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4.3. Installing COM port drivers in the computer
The PD14 programmer takes advantage of FTDIBUS DRIVER and
FTDIPORT DRIVER, licensed by the Future Technology Devices International
Ltd. Company.
This software creates in the system, a new USB Serial transducer device and
assigned to it, the Port (COM) – The USB.
The installation of the driver in the Windows system causes the addition of
a successive COM serial port to the list of ports serviced by the operating
system. On the CD added to the programmer, there are catalogues with
drivers for following operating systems
- WIN_98: Windows 98 and ME,
- WIN_XP: Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003.
- WIN_XP_64: Windows Vista x64, Windows XP x64, Windows Server 2003 x64.
- Installation in Windows 98 and ME systems
In order to install drivers for Windows 98 and ME systems, one must
carry out following operations: connect the programmer to the USB
port, the system asks for drivers for the device, then one must insert
the CD disk and indicate the catalogue with drivers for the system.
When installing drivers, information may occur, that the Software
did not pass tests of goodness of t with the Windows system. One
must ignore this information, and continue the installation. After the
successful installation, the system will inform about the installation
of new equipment.
- Installation in Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista
and Windows Server 2003 systems.
In order to install drivers for these systems, one must start the
program carried out from the catalogue with the appropriate driver
for the given system:
- WIN_XP\CDM_Setup.exe (for Windows 2000, Windows XP,
Windows Vista and Windows Server 2003),
- WIN_XP_64\ CDM_x64_Setup.exe (for Windows XP x64,
Windows Vista x64 and Windows Server 2003 x64).
