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USB DRIVER INSTALLATION
The following installation steps may be slightly different depending on your PC configuration and Windows version. Follow the Wizard instructions
and use the following steps and figures to select the correct installation options.
4.1
WINDOWS
a)
Run the driver file available on our website.
b)
Connect the module to a PC USB port. Windows® will detect the new hardware and will try to install it automatically.
c)
After a few seconds, an installation error message will be displayed on the bottom right corner of the screen. This error has to do with the fact
that Windows cannot recognize any device that has not been previously subscribed by Microsoft.
d)
Open the Device Manager screen and search for the “F232R USB UART” device in the “Other Devices” category. Double-click it and click on
the “Update Driver...” button.
e)
Choose the “Browse my computer for driver software” option.
f)
Select the “Drivers\Windows”. Let the “Include subfolders” selected.
g)
If a window asking whether you want to install this driver pops up, choose to install.
h)
Wait a few more seconds. A window displaying the installation success will be shown.
4.2
LINUX
Since version 2.4.20, the necessary driver for the converter to work properly is already included in kernel.
Once you connect the converter to a PC USB port, the following modules should be loaded (they must be in the kernel list of modules):
•
ftdi_sio (specific driver of the converter);
•
usbserial (generic driver for USB-Serial conversion);
•
usbcore (basic driver for USB devices).
4.3
MAC
See the documentation on the device page on our website. The
Virtual Driver COM
file provides information about how to perform the installation.
