U8S
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Devices incorporate a FT230X USB to UART converter IC from FTDI International. On Windows 7
or later, a driver may automatically be installed (if Windows is configured to download drivers
from the internet automatically). If this is not the case, or if a Mac® or Linux® platform is used,
the driver may be downloaded from www.ftdichip.com. The VCP drivers are required. For
Linux® or Mac computers, the default OS drivers should be used.
The default communications settings should be set to 115200 baud, 8 data bits, no parity, and
one stop bit. This is sometimes referred to as "115200,8,N,1". No flow control is used. ANSI
terminal emulation should be selected
5.2.5 Connecting U8S for API
In order for the U8S to work correctly with the API there must be a USB Type-A to Mini-B cable
that connects the control or update port to an expansion port on the same product. This is in
addition to the USB cable that connects the host port to the machine running the API.
