Quark-elec Manual
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8.3. WiFi Standby
Selecting Standby will disable the WiFi module in the A032. This helps to reduce the power
consumption.
9.
USB connection
The A032 features an USB connection, which can be used for updating device firmware or forwarding
marine navigation data to a computer, laptop or other mobile device.
Windows 7, 8, 10:
To enable the USB data connection between your computer and the A032 hardware
drivers may have to be installed on your computer. The driver can be found on the CD
The drivers usually install automatically to the computer if it is running Windows 10 (non-upgraded
version). The A032 registers itself to the computer as a virtual serial COM port. A new COM port will
appear in device manager after connecting the A032 via USB.
Mac:
For Mac OS X, the A032 will be recognized and shown as a USB modem. The ID can be checked
by following the steps below:
1. Connect the A032 to a USB port and launch Terminal.app.
2. Type: less /dev/*sub*
3. The Mac system will return a list of USB devices. A032 will displayed as -
“/dev/tty.usbmodemXYZ”
where XYZ is a number. Nothing further needs to be done if it is listed.
Linux:
No driver is required for Linux. When connected to the computer, A032 will show up as a USB
CDC device, on /dev/ttyACM0 or similar.
9.1. Checking the USB connection (Windows)
After the driver is installed, run the Device Manager and check
the
COM port number
(This is the number associated with the
USB port being used. The port number is the number that
Windows assigns to a device. These can be generated
randomly by the computer, but they can be changed by the
user if required.). The chart software may require the COM
number in order to access the data.
The port number for the A032 can be found in Windows
‘Control Panel->System->Device Manager’ under ‘Ports (COM
& LPT)’. To change this number, double click the A032 and
select the ‘Port Settings’ tab. Click the ‘Advanced’ button and
change the port number to the one required.
Checking the USB data flow:
If desired, the USB data can
always be monitored with a port monitoring application, like
Putty or HyperTerminal. To do this, please enter the following
into the COM port settings:
Bits per second: 38400bps
,
Data
bits: 8
,
Parity: None
, and
Stop bits: 1
