Appendix b - usb driver installation, Usb driver installation – Orion System Lead Controller User Manual

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Appendix B - USB Driver Installation

Lead/Lag Controller Technical Guide

USB Serial Converter and Serial Port Driver

Installation

The internal USB communication port of the Lead/Lag Controller
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 are using a USB-Link 2 or CommLink 5.

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

button, clicking

, and clicking

. 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/software-new.html. If using the CD-
ROM, go to Step 7. If downloading the fi le, you will
need to scroll down the page and right-click the picture
of the CommLink in the box labeled “USB Drivers For
All Products” to download the driver fi les.

3. Click

and

select Desktop as the destination.

4. Go to the “USB-DRIVERS-ALL.exe” fi le on your desk-

top. Double-click on this fi le and choose “Run” from the
options list. The following window will appear:

5. Select

and the fi le will be unzipped to the

folder C:\Temp\WM-USB-Drivers folder by default.

6. Next,

go to the C:\Temp\WM-USB-Drivers folder and

now go to Step 9.

7. Click your

button and then click,

8. Double-click your CD-ROM drive. Open the Media

Files Folder.

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

and the installation program will walk you through the
rest of the steps.

12. When successful installation has occurred, connect the

USB cable between the PC and the Lead/Lag Controller.
The PC will automatically recognize the device and a
COM port will be assigned.

NOTE: The COM port used must not be greater than
COM9. If the PC assigned a COM port greater than
COM9, please proceed to page 49 to change the USB
COM port.

USB Driver Installation

This manual is related to the following products:

Lag Controller