4.
Connecting to the TBS12
To operate the TBS12 and Console together:
first connect the serial to USB adaptor as shown in Section 3
open the Console by clicking on the desktop shortcut you created
in Section 2
menu functions which send commands to the device will be greyed
out at this stage
those functions that read or write to a configuration file will be
active as will those to connect to the device
the buttons to control communications show the current state i.e.
“COM Closed”. Click on the button to Open the communications
port
◦
the label will change to
COM Open
from the menu select
Settings / COM Port
when the
Config Com
menu displays, click on the drop down list
box labelled
Port Name
and
choose the port allocated by
Windows to your FTDI to USB
adaptor
◦
if you can’t see the port, click
on the
Refresh
button
◦
if you are still having problems,
open Windows Device
Manager, then check to see if
a new COM port appears as
you plug and unplug the
adaptor. If you do not see the
adaptor, check that the driver
is installed and that Windows
is not blocking the Driver
