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Summary of Contents for UMC-201

Page 1: ...USB TO RS 232 ADAPTER User s Manual UMC 201 UMC 102 UMC 104 UPR 202 ...

Page 2: ...struction 14 Troubleshooting 16 Windows 2000 Installation Guide 17 Uninstalling Instruction 22 Troubleshooting 23 Windows CE Installation Guide 24 Troubleshooting 25 Windows XP Installation Guide 29 Uninstalling Instruction 37 Troubleshooting 38 Windows VISTA Win 7 8 8 1 10 Installation Guide 40 Uninstalling Instruction 44 Troubleshooting 45 MAC OS X Installation Guide 47 Uninstalling instruction ...

Page 3: ... to Serial cable communication starts interacting without any barriers For further convenience this product is designed to work by using the power drawn from the Universal Serial Bus and no external power is required As it is an USB compliant device features of plug and play hot swapping energy saving suspend and resume are provided Since the most computers have limited USB and COM ports USB hubs ...

Page 4: ...FTDI USB Specification USB 1 1 2 0 compliant USB 1 5 12 Mbps Data Speed Serial 230 kbps Host USB A M USB B F Connector Device DB 9 M DB 9 M 2 DB 9 M Mini DIN DB 9 M 4 Power Mode Bus Cable Length 1 1m 0 6 m 1 8 m Housing PVC Plastic Aluminum RS 232 Pin Assignment 3 ...

Page 5: ...installation 1 You may plug the device into host computer And then it will pop up Installing device driver software from the taskbar of the screen Fig 1 Click and connect to the Windows Update 2 It will check your computer OS and download the applicable driver at the Windows Update automatically Fig 1 3 The program goes Searching Windows Update from Driver Software Installation Fig 2 Fig 2 4 When ...

Page 6: ...al Bus controllers Fig 5 Congratulation You have finished installing the USB to Serial device successfully Fig 5 NOTE It may occur when driver is not installed successfully please check below steps 1 There is busy on access databank of Microsoft s Support link Please try again or install driver of CD ROM provided 2 Check your internet if it is failed to access Microsoft s Support link 3 Check your...

Page 7: ...Package Driver can be installed through the FTDI driver package of the CD ROM provided 3 1 Double click Setup_v2 12 00 WHQL Certified For Windows OS_x86 x64 exe 3 2 It will pop up FTDI CDM Drivers from the screen Click Extract and go next step 6 ...

Page 8: ...3 3 Extracting Files 3 4 Click Next to continue 7 ...

Page 9: ...3 5 Select I accept this agreement and click Next 3 6 The Device Driver Installation Wizard will detect your computer OS and install the applicable driver automatically 8 ...

Page 10: ...hose installed already the original drivers need to be uninstalled Please refer to the uninstalling instruction Download the latest available drivers from the FTDI website and unzip them to a location on your PC Connect the device to a spare USB port on your PC This will launch the Windows Add New Hardware Wizard Windows may display a message reading Building driver database at this point which ma...

Page 11: ...ce Recommended as shown below and then click Next Check the box next to Specify a location and uncheck all others as shown below Click Browse and locate the driver files Once the files have been located click Next to proceed with the installation 10 ...

Page 12: ... click Next to install the device If the driver being installed does not have Microsoft WHQL signature files CAT files the wizard will request a driver disk to attempt to find them Click OK on the Insert Disk message box The following window will appear to assist in locating the file To proceed with the installation without the CAT file click Skip File 11 ...

Page 13: ... COM port emulation driver must now be installed Click Finish to complete the installation of the serial converter and proceed to the COM port emulation driver Under Windows 98 the COM port emulation driver will be automatically installed from the same location as the serial converter driver However if the driver is not WHQL certified as explained above for the serial converter driver the wizard w...

Page 14: ...r being installed is Microsoft WHQL certified then the CAT files will be located with the other driver files and should be installed automatically Open the Device Manager located in Control Panel System then select the Device Manger tab and select View devices by type The device appears as an additional COM port with the label USB Serial Port 13 ...

