OEM MOPA Light Sources. User Manual.
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4.2 Establishing Computer Communication
Manual control of the Light Source from the front device panel becomes disabled once the Light
Source has established computer communication
4.2.1
Minimum System Requirements
for SUPERLUM’s Companion Software for remote
control of the Light Source:
Operating system:
Windows 95, 95 OSR2, 98 or 98 SE, Windows ME, Windows NT Workstation
4.0 Service Pack 3, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7.
Memory:
32 megabytes (MB) for Windows 9x and ME, 64 MB for Windows NT, 128 MB for
Windows 2000 and XP, 1 gigabyte (GB) (32-bit) or 2 GB (64-bit) for Windows Vista and Windows 7.
Processor:
100-megahertz (MHz) or faster processor for Windows 9x and ME, 300-MHz or faster
processor for Windows 2000 and XP, 1-gigahertz (GHz) or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64)
processor for Windows Vista and Windows 7.
Hard disk space:
5 MB of free hard disk space (not including disc space required for associated
USB drivers
– see below).
4.2.2 Communication Interface
This
Light Source incorporates an embedded Serial-to-USB converter that allows internal serial interface
commands to be transmitted over USB. The converter comes with device drivers that create a virtual COM
port on the computer to communicate with the Light Source.
The virtual COM port (VCP) drivers for the Serial-to-USB converter can be found on the FTDI web site:
http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm
Refer to APPENDIX A at the end of this document for more details about establishing computer
communication.
