TMCM-610 Hardware Manual (V1.14/2010-APR-30)
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6.5
USB
To make use of the USB interface, a device driver has to be installed first. There is a device driver shipped on the
CD that can be used with Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows 2000 and Windows XP. The device driver cannot be
used with Windows NT4 and Windows 95 as these operating systems do not support USB at all. In most Linux
distributions the driver for the USB IC used on the TMCM-610 device (FT245BM) is already included in the kernel.
When the TMCM-610 module is connected to the USB interface of a PC for the first time, you will be prompted for
a driver by the operating system. Now, insert the CD and select the
tmcm-610.inf
file there. The driver will then be
installed and is now ready for use.
Please note that the TMCM-610 always needs its own power supply (self-powered) and is not powered by the USB
bus. So the module will not be recognized if it is not powered.
To use the USB connection with the TMCL-IDE, at least version 1.31 of the IDE is needed. In the
connection
screen
of the
options dialog
, select
USB (TMCM-610)
and then select the module in the
device list box
. Now all
communication between the TMCL-IDE and the module uses the USB interface.
To control the TMCM-610 module form your own PC applications the USB version of the
TMCL™ Wrapper DLL
is
needed.