Page 15: ...u have any difficulties with the drivers we provided in this CD you may down versions from FTDI Web site www ftdichip com Drivers VCP htm supported device FT232BL M Uninstalling Instruction ctions below ntrol Panel Add Remove Programs Select FTDI To uninstall drivers follow the instru isconnect any devices that are attached to the PC D pen the Add Remove Programs utility located in Co O USB Serial...

Page 16: ...e FTDI uninstaller program Click Continue to run the uninstaller or C Cancel to exit hen the uninstaller has finished removing the device from the system the caption on the Cancel button will W change to Finish Click Finish to complete the process ...

Page 17: ... Restarting the machine will allow the device to work correctly 3 Driver installation fails and Windows 98 gives error code 10 Windows error code 10 indicates a hardware error or failed driver installation This error may appear if a device has insufficient power to operate correctly e g plugged into a bus powered hub with other devices or may indicate a more serious hardware problem Also it may be...

Page 18: ...alled Please refer to the uninstalling instruction Download the latest available drivers from the FTDI web site and unzip them to a location on your PC Connect the device to a spare USB port on your PC Once the composite driver has been installed the Found New Hardware Wizard will launch Click Next to proceed with the installation Select Search for a suitable driver for my device recommended as sh...

Page 19: ...Check the box next to Specify a location and uncheck all others as shown below Clicking Next displays a dialog box for you to enter to the location of the drivers 18 ...

Page 20: ... the folder containing the latest drivers downloaded from the FTDI web site above and click Open then click OK The PC auto selects the correct INF file in this case FTDIBUS INF Once Windows found the required driver INF file please click Next to proceed 19 ...

Page 21: ... port of the device The COM port emulation driver must be installed after this has completed By examining the Device Manager located in Control Panel System then select the Hardware tab and click Device Manger and viewing by connection View Devices by connection the device appears as a USB Serial Converter with an additional COM port with the label USB Serial Port 20 ...

Page 22: ...e you have to repeat this installation procedure 2 times 2 port converter or 4 times for 4 port converter 2 If you have any difficulties with the drivers we provided in this CD you may download the updated or appropriate versions from FTDI Web site www ftdichip com Drivers VCP htm supported device FT232BL M ...

Page 23: ...re installations Disconnect any devices that are attached to the PC Open the Add Remove Programs utility located in Control Panel Add Remove Programs Select FTDI USB Serial Converter Drivers from the list of installed programs Click the Change Remove button This will run the FTDI uninstaller program Click Continue to run the uninstaller or Cancel to exit When the uninstaller has finished removing ...

Page 24: ...NF INI files 2 Windows 2000 forces a reboot after installing a device This problem can occur if an application is accessing a file while the New Hardware Wizard is trying to copy it This usually occurs with the FTD2XX DLL file Selecting not to restart the computer then unplugging and re plugging the device may allow the device to function properly without restarting Restarting the machine will all...

Page 25: ...This will provide a dialog box to direct Windows CE to the driver files Type the full name of the VCP driver file into the dialog box as shown below If the file name is incorrect the driver will not be found and the device will not function The device installation is now complete The installation may be verified using the test program available form the Utilities page of the FTDI website Please no...

Page 26: ...alled correctly Many PDAs require some form of adaptor USB host cable presentation pack or Compact Flash USB host card to provide the USB host capability that FTDI devices require 2 Error installing USB driver ftdi_d2xx dll message The following installation error may be displayed for a number of reasons The driver name has been misspelt The dll file extension may be required for some platforms Th...

Page 27: ...platforms The required driver files are not in the Windows directory The driver file is in the wrong binary format 4 Unidentified USB Device appears each time the driver name is entered This error can be caused when the VID and PID listed in the INF file does not match the VID and PID combination programmed into the device It can also be caused if the INF file has not been copied to the Windows di...

