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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 you use the operating system 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 at computers running the Linux operat-
ing system. You can run them 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 necessity of compiling 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 an the following way:
•
Use, for instance, the program 'dmesg' to find out to which USB port
the device is attached: Look for a line similar to "FTDI USB Serial
Device converter now attached to ttyUSB0"
•
Link the Linux device to the virtual COM port of wine:
ln -s /dev/ttyUSB0 ~ /.wine/dosdevices/com3
This assumes that the device is attached to ttyUSB0 and will be
linked with COM3
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