USB to Serial Converters Manual
Version 2.0
Document Reference No.: CP_000032 Clearance No.: CP#022
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Figure 18
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Windows installing driver in background
d.
Select the option to allow Windows to connect to Windows Update to search for a driver.
Note that you must be connected to the internet to allow this to work. If you are not able
to connect to the internet during the install process, use the Driver Executable method. In
this case, disconnect the USB cable from the computer and cancel the Found New Hardware
wizard before proceeding to step (a) of the Driver Executable section above (see the start
of section 4.2).
e.
Select
‘Install the software automatically (recommended)’
. Windows will download the
driver from Windows Update and install it.
f.
For some converters in the ES-U-xxxx family, Windows will display the Found New
Hardware wizard several more times to install all of the serial ports on the converter. Each
time the wizard is displayed, repeat steps (c) to (e) above.
g.
Once installation is complete, you will see the following message. Please proceed to section
4.3 below to verify the installation. You do not need to run the steps shown in the Driver
Executable section in Option 1 above.
Figure 19 - Hardware installed successfully
4.3
Verifying
the
Installatio
n
Once Windows indicates that the device is installed, you should see the USB Serial Converter in Device
manager. An example is shown in Figure 20. Note that for some products, the description may have been
customized and so the text descriptions may not match the ones circled below exactly.
The device will show under the Universal Serial Bus Controllers section. In most cases, it will also show
under Ports (COM & LPT). This depends on whether the Virtual Com Port (VCP) mode is enabled.
Some application software requires you to enter the COM port number assigned to your serial adapter.
This can be found under the Ports (COM & LPT section). In the example in Figure 20, the 4-port converter
has COM ports 4
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7 assigned.
