Appendix L: Using 1-Wire ® V Iewer With A Link Usb - iButtonLink LINK 12 User Manual

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The LinkUSB emulates both a DS2480B and a DS9097U. Because of these emulations, the
Dallas/Maxim 1-Wire® Viewer will work with the LinkUSB. Users do not need to do anything
special in order for the LinkUSB to work with 1-Wire® Viewer, but 1-Wire® Viewer itself can
be difficult to install and use.
Maxim provides detailed installation instructions for the 1-Wire® Viewer. These are updated
periodically, and can be found at
questions not completely covered by the Maxim documentation. Answers to these problems are
found below.
1. When downloading the Maxim drivers and the 1-Wire® Viewer, select either the 32-bit
version or the 64-bit version. The version selected must match the version of Java
installed on the computer. It is possible for a 32-bit version of Java to be installed on a
64-bit version of Windows. If this is the case, 1-Wire® Viewer will not load.
To fix this, the user should download the other (appropriate) version of 1-Wire® Viewer
or download the other (appropriate) version of Java. Either will solve the issue.
2. For the LinkUSB, coost DS9097U as the adapter type. This will require a COM port
number. Follow these steps to determine the COM port number:
a. Make sure that the LinkUSB is plugged in and that Windows has found a driver. The
driver should load automatically as it is included in the Windows distribution.
b. Open "Windows Explorer"/"File Explorer."
c. Right click on "Computer," "My Computer," or "This PC," and choose "Manage."
d. Click on "Device Manager" in the Computer Management application.
e. Find "Ports" in the list that appears and click the arrow next to it to expand it.
f. Look down the list to find a "USB Serial Port" entry. The COM number will be in
parenthesis.
g. Enter the COM number in the 1-Wire® Viewer setup screen.
3. The 1-Wire® Viewer program will only use COM port numbers 0 – 15. However, it is
possible to have a COM port number greater than 15. If this occurs, please follow the
following steps to change the COM port number for the LinkUSB.
a. Make sure that the LinkUSB is plugged in and that Windows has found a driver. The
driver should load automatically as it is included in the Windows distribution.
b. Open "Windows Explorer"/"File Explorer."
c. Right click on "Computer," "My Computer," or "This PC," and choose "Manage."
d. Click on "Device Manager" in the Computer Management application.
e. Find "Ports" in the list that appears and click the arrow next to it to expand it.
f. Look down the list to find a "USB Serial Port" entry.
g. Right click on the USB Serial Port entry and choose "Properties"
h. Click on "Port Settings" and then the "Advanced...." button.
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