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1. 1 66 DB 9 Male Pin Assignment Model No USB 234842RS RS 232 RS 422 RS 485 RS 232 230 Kbps RXD TX Data Rate RS 422 RS 485 3M Baud Rate TXD PX USB Type A Male GND GND GND Connector Dimension Lx Wx H 66x39x20mm 9 RI RTS 2 Installation To install the RS 232 422 485 AP software please confirm the points below a The demo steps are operated on Windows b Make sure that Microsoft NET Framework 4 version is installed on your computer To download it please visit its official website http www microsoft com en us download confirmation aspx id 24872 c Install the program with administrator privileges d Make sure the device driver is installed Note FTDI Chip drivers can be downloaded and setup with Windows OS XP or higher by Windows Update To update drivers please unload old version then re plug device Windows Update will detect and update automatically Above requires internet connected Any unknown problem while installing please install the driver from CD you can refer to pages after P 12 2 66 Steps 1 Double click the RS 232 422 485 AP msi to install RS 232 422 485 AP msi PIS Windows Installer MF 286 MB 2 Click Next to continue Welcome to the R5S 232_422 485 AP Setup Wizard The installer will guide you through the steps required to install RS 232 422 485 AF on your computer WARNING This computer program i protected by copyright law and international treaties
2. Unauthorized duplication or distribution of this program or any portion of it may result in severe civil or criminal penalties and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under the law 3 66 3 Select install folder or use default click Next to continue Select Installation Folder The installer will install RS 234 442 485 AF to the following folder To install in this folder click Next To install to a different folder enter it below or click Browse Folder C Erogram FilesiR3 232 422 485 AP Install R5 232 422 485 AP for yourself or for anyone who uses this computer a Evenone C Just me 4 Click Next to start installation Welcome to the R5S 232_422 485 AP Setup Wizard The installer will guide you through the steps required to install RS 232 422 485 AF on your computer WARNING This computer program i protected by copyright law and international treaties Unauthorized duplication or distribution of this program or any portion of it may result in severe civil or criminal penalties and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under the law 4 66 5 Please wait 3 6 seconds until the installation is completed Installing KRS 232_422 485 AP AS 232 427 405 AF ts being installed Please wait 6 Click Close to exit Installation Complete AS 232 427 465 AF has been successfully installed Click
3. Windows will quide 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 Cancel 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 50 66 Insert the disc that came with your TTL232R Tester fF you have the disc that came with your device insert it now Windows wall automatically search the disc for driver software I don t have the disc Show me other options Select I don t have the disk Show me other options The next screen will appear 51 66 Windows couldn t find driver software for your device Check for a solution Windows will check to see if there are steps you can take to get your device working gt Browse my computer for driver software advanced Locate and install driver software manually Select Browse computer for dnver software advanced The next screen will appear Browse for driver software on your computer Search for driver software in this location i Include subfolders 52 66 Browse to the folder where the CDM driver has been stored when uncompressed and press Next The example shown ab
4. Cloze to exit Please use Windows Update to check for any critical updates to the WET Framework Cancel Back l 5 66 3 RS 232 422 485 Application Operation RS 232 422 485 AP Logo Icon should appear on the desktop double click it to start Please refer to pages after P 12 to the installation of unit driver Serial Num Com Port No with Bias Terminal Resister without Bias Terminal Resister RS 485 O with Echo Bias Terminal Resister O with Echo without Bias Terminal Resister O without Echo with Bias Terminal Resister O without Echo Bias Terminal Resister Read Status 6 66 2 RS 232 422 485 Device Manager will detect all RS 232 422 485 devices connected to the PC click Chip Status drop down to select device01 ME RS 232 422 485 Device Manager Chip Status Serial Num Com Port No Device0D1 i with Bias Terminal Resister without Bias Terminal Resister RS 485 O with Echo Bias Terminal Resister O with Echo without Bias Terminal Resister O without Echo with Bias Terminal Resister O without Echo Bias Terminal Resister Read Status 7 66 3 Please confirm selected Device01 and its Serial No before selecting different applications Only one application can be set to a device dE RS 232_422 485 Device Manager Chip Status Serial Num Com Port No DAWF5FET 44 with Bias Termin
5. 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 finds for the device in preference to the driver manually selected Fuuud Mew Horda Picard Welcome to the Found New Hardware Yard Miri re sd saci gated end idad sale ia hi looking on yur apie or Fes hada tres all ation EOL gr or the Sindo Updsle Yab te ath vow pame 07 Ord pia rinna Cae ino oon feet ada te bo search dor Sc
6. H IH This screen shows the device connected to COMAS 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 55 66 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 deleting 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 Confirm Device Uninstall ii USB Se al Conwventer A Warm You are about to urninsiall this dece from your system ie Delete the driver coftwrare for his dewce ca E Pi SS pe E A 2 ee E A EE l Windows 2000 XP and Server 2003 do not have this check box so driver files and OEM INF and PNF
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8. 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 FT DIUSBSerialDriver 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 65 66 6 Regulatory Compliance 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 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 This device must accept any interference received including i
9. an easy way to connect a serial device to a USB port All configuration and electrical interface selections are handled through the driver eliminating the need to open the enclosure to set jumpers or switches The serial port is software configurable for RS 232 RS 422 and RS 485 with the electrical interface settings maintained locally allowing the host computer to be repaired or upgraded without reconfiguring the serial port Additionally the adapter can be configured at one computer and deployed to other computers Features m Full compliance with the USB Specification 2 0 amp 1 1 m The AP change mode function is only compatible with Windows OS To function the product on Mac OS or Linux OS please set the mode you need first on Windows OS then to apply on Mac or Linux OS m Bus powered no external power required m RS 422 RS 485 supports 32 Node on the network High data rate up to 230 kbps RS 232 3 M Baud Rate RS 422 or RS 485 mE RS 422 RS 485 are 15kV HBM ESD Protected Compatible with Windows OS 98SE ME 2000 XP Vista 7 8 Windows Server 2003 2008 2008R2 Win CE OS and Mac OS 8 6 Linux OS 1 5 0 and higher Specification Terminal Block Pin Assignment Model No USB 234842TB RS 232 RS 422 RS 485 D CO A o OOO EI EE O DS Bal 230 Kbps 2 TX D w aa a Y Connector 5 Pin Terminal Block Compliant USB Spec 2 0 1 1 Housing Plastic Dimension LxWxH 66 x 39 x 20 mm
10. 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 HJ Unidentified USB D 7 dx 10 36 E 2 Sunday June 01 2003 Tap here to set owner information Error installing USB driver ftdi_ d xx Mew Tools Accounts El ES 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 33 66 3 Error installing USB driver ftdi_ser dll message The following installation error may be displayed for a number of reasons Sunday June 01 2003 E Error installing USB driver ftdi_ser dll New Tools Accounts m Ta E 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
11. driwer files Search for driver files for the following hardware device 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 locations that you specify To start the search click Next If you are searching on a floppy disk or CD ROM drive Insert the floppy disk or CD before clicking Next Optional search locations Floppy disk drives CD ROM drives Ii Specify a location Microsoft Windows Update Back Cancel 23 66 Found New Hardware Wizard E xj Insert the manufacturer s installation disk into the drive OK selected and then click OR Cancel Copy manufacturer s files from CACOM 2 00 00 Browse Click Browse to display an open file dialog box Look in E COM 2 00 00 da El FTDIEUS INF FTDIPORT INF History Mi Documents Te moll My Computer l File name FTDIBLIS INF My Network F p Files of type Setup Information mf bi 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 Once Windows has found the required driver INF file click Next to proceed 24 66 Found New Hardware Wizard Driver Files Search Results The wizard has finish
