Posiflex USB VCOM Driver Installing Guide
Introduction
The purpose of this application is to provide users of USB chips with a simple
procedure for installing virtual COM drivers for our virtual COM devices under
Windows XP and Win7 and Win8.
1. When you connect the USB cable of our virtual COM device to PC first time,
you need to install this Virtual COM Port driver.
2. Now, please follow the installing steps below.
Installing Drivers
To install USB Display drivers under WinXP/Win7/Win8, follow the instructions
below:
If a device of the same type has been installed on your machine before and the
drivers that are about to be installed are different from those installed already,
the original drivers need to be uninstalled. Please refer to the uninstall document
for further details of this procedure.
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Installing Drivers under WinXP
The steps below are the examples for PD6207.
Connect the device to a spare USB port on your PC. Select “No, not this time”
from the options available and then click Next to proceed with the
installation.
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Select "Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)" as shown below and
then click Next .
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Select "Search for the best driver in these locations" and enter the file path in
the combo-box ("E:\Drivers\ USBPP_VCOM_v510\USBPP_WinXP" in the
example below) or browse to it by clicking the browse button. Once the file
path has been entered in the box, click Next to proceed.
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If Windows XP is configured to warn when unsigned (non-WHQL certified) drivers
are about to be installed, the following screen will be displayed unless installing a
Microsoft WHQL certified driver. Click on Continue Anyway to continue with
the installation. If Windows XP is configured to ignore file signature warnings, no
message will appear.
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Windows should then display a message indicating that the installation was
successful. Click Finish to complete the installation for the first port of the
device.
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Open the Device Manager (located in "Control Panel\System" then select the
"Hardware" tab and click "Device Manger") and select "Ports (COM & LPT)", the
device appears an additional COM port with the label "Posiflex PD6207 USB
Display(COM6)".
This driver is to allocate a COM port using information derived from the cable's
physical location on USB port. If the other cables are always plugged into the
same USB port, then they will appear to the system as the same COM port.
Limitations
Although this driver can be used to control the number of COM ports created in
the system, it cannot prevent the installation of a new USB device for every
unique device that is plugged in.
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Installing Drivers under Win7 32bit
The steps below are the examples for PD6207.
Right click “Computer” and select “Property” to view the “Device Manager”
whether display unknown device of not when you connect the USB Display to
USB port on your PC.
Right click on this “unknown device” and select “Update Driver Software” to
continue driver installation.
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Click on “Browse my computer for driver software”.
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Click “Browse” to search for driver software.
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Click on "Install" to continue with the installation.
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Windows should then display a message indicating that the installation was
successful. Click "Finish" to complete the installation for the first port of the
device.
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Open the Device Manager (located in "Control Panel\System" then select the
"Hardware" tab and click "Device Manger") and select "Ports (COM & LPT)",
the device appears an additional COM port with the label "Posiflex Pd6207 USB
Display(COM7)".
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Uninstalling Drivers
To uninstall USB Display drivers, follow the instructions below:
Please connect the USB Display device to PC.
Open the Device Manager (located in "Control Panel\System" then select the
"Hardware" tab and click "Device Manger") and select "Ports (COM & LPT)".
Then right-click on the virtual COM port of “USB Display” and select "Uninstall"
from the menu.
Please tab “Yes” to confirm to remove USB Display device.
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Advanced drivers options
An advanced properties page is available for devices using this driver. To access
the advanced properties page in Windows 2000 or Windows XP or Windows 7, go
to "Control Panel -> System" then select the "Hardware" tab and click "Device
Manager…". Find the USB serial port you want to change the properties of and
right-click on it. Select "Properties" from the menu then select the "Port Settings"
tab and click “Advanced” button to get the window below.
This page allows configuration of the basic device COM Port Number. To access
more advanced settings, click on the "Advanced…" button to display the
advanced properties page (shown below).
This page will allow COM port number to be altered:
<WinXP>
<Win7>
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