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© Sealevel Systems, Inc. 7204e Manual | SL9244 11/2022
Upgrading to the Current SeaCOM Driver
1.
Download the current driver using the Instructions from the Where to Get Software section
above. Please take note of the destination directory it will save to.
2.
Uninstall the currently loaded driver SeaCOM driver found in the Control Panel. Prior to
Windows Vista SeaCOM will be populated in ‘Add/Remove Programs’ list. In Vista and newer
OSs it will be found in the ‘Programs and Features’ list.
3.
Navigate to the Device Manager and remove the Sealevel adapter by right clicking on the line
item choosing ‘Uninstall’. Depending on your product, it can be found under either ‘Multiport
Serial adapters’ or ‘Universal Serial Bus controllers’.
4.
In the Device Manager under ‘Action’, choose ‘Scan for Hardware changes’. This will prompt
the installation of the adapter and associate it with the newly installed SeaCOM driver.
Linux Installation
You MUST have “root” privileges to install the software and drivers.
The syntax is case sensitive.
SeaCOM for Linux can be downloaded here:
https://www.sealevel.com/support/software-seacom-linux/
It includes the
README
and the
Serial-HOWTO
help files (located at seacom/dox/howto). This series of
files both explains typical Linux serial implementations and informs the user about Linux syntax and
preferred practices.
User can use a program such as 7-Zip to extract the tar.gz file.
In addition, the software selectable interface settings can be accessed by referencing
seacom/utilities/7204emode.
Linux Support
The 7204e is supported natively in Linux kernels 2.6.28 and later.
For additional software support, please call Sealevel Systems’ Technical Support, (864) 843-4343. Our
technical support is free and available from 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Eastern Time, Monday through Friday. For
email support contact: