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SG72A COMMUNICATION MODULES USER MANUAL ZHENGZHOU SMARTGEN TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD...
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All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any material form (including photocopying or storing in any medium by electronic means or other) without the written permission of the copyright holder. Smartgen Technology reserves the right to change the contents of this document without prior notice. Version history...
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SG72A Communication Module CONTENTS 1 OVERVIEW ......................5 2 FUNCTION AND CASE DIMENSION ..............6 3 DRIVER INSTALLATION ................... 7 SG72A Communication Module 2014-10-24 Version 1.0 Page 4 of 11...
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SG72A Communication Module 1 OVERVIEW SG72A module is a communication port conversion module which allows the conversion of USB<->RS232, USB <-> RS485, USB<->LINK (Smartgen special). It is power supplied by USB port of PC. SG72A Communication Module 2014-10-24 Version 1.0...
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Receive data indicator. It is flashing when the data is received successfully. Send data indicator. It is flashing when the data is sent successfully. Power supply indicator. SG72A module is power supplied by USB port and there is POWER no need to connect external power supply. It is illuminated when the connection of USB port is normal.
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Note: The driver is compatible with Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows 7 only. 3. Connect the SG72A module to the PC via USB port. Double click the file to open it and then the screen should now display as follow:...
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4. Click the “Extract” button and the screen should now display as follow: 5. Click the “Next” button and the screen should now display as follow: 6. SG72A module driver installation was successful and “Finish” button should be clicked to confirm the installation.
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SG72A Communication Module 7. After installation, on the desktop, right-click “My Computer” and then select “Properties”. 8. Select “hardware” item in “system properties” dialog, and then click “device manger”. The screen should now display as follow: SG72A Communication Module 2014-10-24 Version 1.0...
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9. Click the “+” symbol before the “Ports (COM & LPT)”, The screen should now display as follow: 10. SG72A module is shown as “USB serial port (COM[x])” as it fits with USB communication port. Here is shown as COM3 (It will show different COM port according to different computer, e.g.
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1. If there is no “Found New Hardware” indication during installation, please check whether the USB port is normal. If it is normal, SG72A Power light is illuminated. Overload on USB port will cause that computer can not provide power for USB device. If above situation occurs, please change another USB port.
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