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DirectPort-USB

USB-Serial Converters

User Guide

Rev 1.0.0

Mar 8, 2010

Sena Technologies, Inc.

Summary of Contents for DirectPort-USB

Page 1: ...DirectPort USB USB Serial Converters User Guide Rev 1 0 0 Mar 8 2010 Sena Technologies Inc...

Page 2: ...responsibility This device is not approved for life support or medical systems Changes or modifications to this device not explicitly approved by Sena Technologies will void the user s authority to op...

Page 3: ...485 Interface Settings 8 4 6 RS422 Point to Point Multi Drop Settings 8 4 7 Line Connection for RS422 Point to Point 8 4 8 Line Connection for RS422 Multi Drop 9 4 9 Line Connection for RS485 9 5 Driv...

Page 4: ...mance USB to Serial converter designed to provide serial connectivity COM port via USB port Users can easily add serial ports to PCs without or limited native serial ports DirectPort USB supports RS23...

Page 5: ...nsion 33 4 mm X 61 0 mm 1 31 in X 2 40 in Weight 70 g Surge protection Up to 15KV Power Using USB interface power no external power required Supported OS Windows 98 98SE ME 2000 XP 2003 Windows Vista...

Page 6: ...DirectPort USB Page 6 of 36 3 DirectPort USB UC1 Settings 3 1 DB9 Male Connector 3 2 Line Connection for Terminal 3 3 Line Connection for Modem...

Page 7: ...etic waves Maximum serial communication speed is restricted to 250Kbps when this function is on Slew Rate Limit allows communication without errors by activating slew rate driver to reduce reflection...

Page 8: ...5 JP4 422 485 SEL RS422 RS485 Interface Settings 4 6 RS422 Point to Point Multi Drop Settings DirectPort USB support auto toggling data transfer so there are no hardware settings 4 7 Line Connection f...

Page 9: ...DirectPort USB Page 9 of 36 4 8 Line Connection for RS422 Multi Drop 4 9 Line Connection for RS485 Terminal Resistor 120 Ohm There is no distinction of host and terminal in RS485...

Page 10: ...DirectPort USB Page 10 of 36 5 Driver Installation for Windows 98 1 Run Windows 98 2 Connect DirectPort USB to the USB connector of the PC 3 Click Next 4 Click Next...

Page 11: ...Windows 98 device driver If you have the driver CD provided with DirectPort product put it into the CD ROM drive and specify the location of the driver as D Win98 Then click Next 6 Click Finish to com...

Page 12: ...Windows XP 2003 Vista 2008 x64 If you want to install device drivers manually please refer to manual installation pages 1 Run Windows 2 Connect DirectPort USB to your PC s USB port 3 Insert install C...

Page 13: ...s will be installed automatically 8 After the installation is completed the program will terminate Go to Control Panel Device Manager or right click Computer Device Manager to open Device Manager You...

Page 14: ...all procedures for 64bit drivers are identical to 32bit drivers 1 Run Windows 2000 XP 2003 2 Connect DirectPort USB to your PC s USB port 3 Insert install CD into the CD drive 4 Select No not this tim...

Page 15: ...lly install drivers in the CD USB Serial Converter will all be automatically installed 8 Following picture depicts Device Manager after step 7 As can be seen USB Serial Converters are successfully ins...

Page 16: ...USB Page 16 of 36 9 Select No not this time to install USB Serial Port then click Next 10 Following procedures will guide you through installing USB Serial Port Select No Do not connect now and then...

Page 17: ...ps 9 through 11 automatically install drivers in the CD USB Serial Port will all be automatically installed 13 Following picture depicts Device Manager before serial port installation The number of li...

Page 18: ...14 Following picture depicts Device Manager after carrying out all steps As can be seen USB Serial Converters and USB Serial Ports are successfully installed 15 DirectPort USB installation on Window...

Page 19: ...provided with DirectPort into the CD drive 4 Click Locate and install driver software recommended on the Found New Hardware window 5 Step 4 will automatically install drivers in the CD Dual RS232 wil...

Page 20: ...Port USB Page 20 of 36 7 Following procedures will guide you through installing USB Serial Port Select Don t search online 8 Click Locate Install driver software recommended on the New hardware found...

Page 21: ...36 9 Following picture depicts Task Manager after carrying out step 8 As can be seen all USB Serial Converters and USB Serial Ports are successfully installed 10 DirectPort USB installation on Window...

Page 22: ...t drivers are identical to 32bit drivers 1 Run Windows 7 2 Connect DirectPort USB to your PC s USB port 3 Insert media CD provided with DirectPort into the CD drive 4 Click Hardware and Sound in Contr...

Page 23: ...DirectPort USB Page 23 of 36 6 Right click FT232R USB UART in Device Manager then Choose Update Driver Software 7 Click Browse my computer for driver software in order to install driver manually...

Page 24: ...36 8 Click Browse and set driver software s location to CD Win2000 XP 2003 Vista 2008 7 9 Confirm that USB Serial Converter is installed normally then right click USB Serial Port and follow the same p...

Page 25: ...f 36 10 Following picture depicts Device Manager after carrying out all step As can be seen all USB Serial Converters and USB Serial Ports are successfully installed 11 DirectPort USB installation on...

Page 26: ...s available for devices using the device To access the advanced properties page open Device Manager in Control Panel Find the USB serial port you want to change the properties of and right click on it...

Page 27: ...used to assist with problems encountered when going into a hibernate or suspend condition This will cancel any requests received by the driver when going into hibernate or suspend Event on Surprise Re...

Page 28: ...at startup So if it is necessary to select Disable Modem Ctrl At Startup then it is likely that Serial Enumerator should be unchecked in the property page Don t adjust these parameters if you can use...

Page 29: ...rocesses are completed 1 Execute Task Manager USB Serial Converter A B controllers and USB Serial Port COM3 6 Serial Ports can be seen The number of ports may vary depending on the product you are usi...

Page 30: ...DirectPort USB Page 30 of 36 3 Execute FTClean exe Type the correct PID under PID Hex box and then click Clean System PID refers to the Product ID Multi 1 PID 6001 Multi 4 8 PID 6010 4 Click OK...

Page 31: ...DirectPort USB Page 31 of 36 5 Click Yes 6 Click No 7 FTDI Uninstaller v3 0 window will appear disappear several times This is a normal uninstall process so wait until this window does not appear...

Page 32: ...e 32 of 36 8 Driver removal is completed when the following window FTDI Clean Utility remains activated without any action 9 Remove DirectPort USB from USB connection port 10 The driver removal proces...

Page 33: ...ent from other Window versions 1 Execute Device Manager Do not remove DirectPort USB from USB port DirectPort USB will be removed after all removal processes are completed 2 USB Serial Converter contr...

Page 34: ...age 34 of 36 4 Check the following check box and click OK 5 USB Serial Port removal is now completed We will now continue with USB Serial Converter removal Right click on the USB Serial Converter and...

Page 35: ...DirectPort USB Page 35 of 36 6 Check the check box and click OK 7 DirectPort USB drivers are now completely removed from your system...

Page 36: ...l may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct th...

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