12. 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 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 phantom devices This also allows a virtual COM port to be uninstalled if the bus layer has been removed first 56 66 Troubleshooting 1 Windows VISTA 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 t
13. 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 45 66 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 46 66 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 the 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 oem 11 inf for FTDIPORT INF the corresponding PNF files must also be removed e g vem10 pnf and oem11 pnf Driver files are located in the Window
14. 00 W Iai SHES PIE Eross Root Port 2671 ft Inbal aS Pia Pera bo ih cae dr AN 4G Miragi Jot ae Driva Por High Der fer fuga ig Motherboard resou ces Figure 2 14 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 DPInst 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 DPInst has separate executables for 32bit and 64bit installation This means that if a single solution is desired for 32bit and 64bit systems the developer must be able to detect which version of DPInst is required for the system the driver is being installed on For more information on DPInst 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
15. 2 Chn 5 FID DEE md EHEJ LomdiChents 3 Hi eae E E SOFTWARE Sram TAAI POCKET PC 2008 Device HKEY LOCAL HAACHI Driers oi oaken L027 24552 Ah 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 FidiHw 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 FidiHw 9 VID_04038PID_6010 DeviceDesc FtdiPort232 FTDIBUSICCOMPORTE8VID_04038PID_6010 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 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 performan
16. E Serial Converter MY USB Serial Port COM3 ir AS amit a Intel R 828656 Graphics Controller jE Intel R S2865GIPEWP Processor to I O Centroler 2570 a e Realtek AC 9 Audio Ml System board we Audio Codecs H Legacy Audio Drivers 2 Legacy Video Capture Devices Controller 24DE i Logical Dsk Manager AY Media Control Devices ls 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 fidichip com Drivers VCP htm supported device FT232BL M 27 66 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 ER Add Remove Programs E 5 x El is Currently instaled programs Sort by Mam
17. 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 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 40 66 Found Her Haribrare Wiza Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard Thee miesi har ec ndako fe ol for g USS Se al Carrer Dek Frasvio cuss lke sran Figure 2 6 Found Mier Harbeare Mica Welcome to the Found Now Hardware Wizard A ESTARAS A AE lack ng or por corp w lha Fada madaliin OD w or ihe Windesvs pdas da a eth pour permea le a4 ricino in wrdine cono lo hiies Update ta peste ha ai Yes fis ine ork C Yer now end every nel conmecia cence Ga ray ies hi na Click Posa be corus Figure 2 7 Select Install from a list or specific location Advanced as shown in Figure 2 8 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 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 41 66 Found Hier Harilrare Wiza Fi caill A EA A bo Ji Saida Por ce If your hada se came with an mas tion CO TAA or Hop
18. Startup Disk e To hstall a new program from a floppy disk or CO ROM drive click Install Install 2 The following software can be automaticaly removed by ey Windows To remove a program or to modi its installed components select it from the list and click Add Remove Chinese Traditional Language Support FFT Ol USB oSenal Converter Drivers GetRight lnstantlO DVD i Internet Explorer W626 50 Japanese Language Support RemelDiiver kep Drive 1 0 korean Language Support Add Remove Uk Cancel Anny Click the Add Remove button This will run the FTDI uninstaller program Click Continue to run the uninstaller or Cancel to exit 18 66 FTDI Uninstaller v3 0 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 errr 19 66 Troubleshooting 1 Windows 98SE 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
19. 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 60 66 New Port Detected A N A new network port has been detected usbserial 1822 Please verify that it is configured correctly then press Apply Now to activate ic 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 8020 Network e ec bre 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 Port Configurations Internal Modem Built in Ethernet Delete Duplicate ii lt A dd Click the lock to prevent further changes Assist me 61 66 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 m _ es 600 Network o Show All Displays S
