Pc Usb And Com Port; Determining The Usb Cable Com Port; Changing The Com Port - Fluke 434/PWR User Manual

PC USB and COM port

Determining the USB Cable COM port

1.
Attach the cable to the PC.
2.
Go to the Windows Control Panel.
3.
Open the "System Properties" dialog box.
4.
Open the Device Manager:
On Windows 2000/XP, click on the "Hardware" tab of the "System Properties" dialog
box and click on the "Device Manager" button,
On Windows 98SE/Me, click the "Device Manager" tab.
5.
On the "Device Manager" dialog box, look under the "Ports (COM & LPT)" tree. The
COM port associated with the USB-IR cable is listed there, as:
"Prolific USB-to-serial bridge" (Windows 2000/XP),
"USB to Serial Port" (Windows 98SE/Me).

Changing the COM port #

Some programs require COM 1, 2, 3 or 4 and the USB cable is often installed as COM 5
or higher. To change the assigned COM port number, do the following:
1.
Open Device Manager.
2.
On the "Device Manager" dialog box, look under the "Ports (COM & LPT)" tree.
3.
Click on the "Port Settings" tab. Click on the "Advanced" button.
4.
On the bottom left side pull down the bar and select COM 1, 2, 3 or 4 (NOTE:
Choose one that does not say "in use" next to it). Click "OK".
5.
Click "OK" again. Notice that the device will show up as being on the same COM
port that it was before (i.e., COM5), but will show up on the new port if you close the
Device Manager and open it again.
6.
Close the Device Manager.
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