Page 28: ...ry is 1027_24592 which corresponds to a VID of 0x0403 1027 and a PID of 0x6010 24592 device If this is not the device to be installed the message will recur To solve the problem the INF files must be edited to accommodate the required VID and PID For the D2XX drivers edit the bold red entries in the following line in the ftd2xx inf file FtdiHw FTDI Dual device FTDI USB VID_0403 PID_6010 For the VC...

Page 29: ...lues may be tried to improve performance If a USB host CF card is being used it may help to set the Raton bit in the configuration settings 6 Bytes missing or data corrupt This can occur when a host driver fails to send vendor commands properly which can result in the device running at a different Baud rate to the one intended The Baud rate can be verified easily by transferring data from PDA targ...

Page 30: ...nu The connection can be re enabled after the installation is complete This is not necessary under Windows XP SP 2 if configured to ask before connecting to Windows Update Windows XP SP 2 can have the settings for Windows Update changed through Control Panel System then select the Hardware tab and click Windows Update Connect the device to a spare USB port on your PC If there is no available Inter...

Page 31: ... the box click next to proceed Figure 2 2 Figure 2 3 If Windows XP is configured to warn when unsigned non WHQL certified drivers are about to be installed the message dialogue shown in Figure 2 4 will be displayed unless installing a Microsoft WHQL certified driver Click on Continue Anyway to continue with the installation If Windows XP is configured to ignore file signature warnings no message w...

Page 32: ...yed as Windows XP copies the required driver files Figure 2 4 Figure 2 5 Windows should then display a message indicating that the installation was successful Figure 2 6 Click Finish to complete the installation for the first port of the device 31 ...

Page 33: ...he COM port emulation drivers As above select No not this time From the options and click Next to proceed with the installation Figure 2 7 Figure 2 6 Figure 2 7 Select Install from a list or specific location Advanced as shown in Figure 2 8 below and then click Next 32 ...

Page 34: ... the box click next to proceed Figure 2 8 Figure 2 9 If Windows XP is configured to warn when unsigned non WHQL certified drivers are about to be installed the message dialogue shown in Figure 2 10 will be displayed unless installing a Microsoft WHQL certified driver Click on Continue Anyway to continue with the installation If Windows XP is configured to ignore file signature warnings no message ...

Page 35: ...t the installation was successful Figure 2 12 Click Finish to complete the installation for the first port of the device The procedure for installing the second port is identical to that for installing the first port from the first screen of the Found New Hardware Wizard for the USB Serial Port device If the driver is Microsoft WHQL certified this is done automatically 34 ...

Page 36: ...ystem then select the Hardware tab and click Device Manger and select View Devices by Connection the device appears as a USB Serial Converter with an additional COM port with the label USB Serial Port Figure 2 13 Figure 2 12 Figure 2 13 Figure 2 14 35 ...

Page 37: ... note 3 Installing From Windows Update If a certified driver is available for the target operating system it is possible to install the driver from the Windows Update web site Directions to install the driver from Windows Update are very similar to those outlined in 2 1 Installing Via The New Hardware Wizard except that the Yes this time only or Yes now and every time I connect a device option sho...

Page 38: ...nf and oem11 pnf Driver files are located in the Windows System32 and Windows System32 Drivers directories Some points to note about this uninstallation method If the VCP driver has been installed the COM port driver should be removed before the bus driver If the bus is removed first the COM port will no longer appear in the Device Manager If the driver files are deleted while other installed devi...

Page 39: ...not necessarily edit the files themselves 2 Windows XP Forces a Reboot after Installing a Device This problem can occur if an application is accessing a file while the New Hardware Wizard is trying to copy it This usually occurs with the FTD2XX DLL file Selecting not to restart the computer then unplugging and re plug the device may allow the device to function properly without restarting Restarti...

Page 40: ...re 4 1 Two options are available to successfully install the device Either a certified version of the driver can be installed if available or the driver signing options can be changed to either warn or ignore to allow the installation to complete To change the current driver signing setting go to Control Panel System click on the Hardware tab and then click Driver Signing The desired signing optio...