20. USB to RS 232 RS 422 RS 485 Adapter User s Manual USB 234842TB 8 USB 234842RS USB 234842TB USB 234842RS Table of Contents INTO QUCUIO racer 1 ECU Sad 1 DDCCITICATON tai lili 1 Z INStala ON ind 2 3 RS 232 RS 422 RS 485 Application Operation coomcccconncccnccccnnonoconanconannncnnnnnnnannrenanrrenannrnnanns 6 o AAPP eo A 11 5 Driver Instala ON cities 12 Windows 98SE Installation GuUidke oooncconncccnnncccccncnoncncnonancccnnncnnnnnnnnnannnnnnnrrnnnnnenannrrnnnnrenannrenanens 12 Uninstalling ISICON ai ii 18 TOUDIESHOOUNG cid 19 TrOUDlIEeSHOO IM ia 20 Windows 2000 Installation Guide oocconncccnnccocnccncnccnnnncnnnncnnnncnnnncnnnncnnnnrnnnnrnnnnrnnnnrnnnnrnnanrnannnnnas 22 UNINSTalIng MsStUcliON ti A A AR ERRA 28 TrOUDIESNOOUIN O sita 29 MNOUDICSOOUING APA eq A 30 Windows CE Installation Guide ooonccconnccononcconannconanaconananonancnnnannnnnannnnnanrennnnrennnnrenannronanarananass 31 TOUS AAA IN de 33 Windows XP Installation GUIAS rra 38 Uninstalling INSTUCUION A A A AA 47 TEOUDlESNOO IN ia leidas 48 Windows VISTA Win 7 Win 8 Installation Guide ooccoocccoccconcconoccnncconoconaconanconaronanenannonaso 50 Uninstalling INSTUCION cian 56 TROUDICSMOOUNG ia 57 MAC OS X Installation GUIGG siii 59 UNINSTalInd INSTUCUON scissor ware ceca AA AA AR 63 MFOUDIOCSINOOUING simi 64 6 Regulatory COMPIANCO arras 66 1 Introduction The USB to serial interface adapter offers
21. al Resister without Bias Terminal Resister R5S 485 with Echo Bias Terminal Resister O with Echo without Bias Terminal Resister O without Echo with Bias Terminal Resister O without Echo Bias Terminal Resister Read Status 8 66 Serial Num Com Port No Device01 DAWF5FET 44 RS 422 O with Bias Terminal Resister O without Bias Terminal Resister RS 485 O with Echo Bias Terminal Resister O with Echo without Bias Terminal Resister O without Echo with Bias Terminal Resister O without Echo Bias Terminal Resister Read Status 5 Wait until Com Port No and Serial Num appear blank to suggest the device has been set successfully nn fy Se i i E Rs 232 422 485 Device Manage E Chip Status Serial Num Com Port No Device01 RS 422 O with Bias Terminal Resister O without Bias Terminal Resister RS 485 O with Echo Bias Terminal Resister O with Echo without Bias Terminal Resister O without Echo with Bias Terminal Resister without Echo Bias Terminal Resister Read Status 9 66 6 To confirm device application setting while RS 232 422 485 is still connected to the PC Select device again then click Read Status Then the blanks of Chip Status will appear Com Port No Serial Num and Status argument The protocol will show the application of device at present R5s 232 422 485 Device Manager E a l K Chip Status Serial N
22. ardware USB Bus Memory USB Bus PCH AGP Cards Y Hub in Apple Extended USB Keyboard ATA USE lt gt Selai OO SCSI Apple Optical USE Mouse LSB Apple Exterded USS Keyboard FireWire USB Bus AirPort Card USE High Speed Bus Modems Software Application E FADENA USB lt gt Serial Network Logs a Wendor Name FIDi Speed Lun to 12 Mb sec Product I0 24577 36001 Eus Power mat 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 0x0403 it is likely that the device is not an FTDI device and we cannot support it 64 66 2 The device does not appear in the dev directory or the text New Port Detected is not displayed in System Preferences Network F TDI 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 USB Serial Driver An ownership or permissions problem is preventing the system from making the device accessible Check that the driver is owned by root and wheel The most common symptom is the group for FTDI USBSerial Driver is not wheel
23. 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 The screen shown in Figure 2 5 will be displayed as Windows XP copies the required driver files 39 66 Harilveare lnsiallalimi The soyen you ars inheliog for dois barda USR Seba frei le lias rol fea oes Lng ezing ln sea iis Coal a ihg yasio A A ACA LE Conbtruina you maadiation of thie sod map impair s deatohilian tee Gone option ol pour spabem thet medley nr i Eei buku Micanandl sloorelp maca hel os bop Mis inslallalo ni anil until the hankaa verdor lor uliwa had Bra pases Winduwe Logo adiing lorie Anjen STOS jsads Figure 2 4 Fuul Hes Aare Wiza Pense wait shile Ihe wizard maaa thee abae E USD Sena Curera ca tA dl To SAAD Se TE Figure 2 5 Windows should then display a message indicating 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
24. ce lf a USB host CF card is being used it may help to set the Raton bit in the configuration settings 36 66 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 37 66 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 Uninstalling 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
