USB DRIVER INSTALLATION
USB Driver Installation
USB Driver Installation
The internal USB communication port of the CommLink uses a specialized driver that must be installed on your Windows PC before communication to the device can be established.
NOTE:
You may already have this driver installed on your PC if you have used or are using a USB-Link 2.
1. Before you begin, you must determine if your computer is running 32-bit or 64-bit Windows. Open the System information by clicking the
<Start>
button, clicking
<Control Panel>
, and clicking
<System>
. Under
System, you can view the system type. Based on what type of system you have, you will choose 32_Bit.exe or
64_Bit.exe from the list of fi les shown in Step 10.
2. Insert the USB Drivers CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive or download the USB Drivers fi le from www.
orioncontrols.com/a/software/. If using the CD-ROM, go to Step 7. If downloading the fi le, you will need to scroll down the page until you fi nd “USB Drivers For
All Products” to download the driver fi les.
3. Right click on “Click Here.” Then click
<Save Link
As>
or
<Save Target As>
and select Desktop as the destination.
4. Go to the “USB-DRIVERS-ALL.exe” fi le on your desktop. Double-click on this fi le and choose “Run” from the options list. The following window will appear:
9. Double-click the folder “USBLink NewSS0073”.
10. The following list of fi les will display. Choose 32_Bit.
exe or 64_Bit.exe based on what type of system you determined you have in Step 1.
11. In the window that pops up, shown below, click
<Next>
and the installation program will walk you through the rest of the steps.
8
5. Select
<Unzip>
and the fi le will be unzipped to the folder C:\Temp\WM-USB-Drivers folder by default.
now go to Step 9.
7. Click your
<Start>
button and then click,
<Computer>
.
8. Double-click on your CD-ROM drive. Open the Media
Files Folder.
12. When successful installation has occurred, connect the
USB cable between the PC and the USB-Link 2. The
PC will automatically recognize the device and a COM port will be assigned.
Follow the procedures on page 9 to verify the Comm Port.
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