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Installing SpitFIRE USB Drivers
Windows XP, Windows 98 drivers and instillation guides are supplied on the Spitfire software and
documentation CD. For all other drivers
Developers-Note1: The USB drivers act as virtual COM-ports, this means that they look and act as COM-
ports to the end user and to the supplied software. If you are a developer of software, this is not the only
way to access the spitfire. This virtual comport method was chosen to maintain backwards compatibility
with previous versions of the Spitfire. All the drivers can be found at...
http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/D2XX.htm
through a DLL. Application software can access the USB device through a series of DLL function
calls.
Installing SpitFIRE On-Screen Control Software
1. It is recommended that you close all running software applications before you install the SpitFIRE On-
Screen Control Software.
2. Insert the provided spitfire installation and documentation CD into your CD disk drive.
3. To install, go to the installation directory and run SETUP.EXE
(drive):\Installation\SETUP.EXE.
4. Follow the setup prompts as they appear on your screen. The installation program will default to
installing the software in C:\Program files\Spitfire. You may change this to another directory if you wish.
5. Connect the SpitFIRE to the desired USB or COM port.
6. To begin using on-screen control click on the SpitFIRE icon in the Start menu.
In order for the PC to communicate with the SpitFIRE, the communication
settings must be properly set. The remote control application software can
auto-detect the proper communication port and settings.
If the auto-detect method does not work and you know the COM port number,
then you can manually select the COM port using Com-1 to Com-6. The USB
drivers are designed to act as virtual serial ports and they will appear to the PC
and the user as a regular com port.
The auto-detect feature will attempt to find the correct com port or virtual com port by searching for the
connected spitfire one port at a time COM 10, 9, 8, 7... If multiple spitfires are connected to the PC then
auto-detect will find them in descending number order.
Version 1.0
http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm
D2XX drivers allow direct access to the USB device
SpitfireIII.LNK
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Preliminary
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