25. d unzip them to a location 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 Thiz wizard helps you install a device driver hor a hardware device To continue click Hest lt Back Cancel Select Search for a suitable driver for my device recommended as shown below and then click Next 22 66 Found New Hardware Wizard Install Hardware Device Drivers A device driver ls a software program that enables a hardware device to work with an operating system This wizard will complete the installation for his device USB lt gt Serial Cable 4 device driver is a software program that makes a hardware device work Windows needs diver tiles for your new device To locate driver tiles and complete the Installation click Next 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
26. dows 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 48 66 Hardware Installation The software you are mstaling for this hardware USB Senal Converter has not passed Windows Logo de to et its cal eg with thas version of Windows Tell est This hardware vall not be installed Contact pour system adrurustrator 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 Control Panel System click on the Hardware tab and then click Driver Signing The desired signing option may then be selected 49 66 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 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 Windows needs to install driver software for your TTL232R Tester Locate and install driver software recommended
27. e Change or ity PTOI USB Serial Converter Drivers Remove Programs Click here for support information To chance this program or remove it From your computer click Change Remove Click the Change Remove button This will run the FTDI uninstaller program Click Continue to run the uninstaller or Cancel to exit FTDI Uninstaller xj If your USB device is connected please unplug it now Press Continue to uninstall the drivers or Cancel to quit 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 28 66 FTDI Uninstaller Continue 29 66 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 lf 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 and FTDI PID issued for use by your company should be used in the EEPROM and INF INI files 2 W
28. ed searching for driver Files for your hardware device 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 25 66 Found New Hardware Wizard F F E Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard USB Serial Converter Windows has finshed installing the software for this device To close this wizard click Finish Back Bancel 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 26 66 DA Device Manager 3 E lojx ESE e gt ela Intel R S260 1EB LPC Interface Controller 2400 a M Intel R 82801EB PCI Bridge 244E BY telik PROJ100 VE Network Conneccion B Realtek RTL9139 5810 Family Fast Ethernet NIC E Intel R 82801E8 SMBus Controller 2402 4 Intel R 82801 B Ultra ATA Storage Controllers Intel R s2501E6 Ukra ATA Storage Controllers te Intel R 626016 USB Universal Host Controller 2402 Intel R S260 1EB USB Universal Host Controller 2404 1 3 Intel R 82501EB USB Universal Host Controller 2407 ele STO ROL LG US
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30. etermine if they will support VISTA x64 58 66 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 ean Install FTDIUSBSerialDriver Kernel Extension 3 Welcome to the Mac OS X Installation Program You will be Introduction guided through the steps necessary to install this software O Read Me Welcome to the FTDIUSESerialDriver Kernel Extension Installer Y Select Destination O Installation Type installing A Finish Up A Go Back Continue Click Continue to proceed with the installation and follow the instructions on screen When the installation is complete reboot the computer 59 66 600 Install FTDIUSBSerialDriver Kernel Extension j install Software Introduction o Read Me Select Destination O Installation Type Installing The software was successfully installed Finish Up AAA 22222222 Click Restart to finish installing the software 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 xxxxxXxxx Where xxxxxxxx Is either the device s serial number or for unserialized devices a location string that depends on which
31. he 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 lf 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 information see the device manufacturer s documentation The device installation is now complete The installation may be verified using the test program available form the Utilities page of the FTDI website 31 66 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 32 66 Troubleshooting 1 Unidentified USB Device dialog is not
