Matrix Orbital VK204-25 Legacy - Manual (Page 9)

1.4 Connecting to a PC
The LK204-25-USB connects seamlessly to a PC and it is an excellent means of testing the functionality.
To connect your display to a PC, you will require a USB cable such as the one pictured in figure 2 on page 2 .
1. In order to connect your USB display to a personal computer simply plug the mini-B USB cable from
the PC to the USB connector on the display.
NOTE The LK204-25-USB unit can also be powered via a standard PC power cable,
shown below.
Figure 7: Alternate Display Power Cable
1.5 Installing the Software
1.5.1 1.5.1 Drivers
In order to communicate with any Matrix Orbital USB display, the proper drivers for the unit must first
be correctly installed on the controlling PC or device. To preform this operation, follow the steps listed
below:
1. Go to the website location: http://www.matrixorbital.ca/drivers/
2. Download or copy the appropriate USB drivers into a directory.
3. Uncompress the files. They will be a self extracting ZIP file.
4. Connect the USB cable to the display and the computer.
5. Windows will give a prompt for drivers for a USB , Serial Device.
6. Select ’Specify location’, and navigate to the directory the file was uncompressed to.
7. Test the display using a software tool such as uProject.
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