Active USB-COM Port Driver Installation Guide
Active USB-COM Port Driver Installation Guide i Copyright © 2013 DENSO WAVE INCORPORATED All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means without permission in writing from the publisher. Specifications are subject to change without prior notice. Microsoft, Windows, Windows XP and Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
Active USB-COM Port Driver Installation Guide ii Preface This manual describes installation/uninstallation of Active USB-COM Port Driver. Please read first before using devices those need Active USB-COM Port Driver. Obtaining This Product and the Latest Information This product and the latest information can be obtained by accessing the below URL. http://www.qbdirect.
Active USB-COM Port Driver Installation Guide Contents 1. OVERVIEW OF ACTIVE USB-COM PORT DRIVER ............................................. 1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 2. INSTALLATION........................................................................................................ 3 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 3. USAGE ENVIRONMENT ........................................................................................... 1 FEATURES ...........................................................................
Active USB-COM Port Driver Installation Guide 1 1. Overview of Active USB-COM Port Driver This section describes the overview of Active USB-COM Port Driver. 1.1 Usage environment Supported Windows OS Windows XP (32bit), Windows Vista (32bit), Windows 7 (32bit/64bit), Windows 8 (32bit/64bit) Supported Devices The operations of the following USB devices made by DENSO WAVE have been checked with Active USB-COM Port Driver.
2 Active USB-COM Port Driver Installation Guide 1.3 Notice Precautions in using Active USB-COM Port Driver are as follows: Please install the Active USB-COM Port Driver as the Administrator. The USB device can be removed and plugged into PC during communication. (COM port is opened.) However, communication data are lost while the USB device is removed. Please recovery the lost data with your application. This driver and the USB-COM Port Driver 1.x can not be used at the same time.
3 Active USB-COM Port Driver Installation Guide 2. Installation This section describes how to install Active USB-COM Port Driver. Here, the installation steps of Windows 8, Windows 7 and Windows XP are described. Perform them in accordance with the installation wizard about Windows vista, too. Note: In case of Windows Vista and Windows 7, when a new device is connected, the search of its driver is started automatically. Then, quite a bit of time for search is spent.
Active USB-COM Port Driver Installation Guide 4 Note: If you use multiple USB ports, please execute “Setup.exe” in each USB port. The more you execute “Setup.exe”, the more you can add COM ports. Multiple USB ports cannot be assigned to 1 COM port. If you use multiple USB ports even if you use 1 USB device, you should add the COM port as same number as USB ports you use by executing the “Setup.exe”. In case of the PC that supported USB2.
Active USB-COM Port Driver Installation Guide 5 3) Confirm a target USB device not connecting with PC. Confirm the cable connection and click "OK" button. Note: Even if it is the installation for the second device, please confirm detachments of all devices that use this driver. 4) Installation is progressed. When the installation is started, the following message window is displayed. Please click “Install” button.
Active USB-COM Port Driver Installation Guide 6 And then, the following message window is displayed. Please click “Install” button. 5) The following completion dialog comes out. Then click “Finish” button. [Windows 7] 1) Execute “Setup.exe”. The user account control massage window is displayed. Then click “Yes” button. 2) The following welcome dialog is displayed. Then click “Next>” button.
Active USB-COM Port Driver Installation Guide 7 3) Confirm a target USB device not connecting with PC. Confirm the cable connection and click "OK" button. Note: Even if it is the installation for the second device, please confirm detachments of all devices that use this driver. 4) Installation is progressed. When the installation is started, the following message window is displayed. Please click “Install” button.
Active USB-COM Port Driver Installation Guide 8 5) The following completion dialog comes out. Then click “Finish” button. [Windows XP] 1) Execute “Setup.exe”. 2) The following welcome dialog is displayed. Then click “Next>” button. 3) Confirm a target USB device not connecting with PC. Confirm the cable connection and click "OK" button. Note: Even if it is the installation for the second device, please confirm detachments of all devices that use this driver.
Active USB-COM Port Driver Installation Guide If the following confirmation dialog is displayed, the old version driver is working now. Then please detach the USB device using the old driver. When uninstallation is progressed, the following message is displayed. After uninstallation of the old version, click "Finish" button and reboot your PC. After rebooting, please try again the driver installation from the first step. 4) Installation is progressed.
Active USB-COM Port Driver Installation Guide 10 6) The following completion dialog comes out. Then click “Finish” button. 2.3 [STEP2] Installation of USB driver To install the USB driver, please plug a USB device in the USB port. The step is as below. Installation of USB driver Start Plug a supported DENSO WAVE USB device. Execute the steps in accordance with Windows wizard. Installation of USB driver End [Windows 8] 1) Connect a target USB device to your PC.
