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Driver Installation
Installation of the Virtual Port for the USB Interface
The virtual port driver is required for the operation of the device with a
USB interface. If your operating system is Windows™, please note the
following:
•
Please use the update function of the operating system at the host
computer or download the most recent driver from the homepage of
the manufacturer of the USB adapter. The drivers are located at the
following address: http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm. Please
choose the correct driver version according to your operating sys-
tem.
•
To install the driver, administrative rights are required.
•
The installation is described in detail in the "Installation Guides"
available at the abovementioned address. Please read this descrip-
tion carefully before starting the installation.
•
After the installation, the number of the virtual port can be set. You
can change the settings in the device manager by opening the set-
tings of the device
USB Serial Port (COMx)
. To modify the settings,
administrative rights are required. The settings are applied immedi-
ately, you do not need to reboot the PC to activate them.
The software can also be used on computers running Linux.
You can run it using the Windows™ emulator Wine (see
http://www.winehq.org/).
Starting with Linux Kernel 3.0.0-19, all FTDI devices are already sup-
ported without the need to compile any additional kernel modules. For
more details, consult the homepage of the manufacturer of the USB
adapter: http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm.
The system has to be configured in the following way:
•
Use a program such as 'dmesg' to find out which USB port the de-
vice is connected to: Look for a line similar to "FTDI USB Serial De-
vice converter now attached to ttyUSB0"
•
Link the Linux device to the virtual COM port of wine:
ln -s /dev/ttyUSB0 ~ /.wine/dosdevices/com6
This assumes that the device is attached to ttyUSB0 and will be
linked with COM6.
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