Mc Crypt USB-RS232 User Manual

Click the Advanced… button, and select a low COM port which the application support. e.g.
COM2, and then Click OK button.

You will see the port mapped to COM2.

The USB-RS232 Convertor User Manual

1. INTRODUCTION

The USB-RS232 convertor can convert a USB1.1 interface to a RS232 serial interface. It
provides a simple solution for updating RS232 Interface Of peripheral products to USB
interface.
Features:
USB Specification 1.1 compliant
Over baud rates 1Mbps
Working with existing COM port applications
Support Win98/2000/ME/XP

2. INSTALLING DRIVERS

The enclosed CD-ROM contains the Virtual COM Port Drivers for the Convertor. You will find
the drivers files are included in the directory \usb driver\WIN on the CD-ROM.

The following instructions refers to the Windows XP. On other Operating System, the
installation steps are similar.

2.1) Virtual COM Port Driver Installation in Windows XP

Insert the provided CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. Connect the USB cable between

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the host computer and the target device.

Windows will open a "Found New Hardware Wizard" window. Press Next to continue.

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c Select "Install from a list or specific location(advanced)" and press Next.

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d Check "Include this location in the Search", and press Browse to locate the

“slabw2k.inf” driver installation file. The file location is the "[CD-ROM Drive]\usb
driver\win" directory. Once this location is selected press Next.

e Press Finish to complete installing the USB Device drivers.

USB-RS232 Convertor will usually use the lowest available COM port for operation. For
instance, if COM ports 1 to 3 are in use by other peripherals and applications, USB-RS232

Convertor will use COM 4.
USB-RS232 Convertor functions identically to a COM port from the reference point of both

the host application and the serial device, and it can support serial device control requests
defined in the Win32 Communications API.

When you connect the USB cable to the USB port, Windows will now detect USB device.
Since you have already installed the device drives, all you need to do is check which
COM port was created and tell your serial device's software to use the corresponding
port.

4. UPDATE THE MAPPED COM PORT

If USB-RS232 Convertor is assigned to a high COM Port, e.g. COM8, however the
application do not support it, you need to update the mapped port. In the Device
Manager, double Click the entry “CP2101 USB to UART Bridge Controller(COM8)”
under the category “Ports(COM & LPT)”.
Select the tab box “Port Settings”.

3. USB-RS232 CONVERTOR SERIAL INTERFACE

After finishing the drivers installation, Click on Start/settings/control panel/system/device
manage and you will see a USB port will appear as a COM port in the Device Manager.

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