driver at a click 05 16 2007 e Not released officially Only for Internal use e Modification In Utility GUI COM Port Listing Check For IR224UN During Launching Etc e Removed Installation Package For Utility Program e Greter e Modified Chapter Of Installation amp deleted section of Configuration insatallation amp Chapter of Configuration un installation e Modified Chapter 14 for USB spec 2 0 1144 05 30 2007 e Rewrite Chapter of General setup procedure Added section of Using configuration utility to check e Included Driver installation un installation procedure under Windows Vista OS 1 1 5 08 28 2007 e Included UAC Security features of Windows Vista OS in FAQ section amp Appendix e Omitted IR mate 210 function e Firmware upgraded from version 1 2 to 1 3 1 1 6 09 27 2007 e Modified in Configuration Utility based on firmware change e FAQ updated in User Manual 10 17 2007 e Added Chapter 4 Special Notice amp System Requirement 10 28 2008 e System reqirement included Win 98 ME Win CE Linux amp Mac 7 29 200
23. ows 15 9 2 Device Manager Check in Windows 15 9 3 Terminal Check in Mac E E 16 9 4 Android And Linux Based Foupments eese nennen nnn 17 lt UNSINSTAEE THE DRIVER 2c 22292892 9202 26800 226 820 8422822 192531 82 92 90 90229 0 0 1 05 02 020225 18 10 1 Driver Un installation For Windows 98 ME 2000 XP seen 18 10 2 Driver Un installation For Windows Vista Win 7 8 32 amp 64 bits 20 10 3 Uninstall The Driver Prom Nee 23 lt OPERATION OF TR DONG EE IO 24 TV IR DEC GG X X 24 AIRDONGEEDINIENSIONS cucsusumisuenusuE ees neas vau usan resa aeu o E euo poU e eae sse s ees sas E ro ee Ra ieu eeu a eeu uus 24 CHARACTERISTICS AND SPECIFICATION cernere nnn nnn nnn nnn 24 APPENDIX TURN UAC ON OFF IN WINDOWS VISTA WIN 7 8 25 15 1 Check current UAC User Account Control Stats 25 ek UPN OE errs vee ceed sate 20 gt WARRANTY INFORMATION H 27 CONTACT INFORMATION aicuiicuiuisssex nzasnescu ina uuduiu tins acubu ue Sesdi0c us 00a Ee Ra ac uCIe CiU ceu cs UnSG ism Cau ES 28 Copyright 2005 2014 ACTiSYS Corp Page 2 of 28 Mar 24 2014 Confidential Information Version 1 3 4 ACT IRx24UN Lx ACT IRx24UN Lx LE The Wireless Connectivity Expert User s Manual REVISION HISTORY Revision History Revision Date Comment Em Initial release 01 03 2007 Extracted Chapt of detailed description f
24. s Vista 7 either New Chip or Old Chip Inside Please follow Caset Windows XP and under either New Chip or Old Chip inside Please directly run Driver Installer v1 7 0 from installation CD 7 3 CD Installation Steps 1 Insert the installation CD In most cases this should start the installation automatically And the first step it will copy the following files to the path C Program Files ACTISYS ACT IRx24UN o ACT IRx24UN Lx ACT IRx24UN Lx LE Quick Guide amp User s Manual o ACT IRx24UN Lx ACT IRx24UN Lx LE Driverlnstaller is copied to the subdirectory named Driver 2 Ifthe installation Does start automatically go to the next section Driver Installation Else explore the CD 4 Double click Autorun bat or Autorun exe for Windows 7 4 Driver Installation 7 4 1 Driver Installation Windows 8 32 amp 64 bit Please refer to section 7 1 Definition of New Chip Inside Check your chip inside first If your chip inside is New follow above section Case1 Else follow above section Case2 for Old Chip inside Copyright 2005 2014 ACTiSYS Corp Page 8 of 28 Mar 24 2014 Confidential Information Version 1 3 4 ACT IRx24UN Lx ACT IRx24UN Lx LE The Wireless Connectivity Expert User s Manual 7 4 2 Windows Vista Win 7 32 amp 64 bit 1 When start the driver installation you may get elevation prompt of UAC if UAC has been turned ON in your Windows Vista OS see FAQ for details
25. selected in Vista Win 7 8 Otherwise please browse the CD and run ACT IR224UN Driverlinstaller_v 4 4 YYYYMMDD exe manually f Plug the IR adapter into USB port It will lead you to a Found New Hardware procedure to complete the installation 7 INSTALLATION UNDER WINDOWS 7 1 Definition of New Chip Inside For those dongles which their SN Serial Number on the SN label at the back side of the dongle has Prefix TA say S N TA000168 these dongles have New Chip Inside The new chip inside is PL2303TA Else say S N LI001357 or S N UN0024668 etc these are with Old Chip inside PL2303HXA Copyright 2005 2014 ACTiSYS Corp Page of 28 Mar 24 2014 Confidential Information Version 1 3 4 ACT IRx24UN Lx ACT IRx24UN Lx LE The Wireless Connectivity Expert User s Manual 7 2 General Notes Windows vs Chip Inside Windows 8 User New Chip Inside Please skip below CD installation steps Just plug the dongle and OS will auto find the hardware for you Just in case not succesful please run the latest version of Driver Installer v1 7 0 Windows 8 User Old Chip Inside Please Disable Auto Update option on your Windows Update DO NOT let system go updating to its native driver for you from Windows Update Because the native driver of Windows 8 does Not support Old Chip Do also Not run Driver Installer v1 7 0 because it does Not Support Old Chip either Please run Driver Installer v1 5 0 instead Window
