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transfer speeds per port. A blue LED above each port will illuminate when Syncing. You can use the
program of your choice to transfer data to and from your device.
5.2.5 Communication Interface and Protocol
The ThunderSync3-C10 appears as a virtual COM
port (VCP). On Microsoft Windows™, the system will
appear as a COM port, the COM
port number can be found in device manager. On macOS®, a device
file is created in the / directory. S is an alpha-numeric serial string unique to each device
/dev/tty.usbserial S
Devices incorporate a USB to UART converter IC from FTDI International. On Windows 7 or later, a
driver may automatically be installed (if Windows is configured to download drivers from the internet
automatically). If this is not the case, or if a Mac® or Linux® platform is used, the driver may be
downloaded from www.ftdichip.com. The VCP drivers are required. For Linux® or Mac computers, the
default OS drivers should be used.
The default communications settings are as below, ANSI terminal emulation should be selected.
Communication setting
Value
Number of bits per second (baud)
115200
Number of data bits
8
Parity
None
Number of stop bits
1
Flow control
None
