Using the XTA-50 in Remote Mode
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5.3
Remotely Controlling the XTA-50 via USB-B
The USB-B port enables you to connect the XTA-50 to a computer to control it with
remote commands. The XTA-50 can receive RS-232C commands at the USB-B port from
a computer on which the appropriate USB driver is installed.
5.3.1
Installing the USB Driver
Subject
The XTA-50 USB Driver is available on the USB key provided with the product, or can be
downloaded from the EXFO website.
You must install the XTA-50 USB Driver on your computer in order to make the XTA-50
USB-B port appear as an additional COM port available to the computer.
Application software can then access the USB port in the same way as it would access a
standard COM port. Therefore, you can send RS-232C commands to the XTA-50 using a
serial-communication terminal.
Before Starting
•
Make sure your computer runs one of the following operating systems: Windows 7,
Windows 8 or Windows 10.
If not, the XTA-50 USB driver is not supported by your computer.
•
Make sure you have a USB-B/USB-A cable to link the XTA-50 to your computer.
•
Make sure you have the appropriate XTA-50 USB driver. It is provided on the USB key
delivered with the XTA-50, or you can download it from the EXFO website
(www.exfo.com/software/exfo-apps).
•
If a previous version of the XTA-50 USB driver is already installed on your computer,
uninstall it.
Procedure
1.
Do one of the following:
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Connect the XTA-50 USB key to the USB-A port of your computer.
•
From the EXFO website (http://www.exfo.com/software/exfo-apps), download
the XTA-50 USB driver and unzip it to a temporary folder on your computer.
2.
In the
USB Driver
folder, double-click one of the following files, depending on you
Windows platform (if you select the wrong file, a message appears, prompting you to
select the other file):
•
32-bit system: XTA-50 USB Driver_x86.exe
•
64-bit system: XTA-50 USB Driver_x64.exe
The USB Driver installation wizard appears.
3.
Follow the instructions displayed in the wizard window.
The XTA-50 USB Driver is now installed on your computer.
USB-B
USB-A
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