Active USB-COM Port Driver Installation Guide 11 3) Open the status. The following window is displayed. [Windows 7] 1) Connect a target USB device to your PC. 2) The following message is displayed on Task Bar. 3) Open the status. The following window is displayed. XXXXX CU-421 is displayed as “CU-221/321”. CU-621 and CU-821 are displayed as “CU-521”. 4) Click “Skip obtaining driver software from Windows Update”. The following window is displayed.
Active USB-COM Port Driver Installation Guide 5) Click “Yes” button. Then, the following window is displayed. XXXXX 6) After a while, the installation is finished. Then click “Close” button. 7) Please confirm the installed driver on the screen of the device manager. [Windows XP] 1) Connect a target USB device to your PC. 2) A new hardware is found. XXXXXXX CU-421 is displayed as “CU-221/321”. CU-621 and CU-821 are displayed as “CU-521”.
Active USB-COM Port Driver Installation Guide 3) After a short time, if the following "Found New Hardware Wizard" dialog comes out, select "No, not this time” and click “Next>” button. TIP: In case of Windows Service Pack, The above dialog is not displayed. 4) The following "Found New Hardware Wizard" dialog comes out. Select "Install the software automatically [Recommended]" and click “Next>” button.
Active USB-COM Port Driver Installation Guide 5) Wizard is searching a driver and will find the DENSO WAVE USB Device's driver. 6) After the driver is found, the following Windows Logo caution is displayed. Please click “Continue Anyway” button. 7) The following completion dialog comes out. Then click “Finish” button.
Active USB-COM Port Driver Installation Guide 15 8) Please confirm the installed driver on the screen of the device manager. 2.4 How to unplug the hardware in safety If you need to confirm the status of the USB device or unplug the device under USB device connection, the message “Unplugging DENSO WAVE USB Device (COMx) in safety” is displayed on the task tray. 2.5 Changing the COM port number You can change the COM port number on the device manager.
Active USB-COM Port Driver Installation Guide 16 2.6 How to use Microsoft ActiveSync through CU (Windows XP only) If you need to use the Microsoft ActiveSync through the CU-221 or CU-421 as a IrDA device, the installation of the “Serial Cable using IrDA Protocol” driver is needed. 1) Open “Add Hardware Wizard” on the control panel. 2) Click “Next>” button on the following welcome dialog. 3) Select “Yes, I have already connected the hardware" and click “Next>” button.
Active USB-COM Port Driver Installation Guide 17 4) Select “Add a new hardware device” and click “Next>” button. 5) Select “Install the hardware that I manually select a list [Advanced]” and click “Next>” button. 6) Select “Infrared devices” and click “Next>” button.
Active USB-COM Port Driver Installation Guide 18 7) Select “Serial Cable using IrDA Protocol” in “(Standard Infrared Port)” and click “Next>” button. 8) Confirm the display of “Serial Cable using IrDA Protocol” and click “Next>” button. 9) Select the serial port which is created by the CU-XXXX. Then click “Next>” button.
Active USB-COM Port Driver Installation Guide 19 10) The following completion dialog comes out. Then click “Finish” button. 11) Confirm the installed driver on the screen of the device manager. 12) Installation of the IrDA protocol driver has been finished. Please confirm the communication on Microsoft ActiveSync through the installed COM port.
Active USB-COM Port Driver Installation Guide 20 3. Uninstallation This section describes how to uninstall Active USB-COM Port Driver. TIP: The following uninstallation steps are common for them of Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8. Here, the uninstallation steps of Windows XP, Windows 7 and Windows 8 are described. 3.1 Uninstallation of Active USB-COM Port Driver The steps of the driver’s uninstillation are following. Please comply with the below steps.
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Active USB-COM Port Driver Installation Guide 22 [Windows XP] 4) The following confirmation message comes out. Then click "Yes" to start uninstallation. [Windows 8] [Windows 7] [Windows XP] 5) If the following message is displayed, the target USB device is still connecting. Please detach the target USB device and click "Retry" button.
Active USB-COM Port Driver Installation Guide [Windows 7] [Windows XP] 6) While uninstallation is progressed, the following message is displayed. [Windows 8] [Windows 7] [Windows XP] 7) After uninstallation is finished, the following confirmation dialog come out. Then click "Yes" and reboot PC.
Active USB-COM Port Driver Installation Guide 24 3.2 Uninstallation of Serial Cable using IrDA Protocol Driver Notes: For Microsoft ActiveSync thought CU. Windows XP only. Open device manager and delete the Serial Cable using IrDA Protocol driver.
Active USB-COM Port Driver Installation Guide 25 Active USB-COM Port Driver Installations Guide 6th Edition, Mar. 2013 DENSO WAVE INCORPORATED The purpose of this manual is to provide accurate information in the installation and uninstallation of Active USB-COM Port Driver. Please feel free to send your comments regarding any errors or omissions you may have found, or any suggestions you may have for generally improving the manual.
