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© Sealevel Systems, Inc. 7205e Manual | SL9239 12/2022
Upgrading To The Current SeaCOM Driver
1.
Download the current driver using the Instructions from the section above. Please take
note of the destination directory it will save to.
2.
Uninstall the currently loaded driver SeaCOM driver found in the Control Panel. Prior to
Windows Vista SeaCOM will be populated in ‘Add/Remove Programs’ list. In Vista and
newer OSs it will be found in the ‘Programs and Features’ list.
3.
Navigate to the Device Manager and remove the Sealevel adapter by right clicking on the
line item choosing ‘Uninstall’. Depending on your product, it can be found under either
‘Multiport Serial adapters’ or ‘Universal Serial Bus controllers’.
4.
Single port ISA cards and PCMCIA cards will need to be uninstalled under ‘Ports (COM &
LPT)’.
5.
In the Device Manager under ‘Action’, choose ‘Scan for Hardware changes’. This will
prompt the installation of the adapter and associate it with the newly installed SeaCOM
driver.
Hardware Installation
Do not install the PCI Express board until the software has been successfully installed.
The 7205e is shipped configured for RS-422 mode. If you intend to use RS-232 or RS-485 modes, configure
the adapter before installation.
Once you have installed the software, install the 7205e into an available PCI Express slot and boot the
computer. The drivers that were installed during the software installation process will automatically be
used to configure the adapter.
Once the hardware installation begins, the Found New Hardware wizard will appear three times –
first for the parent multi-interface, and then two more times for each serial port.
