Hubble Optics iSkyHub-B, Instructions Manual

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You will use the outgoing port, COM8 in this case, to communicate with iSkyHub-B.
2.3 Installation of USB serial Driver on Windows
You can also connect the iSkyHub-B to your Windows system via the USB port.
When you connect the iSkyHub-B to your system, Windows should initiate the driver
installation process (if you haven't used the computer with a iSkyHub-B before).
On Windows Vista and 7, the driver should be automatically downloaded and installed.
On Windows XP, the Add New Hardware wizard will open:
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When asked Can Windows connect to Windows Update to search for
software? select No, not this time . Click next.
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Select Install from a list or specified location (Advanced) and click next.
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Make sure that Search for the best driver in these locations is checked; uncheck
Search removable media ; check Include this location in the search and browse
to the CDM 2.08.28 WHQL Certified / CDM 2.08.28 Certified directory of the
FTDI driver distribution. (The latest version of the drivers can be found on the
FTDI website .) Click next.
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The wizard will search for the driver and then tell you that a "USB Serial
Converter" was found. Click finish.
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