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USBG-232FT-1 – PRODUCT MANUAL
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LED status indicators for TxD and RxD for easy port monitoring and diagnostic
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Serial port protected with surge protection of 10KV
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COM port number assigned can be changed to any COM port number required
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Easy plug and play installation and RS-232 device connection
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Works with USB 1.1 & 2.0 host port
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Windows 7/ Vista / 2003 / XP / 2000 Driver Installation
You need to have administrator privileges to install any new drivers under Windows 7/
Vista / 2003/ XP / 2000. To install the driver or update the configuration please log onto
Windows as "Administrator" or ask your system administrator to install the USB-COM
driver.
Note:
You need to install driver first, prior to hardware installation. Do not connect the
USB-to-Serial Adapter to the USB port of your computer, before you finish driver
installation.
Please proceed with the following steps to install the driver:
1.
Insert the “USB COM Series Driver and Utility” CD into your CD-ROM.
2.
The “USB COM Series Driver and Utility CD” dialog box appears.
3.
Under “Driver Installation”, double click “Windows 7, Vista, 2003, XP, 2000
driver” to install the device driver.
4.
The USB COM install program will auto-detect the OS type and install the driver
automatically. (
Note
: in Windows 7 or Vista OS you will find another dialog box,
please click on “OK” to confirm the drivers install program).
Figure 1
5.
After the message “FTDI CDM Driver installation process completed” appears,
press “Enter” to complete the driver installation.