26. ur data size is too big then you can send them in multiple blocks 4 2 System Requirement 1 Windows 98 ME 2000 SP4 Win XP SP2 Vista 32 amp 64 bit Windows 7 8 32 amp 64 bit Windows Server 2003 2008 32 amp 64 bit Win CE Mac Android or Linux 2 Atleast 256MB RAM 512MB is recommended Processor Speed 1 8 GHz 4 USB 1 1 port or above Copyright 2005 2014 ACTiSYS Corp Page 5 of 28 Mar 24 2014 Confidential Information Version 1 3 4 ACT IRx24UN Lx ACT IRx24UN Lx LE The Wireless Connectivity Expert User s Manual 5 FAQ Frequently Asked Questions Q1 When we use this dongle occasionally at the end of communication a few bytes show as junk in receiver side Why And how to solve A1 Please refer to 4 1 1 Timing of COM Port Closing in section 4 1 Special Notice Q2 How to improve the channel utilization or throughput A2 Please refer to 4 1 2 Improve the Throughput in section 4 1 Special Notice Q3 While un installing the Driver Windows prompts to Restart Do need to restart the PC A3 Yes We highly recommend restarting the PC so that you can complete the un installation successfully Q4 In some Windows XP while Un installing the driver from Add or Remove Programs it is not restarting automatically when select Yes to restart Why A4 We recommend Method 1 in Chapter 10 to un install the driver If system still doesn t restart automatically it is highly recommend
27. x ACT IRx24UN Lx LE The Wireless Connectivity Expert User s Manual 6 GENERAL SETUP PROCEDURE Windows Mac Android amp Linux a Make sure USB dongle is NOT plugged into PC until you have installed the driver b From Add or Remove Program in Control Panel of Win 98 ME 2K XP or from Programs and Features in Control Panel of Windows Vista Win 7 8 check if PL 2303 USB to Serial or PL 2303 Vista Driver Installer exists If exists please remove it first c Insert the installation CD and it will install driver for Windows 98 ME 2K XP Vista Win 7 8 automatically d Manually SETUP under WinCE Mac Android or Linux OS Run SETUP yourself under WinCE Mac Android or Linux since it will not autorun for you Please direct browse the installation CD to find the path D Driver assume D is your CD driver Then select the right folder under it say Linux RedHat for example and extract the packaged file for use Note Google Android OS is also based on Linux kernel actually Linux driver is for RedHat 7 3 8 0 9 0 Only No need to install drivers for the followings Linux Kernel 2 4 10 and above already includes built in drivers for PL 2303H Linux Kernel 2 4 31 and above already includes built in drivers for PL 2303H PL 2303HXD and PL 2303XA HXA e Sometimes you may find it not AUTORUN in Windows especially in Vista Win 7 8 Make sure the AUTORUN option under Control Pane S AUTOPLAY has been
28. y Inc Location ID 0x1d100000 Current Available mA 500 Current Required mA 100 Mar 24 2014 Version 1 3 4 Page 14 of 28 ACT IRx24UN Lx ACT IRx24UN Lx LE The Wireless Connectivity Expert User s Manual 9 INSTALLATION CHECK 9 1 Check Add or Remove Programs or Programs and Features in Windows 9 1 1 Check Programs in Windows 98 ME 2000 XP You can open Add or Remove Programs window from Control Panel in Windows Check if PL 2303 USB to Serial is listed as shown below ES Add or Remove Programs S jol xl amp Currently installed programms show updates Sort by Name sl Change or Remove Pagans i9 MSXML 4 0 5P2 KE97 3688 TOP Gl MSXML 4 0 SP2 KB954430 2 57MB A a gl PL 2303 USB to Serial Add New Click here For support information Programs To remove this program from your computer click Remove Sec e 9 1 2 Check Programs in Windows Vista Win 7 8 In Windows Vista Win 7 8 you can open Programs and Features window from Control Panel and see PL 2303 USB to Serial as below a a a E Control Panel M Programs amp Programs and Features Control Panel Home i Uninstall or change a program View installed updates To uninstall a program select it from the list and then click Uninstall Change or Repair y Turn Windows features on or off Organize Uninstall e amp Marne Pulslesher i Wu Alee SecurityCenter McAfee Inc a Microsoft Visual C 2
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