Page 41: ... Windows Update website and install any suitable driver it finds for the device in preference to the driver manually selected If no suitable driver is automatically found then the following procedure should be followed When locate and install driver software recommended is selected the following screen will appear Note the text TTL Tester is replaced with the description of the customer hardware 4...

Page 42: ...e next screen will appear Select Browse my computer for driver software advanced The next screen will appear Browse to the folder where the CDM driver has been stored when uncompressed and press Next The example shown above uses a folder on the desktop 41 ...

Page 43: ...lly complete and then change to the one below The bus layer of the driver is now installed After the driver is installed it is important to determine which COM port has been assigned to the device for configuring the application that will use the device 42 ...

Page 44: ... screen shows the device connected to COM3 Please note 1 For multiple port converter each port has to be installed with the driver individually i e you have to repeat this installation procedure 2 times 2 port converter or 4 times for 4 port converter 2 If you have any difficulties with the drivers we provided in this CD you may download the updated or appropriate versions from FTDI Web site www f...

Page 45: ...he uninstall dialog box Windows 2000 XP and Server 2003 do not have this check box so driver files and OEM INF and PNF files must be removed manually or by using a custom application Some points to note about the new uninstallation method If the VCP driver has been installed the COM port driver should be uninstalled before the bus driver If the bus is removed first the COM port will no longer appe...

Page 46: ...s not shown in Device Manager for uninstalling Devices that have been installed on a system but are not currently available are referred to as phantom devices These devices are not usually displayed in the device manager but can be made to be displayed as though they are attached This allows device properties to be changed or devices to be uninstalled via Device Manger even though the device is no...

Page 47: ...ue installation by selecting Install this driver software anyway 4 Driver will not install on VISTA x64 VISTA x64 OS will only allow certified drivers to be installed The certified driver supplied by FTDI will work with VID 0403 and PID 6001 for FT232 devices If you have a product where the manufacture has customized the driver but has not recertified it then the driver will not load You should co...

Page 48: ... and save it to the hard disk The driver is now available in disk image dmg format Run the installer by double clicking on the FTDIUSBSerialDriver dmg icon Click Continue to proceed with the installation and follow the instructions on screen When the installation is complete reboot the computer 47 ...

Page 49: ...your device is connected to The Terminal application can be launched by selecting Go Applications Utilities Terminal Type the following lines in the Terminal window to produce the file list cd dev ls l If you run the application System Preferences and select Network Go Applications System Preferences Network you should see the text New Port Detected Click OK and select Network Port Configurations ...

Page 50: ...f you do not know the required details contact your Internet service provide Please note 1 For multiple port converter each port has to be installed with the driver individually i e you have to repeat this installation procedure 2 times 2 port converter or 4 times for 4 port converter 2 If you have any difficulties with the drivers we provided in this CD you may download the updated or appropriate...

Page 51: ... commands at the command prompt cd System Library Extensions rm r FTDIUSBSerialDriver kext cd Library Receipts rm r FTDIUSBSerialDriver kext The driver will then be removed from the system To remove the port from the system run the application System Preferences and select Network Selecting Network Port Configurations from the Show menu will display the port as greyed out Select the uninstalled po...

Page 52: ...propriate device from the USB Device Tree In the screen shot below from OS 10 3 the device has a device ID given by Vendor Name FTDI Product ID 24577 6001 A Vendor Name of FTDI is equivalent to a Vendor ID of 1027 0403 If the device does not work after installing the driver it is likely to be because the PID is not supported by the driver If this is the case contact FTDI Support with the PID that ...

Page 53: ...ce ID is Supported in FTDI USBSerial Driver An ownership or permissions problem is preventing the system from making the device accessible Check that the driver is owned by root and wheel The most common symptom is the group for FTDI USBSerial Driver is not wheel To change the group login as root and perform the following script in a Terminal window Go Applications Utilities Terminal cd system lib...

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