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V2495/VX2495 User Manual rev. 1
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8
Driver and Software Installation
8.1
Drivers
To communicate with the board using one of the available communication buses, specific drivers should be installed on
your host device.
Note:
to ensure the best system performance, it is recommended to have always the latest drivers release installed.
Direct USB Driver
In order to communicate with the V2495 through the front panel USB interface (see Chap.
), the related driver can be
downloaded from the V2495 webpage in the
Software/Firmware
tab (
login required
).
The USB driver is provided for Windows and Linux OS.
➢
WINDOWS OS
A step-by-step driver installation procedure is given next.
Note:
The procedure is based on a Windows 10 system. It may be slightly different for another Windows OS.
1.
Download and unpack the driver installation package on the host PC.
2.
Plug the USB cable on the V2495 and on the PC. Windows should detect the new hardware.
3.
Go to the
Device Manager
area. The new hardware is listed in
Other devices
).
Fig. 8.1:
V2495 hardware detection