32. hey 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 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 Variab e name Devkmor_Show MNonPresent Devices Variable value fi 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 selec
33. indows 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 30 66 Windows CE Installation Guide Download the latest available drivers for the required processor model from the FTDI website and unzip them t
34. ity 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 20 66 5 Windows 98SE 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 98SE 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 98SE 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 21 66 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 an
35. k OK on the Insert Disk message box Insert D isk The following window will appear to assist in locating the file To proceed with the installation without the CAT file click Skip File 14 66 Insert Disk If 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 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 Under Windows 98SE 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 15 66 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 CXEP Onvers 16 66 If 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 Syste
36. les 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 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 4 Win
37. m then select the Device Manger tab and select View devices by type The device appears as an additional COM port with the label USB Serial Port System Properties O B cl Genet Device Manager Hardware Pratiles Perfomance ff View devices by buns O Wiew desace by connection eS Keyboard t Et Mouse E lt gt HulblOControlle EH Network adapter E 4 Ports COM de LPT Communications Port C01 af PCI ECPYEPP Port LPT1 af PCI Se al Pot C0H2 W System cevices Urnevrercal Serial Bus controllers J F F Universal Serial Bus controller Properties Refresh Femra 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 fidichip com Drivers VCP htm supported device FT232BL M 17 66 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 lx Instal Uninstall Windows Setup l
38. nstallation 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 Select Search for the best driver for your device Recommended as shown below and then click Next 12 66 Add New Hardware Wizard Whai do you want Windows to do Display a list of all the drivers in a specific location 20 you can select the driver you want lt Back Cancel 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 in its diver database on your hard dive and in any of the following selected locations Click Mest to start the search T Poppy disk drives CD ROM drive F Microsoft Windows Update V Specify a locations EA Browse lt Back 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 13 66 ET New Hardware Wizard 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 Clic
39. nterference that may cause undesired operation WEEE Waste of Electrical and Electronic Equipment o 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 FE 66 66
40. ound Network Startup Disk Location Automatic Show PPP TCP IP Proxies Service Provider Optional Account Name Password Telephone Number Alternate Number Optional C l Save password Checking tis box allows all users of This computer to access this Internet account without entering a password PPP Options Dial Now 2 E Click the lock to prevent further changes Assist me 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 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 fidichip com Drivers VCP htm supported device FT232BL M 62 66 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 drive
41. ove uses a folder on the desktop The next screen will appear Installing driver software i F fi This screen will automatically complete and then change to the one below 53 66 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 Connection the device appears as a USB Serial Converter with an additional COM port with the label USB Serial Port 54 66 File Action View Help iz NE a Computer g Disk drives E Display adapters e DVD CD ROM drives gi Floppy disk drives E Floppy drive controllers OS Human Interface Devices Ca ME ATA ATAPT controllers EEE 1394 Bus host controllers Keyboands PI Mice and other pointing devices 5 Monitors ay Network adapters 5 Mi Portable Devices SY Ports COM amp LPT JF Communications Port COML LFE Printer Port LPT LFE USB Serial Port COMB Processors amp Sound video and game controllers ky High Definition Audio Device lt gt Storage controllers He System devices Universal Serial Bus controllers 4 A a E EI A R H A
