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USB to Serial Adaptor Setup for Windows 7 for Omniflex products

This article describes the once-off computer setup necessary to use Omniflex devices with a serial port using a USB to serial port adaptor. Follow the instructions listed here if you are a Microsoft Windows 7 user. These steps will set up your computer to use a USB to Serial port adaptor in order to configure Omniflex devices using Omniset devices with a serial port.

Preparation

It is recommended to use the USB to serial adaptor available from Omniflex.

To connect the USB to Serial Port adaptor to an Omniflex device, the following is necessary:

  • The CD packaged with the adaptor.

  • The USB to serial cable packaged with the product.

If the USB to serial port adaptor has already been installed, go to step 4.

USB Driver Setup

Insert the CD you received with the adaptor into the Optical Drive of the computer.

To setup USB on your computer, perform the following steps:

  1. Connect the USB to serial adaptor into a spare USB port on your computer.

  2. In Windows 7, you will see a message above your system tray indicating that Windows is installing the device driver.

  3. Wait a few minutes for the device to install. Once Windows indicates the driver was successfully installed, continue to the next section. (If Windows indicates there was problem, see the section below - Installing the Driver Manually.)

  4. Open the Device Manager on the computer:

    • Open the Start menu.

    • Right-click Computer and select Properties.

    • In the left-hand window pane, click Device Manager.

  5. In the Device Manager under "Ports (COM & LPT)", there now will be a COM port called the name of the adaptor such as "Moxa USB Serial Port (COMX)". Make a note of the number of the COM port.

  6. If the COM port number value is above 9 or the same as another COM port device, you will have to change the port number. If this is the case:

    • Double-click on the COM port. This will open the properties window.

    • Go to the tab "Port Settings".

    • Click Advanced.

    • In the Advanced settings window, there is a drop down box in the bottom left displaying the COM port number. Change this to a COM port number below 10.

  7. Make a note of the number of the COM port. You will need to know this number when setting up Omniset to use the COM port.

You have successfully installed the USB to Serial Port adaptor driver. Reboot your computer to ensure the setting changes have taken effect.

NB!!! MAKE SURE YOU USE THE SAME USB PORT EVERY TIME OTHERWISE WINDOWS WILL CONFIGURE ANOTHER COM PORT.

Installing the Driver Manually

If you experienced trouble with step 3 in USB Setup:

  1. Disconnect the USB cable.

  2. Open Windows explorer and navigate to the product CD drive.

  3. Open the USB driver directory.

  4. If you are using Windows XP 32-bit, run the file ending in Setup.exe.

  5. If you are using Windows XP 64-bit, run the file ending in Setup_x64.exe.

  6. If you are unsure which one you are using, click the "Start" menu, right-click "My Computer" and select "Properties". This window will show you what version your computer is running.

  7. Follow the installer instructions.

  8. Once the installation is complete, connect the USB to serial port adaptor to a spare USB port on your computer.

Continue with step 4 in USB Setup.

 

 

 

 

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