Kinova JACO Assembly instructions

Kinova Driver Installation Guide
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KINOVA
Driver Installation Guide
Version: 1.0
Rev.: August 10th, 2016
Rev. by Alexandre Dion and Éric Champagne

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
DISCLAIMER.........................................................................................2
1. OVERVIEW ..................................................................................4
2. WINDOWS XP ............................................................................5
2.1. Installation.................................................................................................................... 5
3. WINDOWS 7 ...............................................................................6
3.1. Installation.................................................................................................................... 6
3.1.1. Development Center SDK .................................................................................... 6
3.1.2. Jacosoft.......................................................................................................................7
4. WINDOWS 8...............................................................................8
4.1. Installation....................................................................................................................8
5. WINDOWS 10............................................................................11
5.1. Installation....................................................................................................................11
6. UBUNTU.....................................................................................14
6.1. Installation...................................................................................................................14
CONTACT SUPPORT........................................................................ 15

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1. OVERVIEW
This document shows how to install all the drivers needed to operate and communicate with
the robotic arm JACO. Every process described in this document will reference files included in
your software package mostly located in the folder named [Drivers].

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2. WINDOWS XP
This section describes how to install the JACO’s drivers under Windows XP.
2.1. Installation
Plug the robotic arm JACO in the computer via a USB cable. Turn the robotic arm on and the
OS will detect that there is a new device to be installed. You should see a window that
asks what to do. Select the installation with a specific location.
Browse to the [Drivers] folder from the software package then continue.
It is possible that the system warns you because it does not know where the driver
comes from. Don’t worry, it is normal, just continue the installation.
Installation is completed and you should see your new device in the device manager
that can be accessed via the control panel.

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3. WINDOWS 7
This section describes how to install the JACO’s drivers under Windows 7.
3.1. Installation
Plug the robotic arm JACO in the computer via a USB cable. Turn the robotic arm on
and the OS will detect the arm automatically as an unknown device.
3.1.1. Development Center SDK
oIn the Windows Control Panel, open the device manager and wait for the
computer to detect a Custom USB Device.
oRight click on the Kinova product that appeared and install the drivers that
were copied on your disk when you executed the KinovaSDKInstaller.
Assuming that you’ve installed the SDK in the default folder, it should be
located at
C:\Program Files(x86)\KinovaSDK\Drivers
C:\Program Files (x86)\JACO2SDK\Drivers
C:\Program Files (x86)\KinovaSDK_K-series\Drivers
…..
oWhen Windows Security window will appear, choose to install the driver
software anyway.

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3.1.2. Jacosoft
oIn the Windows Control Panel, open the device manager and wait for the
computer to detect a Custom USB Device.
oPress the button to update the driver and choose [Browse my computer for
driver software]
oSelect the [Drivers folder from the software package] folder. The system will
find a driver but will show a publisher warning. Don’t worry and install it anyway.
3.2. *** Important note ***
If you install both programs Kinova (SDK and Jacosoft) on the same PC, you need to follow the
following procedure:
Follow the above procedures to install one of the drivers but when the time comes to
install the second driver, you need to connect Jaco arm on another USB port on your
PC. For both drivers should NEVER be installed on the same USB port.

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4. WINDOWS 8
This section describes how to install the JACO’s drivers under Windows 8.
4.1. Installation
Move your mouse to the bottom-right corner of the screen and click on the button
Settings.
Click on the button Change PC settings located at the bottom of the menu.
Select the sub-menu Update and recovery.
Selectthesub-menurecovery.
Click on the button Restart Now located in the Advance startup section.
Wait until it restart.

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Select TroubleShoot.
Select Advanced options.
Select Startup Settings.

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Click on the button Restart.
Press the key F7 on your keyboard to disable the driver signature enforcement.
Install the driver the same way as in Windows 7 via the device manager. To access the
device manager, right click on the bottom-left corner of the screen and select Device
Manager.

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5. WINDOWS 10
This section describes how to install the JACO’s drivers under Windows 10.
5.1. Installation
Simply select Restart from the power options menu and Hold down the SHIFT key
while you click Restart.
Once the computer has rebooted you will be able to choose the Troubleshoot option.

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Then head into Advanced options.
Then Startup Settings.
Since we are modifying boot time configuration settings, you will need to restart the
computer one last time.

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Finally, you will be given a list of startup settings that you can change. The one we are
looking for is “Disable driver signature enforcement”. To choose the setting, you will
need to press the F7 key.
The computer will then reboot and you will be able to install the robot drivers without
any error message and install the driver the same way as in Windows 7 via the device
manager.

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6. UBUNTU
This section describes how to setup a Ubuntu terminal to communicate with the robotic arm
JACO.
6.1. Installation
You have to install the package libusb-1.0-0. To install it, open a terminal and type the
command:
sudo apt-get install libusb-1.0-0
You have to install the package build-essential. To install it, open a terminal and type
the command:
sudo apt-get install build-essential
The Kinova Debian package can be found here: [Location: API -> Ubuntu ->
32Bits/64Bits] or here: [Drivers -> Ubuntu -> 32Bits/64Bits]. You can install it by
typing the command:
sudo dpkg –i [The package with the correct path]
Installation is completed!

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CONTACT SUPPORT
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