QEI ePAQ-9400, User Manual

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14.4.2 Installing the USB Driver
Installation of the USB driver may be automatically performed when installing the
ConfigWiz 2.0 software on the PC. If the driver has not been automatically installed,
or if using the test panel with a PC that does not have ConfigWiz 2.0, follow the steps
below to install the driver. If you have previously installed the driver, you can skip to
the next section.
1) Power up the ePAQ-9400 and wait for the heartbeat (HBT) Led to begin flashing.
2) Connect a USB type A-B cable between the ePAQ and PC.
3)
On the PC, the “Found New Hardware” Wizard should appear.
4)
Tell the wizard NOT to connect to Windows Update, and choose “Install driver
from a specific location”.
5) Specify the location of the ePAQ driver. The driver should be on the distribution
CD provided with the ePAQ. Finish the driver installation.
6) Once the driver is installed, power off the ePAQ and disconnect the USB cable
from the PC.
14.4.3
Configuring “HyperTerminal”
HyperTerminal is a Windows XP communication program that can be used to
communicate with the ePAQ test panel. A few HyperTerminal configuration settings
must be set up for the program to work with the ePAQ. The steps below explain how
to do this.
The following steps assume that the ePAQ USB driver has already been installed on
the PC. If you have previously configured HyperTerminal successfully, and saved the
HyperTerminal setup, then you can skip to the next section.
1) Apply power to the ePAQ.
2) Wait until the heartbeat (HBT) Led begins flashing.
3) Connect the USB cable from the ePAQ to the PC.
4) Start the PC HyperTerminal program.
5)
When prompted for “New Connection” name, use “ePAQ-9400” or similar.
6) When prompted for connection parameters
(“Connect To” box display), for
“Connect Using:” select the COM port (this will be a new COM port number that was
created after the installation of the ePAQ USB driver.
) Click on “OK” to go to the
“COM Properties” window.
7) In the COM Properties window,
the only relevant parameter is “Flow Control”.
8)
Set “Flow Control” to “None” and click on “OK”.