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43. r 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 800 Network O ma 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 i a j 7 ET a ET Feat M internal Modem Hem M Built in Ethernet Edit y Delete Y Click the lock to prevent further changes Assist me Apply Now 63 66 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 808 System Profile a Andy s eMac 10 0112005 05 37 Contents USE Device Tree F H
44. s 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 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 47 66 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 fi
45. t 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 57 66 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 AJ Windows Security yri Pa amp Windows can t verify the publisher of this driver software Don t install this driver software You should check your manufacturer s website for updated driver software For your device Install this driver software anyway Only install driver software obtained From your manufacturer s website or disc Unsigned software From other sources may harm your computer or steal information 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 FT 2232 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 d
46. 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 98SE 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 98SE 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 If the error persists please contact the FTDI support department 4 Device hangs randomly during operation under Windows 98SE This is not caused by the driver but is a hardware compatibil
47. 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 34 66 AF Unidentified USR D 7 x 10 38 A Unidentified USB O 7 lt x 12 04 Sunday June 01 2003 ra Fe aS SSS a Sunday June 01 2003 Unidentified USB Device Enter the name of the device driver for this device For information see the device manufacturer s documentation A Enter the name of the device driver for this device For information see the device manufacturer s documentation 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 35 66 E Windows CE Remote Registry Editor Jal x Asgstry ESE Mew Connection Hep aaa a 48 aaa E Ed My Computer ne a By POCKET PC 2009 Device aeDesdt ivahoe not seth Y HEY CLASSES foo 5 HEY CURRENT LISER 3 10 HEY LOCAL MACHINE Comm E CotroPare fhis 4 Y Active mHE Earn 4 1 Display 3 Pormcia 3 iy Sh 4 Dy SOCARD a Toshing 2 Unimodem J Y use 5
48. ud C Ye this one ork Yeo nov end every tins cored a device Ho ray tees lew a Click West be coritrus Heas Cna Figure 2 1 Select Install from a list or specific location Advanced as shown in Figure 2 2 below and then click Next 38 66 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 Mier Haribeare Wiza A EA A bo 58 Saida Comala ce IF your hard se come with an mstaiistion CD E or opp disk insert it mow aha de pou wari ee wine a da C reol The an ane don heed e Raaen dal rral from a fed n spalic hicasor dramas Click Poza be porus Cas ol Found Her Aare Misal Pieaac chonac your search and installation oinm l Search forthe best dis inthsss locations Use fee check bows beks ilni w sspend the deui ssanch which rude loc el pate end removeable reda The bes diver lourd all be installed TV Search morads pedis Hoop COAOM 5 include Hit locatonia te search E Cor aeei Pad cho osa le chives lo etal Choose di ophon bo select de dede doer hona bsi reos docs mot gunae Hl Ihz dite you Chote ll be the best atic bor poll hanan lt Back He gt Cancel Figure 2 3 lf Windows XP is configured to warn when unsigned non WHQL certified drivers
49. um Com Port No Device01 DAWF5FET 44 with Bias Terminal Resister without Bias Terminal Resister RS 485 O with Echo Bias Terminal Resister i O with Echo without Bias Terminal Resister M O without Echo with Bias Terminal Resister O without Echo Bias Terminal Resister Read Status 10 66 4 Uninstall 1 Enter Control Panel Add or Remove Programs locate RS 232_ 422 485 AP and double click it jp REALTEK GbE amp FE Ethernet PCI E NIC Driver pora Realtek High Definition Audio Driver L 5 O D Sym ntes Endpoint Protection E Ultra NC 1 0 10 CN TW localized 2 Click Yes to delete Rs 232 422 485 AP 4 Ca Please wait while Windows configures RS 232_ 427 485 AP J a ae Gathering required information 11 66 5 Driver Installation Windows 98SE 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 i

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