599 / Eagle Users manual
Release 1.002 – September 27, 2010
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Part #74447
Printed in USA
settings, you may need to do this using an
account with administrator privileges.):
1) Download the cdc_NTXPVista.inf file
from the TenTec web site to your desktop.
2) Power on the Eagle.
3) Connect the USB cable between the Eagle
and the PC.
4) When you notice that Windows 7 has
announced it has found a new device, click on
the box to watch the progress.
5) Once the box shows that no driver was
found, close the box.
6) Go to Device Manager (in Windows 7,
click on Start, Select Control Panel, and
Select Device Manager).
7) Double Click on other devices to show
“SERIAL DEMO”.
8) Click the right mouse key on “SERIAL
DEMO”
9) Select Update Driver Software.
10) Select the Browse my computer for driver
software.
11) Select Browse to go to the folder you
saved the cdc_NTXPVista.inf file from step 1
above.
12) Click on Next.
13) When Windows Security pops up and
states “Windows can’t verify the publisher of
this driver software”, select “Install this
driver software anyway.
14) When Windows comes back with a
window that states “Windows has
successfully…” showing a “USB to UART”,
make note of the title bar that shows the com
port being used, e.g. “USB to UART
(COM6)”. You may now click Close, and
have installed the driver successfully. You
should note that the “SERIAL DEMO”
device is no longer visible, but a “USB to
UART (COMx)” is now visible in the “Ports
(COM & LPT)” section of Device Manager.
You may now close Device Manager and
Control Panel.
If at any time you need to see what “port” the
Eagle is connected to, go back into Device
Manager, expand the "Ports (COM & LPT)"
selection, and you should see "USB to UART
(COMx)". Note the x in the COMx that is
reported by Device Manager. You will use
this number when running cat programs, the
update.exe program, etc.
If required, you can change the actual port
number being used to a lower number if
required. Sometimes the update program on
some computers will require a port number
lower than 10. To do so, double click the
USB to UART (COMx) text, go to port
settings, select advanced, and select a
different COM Port Number from the pull
down box. It may display a warning message,
if it does, confirm/ok the change. Click
OK/Confirm/etc. until all windows are
closed. Disconnect the Eagle, wait a few
seconds, reconnect the Eagle, and you should
see the new port number in Device Manager.
NOTE: when you plug the USB cable into a
different USB port on the PC, it will most
likely get a new COMx port number defined.
Be aware of this when reconnecting the USB
cable to the computer so that you can set it
properly in the computer program that you
are using to communicate with the Eagle.
