Special Com Port Settings; Automatically Find The Com Port - Ioline SmarTrac I/S Series User Manual

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Note
Serial communications and
sometimes USB use a COM port
designation. See the SmarTrac
Quick Start Guide for more
information. If connected to a se-
rial port, a COM port designation
(i.e. COM 1, COM 2, etc.) must
be selected. The choice of a port
for the cutter will depend on the
ports being used by other devices
on the computer. Consult with
the dealer if a port is not available.
3. If the Add New Hardware Wizard window appears. Click on
Next. Note: Later versions of Windows like Vista and Win 7 do not
usually require these steps.
Figure 8. Click Next when the New Hardware
Wizard window appears.
4. Click in the circle next to Search for a suitable driver for my
device then click Next.
5. Click on Browse then find the USB_Drivers_G2 folder on the
Ioline Installation CDROM. Click on Open, then OK.
6. A note will appear that the Wizard completed installing driv-
ers. Click the Finish button.
7. Some versions of Windows may repeat this process a second
time for the USB to UART Controller. Click the Finish button.

Special COM port Settings

Depending on the design software and your requirements, you may
need to determine a COM port setting to configure printing direct
to Ioline equipment. Use the Control Center to Automatically Find the
COM Port or Windows Device Manager to Manually Find the COM
Port. Both methods are described below. This is NOT necessary for
the Ioline Control Center or the 101 Software.

Automatically Find the COM Port

1. Press the Start/Stop key on the cutter keypad until the light
turns green.
2. Open the Ioline Control Center Go to Step 3 to find a serial con-
nection COM port or Step 5 for USB connection COM port .
3. IF USING A SERIAL CABLE: determine the COM port by click-
ing on the Setup menu then choose Port Setup.
4. The Control Center Setup window will appear. Record which
COM port is highlighted and/or has a check box filled in.
5. IF USING A USB CABLE: determine the COM port by clicking
on the Display menu then choose USB Info.
6. The USB Info window will appear. Record which COM port is
listed in the COM Port window.