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Chapter 3: Wave Hardware Features
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USB Virtual Serial Port Communication
You must have installed the Wave virtual serial port driver on your computer. The virtual serial port driver
installs when you install the USB driver. The virtual serial port uses Stentura protocol for realtime
communications and reading notes. See
Installing the USB Drivers on page 63 for instructions on
loading the driver.
When using a virtual serial port connection, the realtime connection becomes inactive if you disconnect
the USB cable and remains inactive even if you reconnect the cable. For example, you disconnect the
USB cable to report a bench conference and then reconnect the cable when finished. The current
realtime does not reconnect. It is necessary to open a new realtime file.
If you leave the USB realtime connection active when you take a break, the realtime screen may not
display the new steno strokes when you resume writing. This is a function of the USB port becoming
inactive when it remains idle for a period of time. If the virtual serial port communication becomes
inactive, you cannot reconnect to the realtime file. It is necessary to start a new realtime job. See
Troubleshooting on page 61 about disabling power saving features on the USB port to avoid an inactive
connection.
To establish USB virtual serial port communication:
1. Ensure your Wave and computer are turned On and are fully booted.
2. Each end of the USB cable has a different connection plug. Insert the appropriate end of the USB
cable into the USB port on the back of the Wave and the other end into a USB port on the computer.
Windows XP
Insert the USB cable into the computer USB port on which you loaded the Wave USB driver. See
Close Device Manager. on page 65 for more information.
3. Start your CAT software.
4. Set your realtime options. This is a virtual serial port communication via USB cable. Ensure the
appropriate COM port is selected. Depending on your CAT software, it may be necessary to select
Stentura as the realtime writing machine.
5. Write a few strokes on the Wave before starting realtime.
If the Memory becomes full while writing realtime, the realtime display on the Wave stops scrolling;
however, the Wave continues to send steno notes to the CAT system.