DMX-USB Treiberinstallation

Contents:

1.System Requirements

- Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2
- a free USB interface

2.Introduction

Before you can use the Bobe USB Box you have to install two drivers. These drivers enable your application software to communicate with the Bobe USB Box via a virtual communications port (VCP).

The first driver is a USB serial converter which establishes the connection to the Bobe USB Box through the USB interface and makes the data transfer availably to a virtual communications port (VCP).

The second driver is this virtual communications port (VCP) which allows your application software to contact the Bobe USB Box.

All required files can be found on the CD provided.

3.Install the Driver

To install the driver:
Leave your PC switched on and use the USB cable to connect the Bobe USB Box to your PC. Windows detects new hardware. Please follow the on-screen instructions and install the driver from the CD provided. The second driver should be installed the same way. The driver installation is described in detail in Appendix A.

4.View and Change the COM Port

Check in the Device Manager which COM port the VCP has been set to so that you know which COM port your application software can use to address the Bobe USB Box. Proceed as follows:

Go to the Control Panel in Windows. Go to the Device Manager (via System and Hardware). NB: How you get there, depends on your Windows version. Use the online help if required.

You will see Bobe-IE USB Serial Converter and Bobe-Box Serial Port listed. The Bobe-Box Serial Port indicates the COM port number you also have to specify in your application software, in this case COM4.

If you want to change the COM port number, right-click on Bobe-Box Serial Port and in the pull-down menu on Properties. In this window click on the Port Settings tab and then on Advanced...
You can now choose a different COM port. Apply your changes by clicking on all OK. Make sure, however, that you didn’t change any of the other options by mistake.
Detailed instructions can be found in Appendix B.

5.Deinstall the Driver

You only have to deinstall the driver if you don’t want to use the DMX-USB anymore in the future. This frees the COM port and disk space on your PC.

Caution: After deinstall the driver all other devices using the same driver (e. g. DMX2) also don’t work anymore. So, only deinstall the driver if you are sure that no other device uses the same driver anymore. According to the windows version the procedure to deinstall can differ.

Remove the Bobe USB Box from your PC. Go to the Control Panel in Windows. Double-click on Add or Remove Programs. Click on FTDI USB Serial Converter Drivers and then on Change/Remove.

In the next window click on Continue and Finish.

6.Using Several DMX-USB Devices

In principle it is possible to use several DMX-USB devices with one PC. However, you have to install the driver for each additional device and will end up with an additional VCP each time. See View and Change the Communications Port.
Caution: Win98 may permit only one driver installation. In that case you can only work with one device.