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ACT-IR224UN-L

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USB to RAW SIR Serial Adapter

 for

 

Mac

 

User’s Manual

 

 

 

August 25

, 2009 

Version 1.1.9.1.1 

 

©

 Copyright 2005-2009 ACTiSYS Corporation 

All Rights Reserved

 

Summary of Contents for ACT-IR224UN-Li

Page 1: ... 510 490 8024 Fax 1 510 623 7268 Web http www actisys com E mail irda info actisys com ACT IR224UN Li USB to RAW SIR Serial Adapter for Mac User s Manual August 25 2009 Version 1 1 9 1 1 Copyright 2005 2009 ACTiSYS Corporation All Rights Reserved ...

Page 2: ... 5 5 FAQ FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 5 6 MIGRATION FROM OTHER MODELS 6 6 1 For ACT IR220Li ACT IR220L ACT IR220LN Series Users 6 7 GENERAL SETUP PROCEDURE WINDOWS MAC LINUX 6 8 INSTALLATION UNDER MAC OS 7 9 INSTALLATION CHECK 12 9 1 Check from Apple System Profiler in Mac Machine 12 10 UN INSTALL THE DRIVER 14 10 1 Driver Uninstallation for Mac 14 11 OPERATION OF ACT IR224UN LI 15 12 LED BEHAVIOR 1...

Page 3: ...007 Rewrite Chapter of General setup procedure Added section of Using configuration utility to check 1 1 5 08 28 2007 Included Driver installation un installation procedure under Windows Vista OS Included UAC Security features of Windows Vista OS in FAQ section Appendix Omitted IR mate 210 function 1 1 6 09 27 2007 Firmware upgraded from version 1 2 to 1 3 Modified in Configuration Utility based o...

Page 4: ... CE ARM x86 2 OVERVIEW Many customers have used ACTiSYS RS232 Raw IR adapters for a long time But since RS232 has been not now a standard COM port on current notebook PC any more it then becomes an issue for them Some customers may use an USB to RS232 conversion cable to solve this problem But still it is not a good solution yet ACT IR224UN Li is so designed for this purpose ACT IR224UN Li is an U...

Page 5: ...d of calling the write API one byte at a time If your data size is too big then you can send them in multiple blocks 4 2 System Requirement 1 Windows 2000 XP Vista Win CE Mac or Linux 2 At least 256MB RAM 512MB is recommended 3 Processor Speed 1 8 GHz 4 USB 1 1 port or above 5 FAQ Frequently Asked Questions Q1 When we use ACT IR224UN Li occasionally at the end of communication a few bytes show as ...

Page 6: ...allation un installation In general with Administrator Approval Mode Windows Vista 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 Please have a further check on this feature on the following web pages 1 http technet m...

Page 7: ...nstallation CD to find the path D Driver assume D is your CD driver in this case Then you can select the right folder under it say Linux_RedHat for example and extract the packaged file and run setup yourself under WinCE Mac or Linux e Sometimes you may find it not AUTORUN in Windows especially in Vista Make sure the AUTORUN option under Control Panel AUTOPLAY has been selected in Vista Otherwise ...

Page 8: ...less Connectivity Expert ACT IR224UN Li Mac User s Manual Copyright 2005 2009 ACTiSYS Corp Confidential Information Page 8 of 17 Aug 25 2009 V1 1 9 1 1 4 You will see the Welcome Window as below Click Continue ...

Page 9: ...rt ACT IR224UN Li Mac User s Manual Copyright 2005 2009 ACTiSYS Corp Confidential Information Page 9 of 17 Aug 25 2009 V1 1 9 1 1 5 After select a Destination click Continue 6 Then click Install to continue when seeing below window ...

Page 10: ... You will see below window asking you to type your Name and Password you originally used for logging in to your Mac Machine in case you have set it in your screen saver setting Enter them and click OK to continue 8 You will be asked to confirm the installation as below click Continue Installation to continue 9 You will see the installing window under processing ...

Page 11: ...UN Li Mac User s Manual Copyright 2005 2009 ACTiSYS Corp Confidential Information Page 11 of 17 Aug 25 2009 V1 1 9 1 1 10 Then you will see the installation Succeeded as below Click Restart to restat your computer and complete the installation ...

Page 12: ...CTiSYS Corp Confidential Information Page 12 of 17 Aug 25 2009 V1 1 9 1 1 9 INSTALLATION CHECK 9 1 Check from Apple System Profiler in Mac Machine 1 It can be accessed through dev tty usbserial 2 Open the Apple System Profiler Applications Utilities to check IR224UN connected to USB port ...

Page 13: ...idential Information Page 13 of 17 Aug 25 2009 V1 1 9 1 1 3 This is also the System Profiler showing the Extension loaded to support the IR224UN using the prolific chipset 4 You can also see a device named PL2303 xxxxxxx is installed by issuing the command as root like below screen dev tty PL2303 xxxxxxx ...

Page 14: ...idential Information Page 14 of 17 Aug 25 2009 V1 1 9 1 1 10 UN INSTALL THE DRIVER 10 1 Driver Uninstallation for Mac 1 Go to terminal 2 key in cd system library Extension 3 key in kextunload ProlificUSBSerial kext 4 key in rm r ProlificUSBSerial kext 5 This should remove the driver from your Mac machine ...

Page 15: ...munications application like HyperTerminal in the Windows or any other application 12 LED BEHAVIOR Status Behavior Power on LED on for one second Standby and receiving LED off Transmitting Blinks rapidly but weak 13 ACT IR224UN Li DIMENSIONS Cable Length 120 cm 14 CHARACTERISTICS AND SPECIFICATION Parameter MIN TYPICAL MAX Units DC supply voltage 5 0 5 2 V Supply voltage VSS 0 V Operating temperat...

Page 16: ...ited 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 ...

Page 17: ...Copyright 2005 2009 ACTiSYS Corp Confidential Information Page 17 of 17 Aug 25 2009 V1 1 9 1 1 16 CONTACT INFORMATION 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 http www actisys com ...

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