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3 Create a name – We suggest RS-232 Testing – and then select an icon to use.
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and select an open COM port (you may have more or less COM ports than you see in the example below). To
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Box. Select the HARDWARE tab, then select DEVICE MANAGER. Click on PORTS (COM & LPT) and look for
the port labeled COMMUNICATIONS PORT.
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4 After selecting your COM port, click on Ok. This brings up a
new box, COM1 PROPERTIES (if you are using a different
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