RS-232 cable "Next point the operating system to the appropriate driver"
joeleefinn
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This is what I may be missing, the description on the RS-232 say, "
Parallax has designed a new USB to Serial (RS-232) adapter that is compact and economical. This adapter works with all of our products. If you don't have a serial port on your machine, this is an easy solution. To use this adapter simply plug it in to your machine's USB port using the the included USB A to mini B cable (#805-00006). Next point the operating system to the appropriate driver. Then add the driver port to your Parallax BASIC Stamp module, Javelin Stamp module, or SX-Key software IDE and you're ready to program with a virtual COM port."
Could someone tell me how to point the operating system to the appropriate driver.
thanks
joeleefinn
Parallax has designed a new USB to Serial (RS-232) adapter that is compact and economical. This adapter works with all of our products. If you don't have a serial port on your machine, this is an easy solution. To use this adapter simply plug it in to your machine's USB port using the the included USB A to mini B cable (#805-00006). Next point the operating system to the appropriate driver. Then add the driver port to your Parallax BASIC Stamp module, Javelin Stamp module, or SX-Key software IDE and you're ready to program with a virtual COM port."
Could someone tell me how to point the operating system to the appropriate driver.
thanks
joeleefinn
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If so, throw in the disc, Windows should give you a pop-up to install a driver, and browse to the disc/CD to the right folder for the OS you're using. Same as any hardware install.
I usually install the driver BEFORE plugging in the USB adapter into the USB port. Because sometimes the default Windows USB to serial driver is loaded, and Windows doesn't even prompt you for an external CD to load the driver from. And the default Windows USB to serial driver definitely won't work with the FTDI chipset in the Parallax sold USB to serial adapter.