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Kinova Driver Installation Guide
KINOVA
Driver Installation Guide
Version: 1.0
Rev.: August 10
th
, 2016
Rev. by Alexandre Dion and Éric Champagne
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  • Page 1 Kinova Driver Installation Guide KINOVA Driver Installation Guide Version: 1.0 Rev.: August 10 , 2016 Rev. by Alexandre Dion and Éric Champagne Page...

  • Page 2: Disclaimer

    Kinova. All other brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective corporations. The mention of any product does not constitute an endorsement by Kinova. This manual is furnished under a lease agreement and may only be copied or used within accordance with the terms of such lease agreement.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS DISCLAIMER ..................2 OVERVIEW .................. 4 WINDOWS XP ................5 2.1. Installation ........................5 WINDOWS 7 ................6 3.1. Installation ........................6 3.1.1. Development Center SDK ..................6 3.1.2. Jacosoft ........................7 WINDOWS 8 ................8 4.1. Installation ........................8 WINDOWS 10 ................

  • Page 4: Overview

    This document shows how to install all the drivers needed to operate and communicate with the robotic arm JACO. Every process described in this document will reference files included in your software package mostly located in the folder named [Drivers].

  • Page 5: Windows Xp

    2.1.  Plug the robotic arm JACO in the computer via a USB cable. Turn the robotic arm on and the OS will detect that there is a new device to be installed. You should see a window that asks what to do. Select the installation with a specific location.

  • Page 6: Windows 7

    This section describes how to install the JACO’s drivers under Windows 7. 3.1. Installation  Plug the robotic arm JACO in the computer via a USB cable. Turn the robotic arm on and the OS will detect the arm automatically as an unknown device. 3.1.1. Development Center SDK o In the Windows Control Panel, open the device manager and wait for the computer to detect a Custom USB Device.

  • Page 7: Jacosoft

    Don’t worry and install it anyway. 3.2. *** Important note *** If you install both programs Kinova (SDK and Jacosoft) on the same PC, you need to follow the following procedure: ...

  • Page 8: Windows 8

    WINDOWS 8 This section describes how to install the JACO’s drivers under Windows 8. 4.1. Installation  Move your mouse to the bottom-right corner of the screen and click on the button Settings.  Click on the button Change PC settings located at the bottom of the menu.
  • Page 9  Select TroubleShoot.  Select Advanced options.  Select Startup Settings.
  • Page 10  Click on the button Restart.  Press the key F7 on your keyboard to disable the driver signature enforcement.  Install the driver the same way as in Windows 7 via the device manager. To access the device manager, right click on the bottom-left corner of the screen and select Device Manager.

  • Page 11: Windows 10

    WINDOWS 10 This section describes how to install the JACO’s drivers under Windows 10. 5.1. Installation  Simply select Restart from the power options menu and Hold down the SHIFT key while you click Restart.  Once the computer has rebooted you will be able to choose the Troubleshoot option.
  • Page 12  Then head into Advanced options.  Then Startup Settings.  Since we are modifying boot time configuration settings, you will need to restart the computer one last time.
  • Page 13  Finally, you will be given a list of startup settings that you can change. The one we are looking for is “Disable driver signature enforcement”. To choose the setting, you will need to press the F7 key.  The computer will then reboot and you will be able to install the robot drivers without any error message and install the driver the same way as in Windows 7 via the device manager.

  • Page 14: Ubuntu

     The Kinova Debian package can be found here: [Location: API -> Ubuntu -> 32Bits/64Bits] or here: [Drivers -> Ubuntu -> 32Bits/64Bits]. You can install it by typing the command: sudo dpkg –i [The package with the correct path] ...

  • Page 15: Contact Support

    CONTACT SUPPORT If you need help or have any questions about this product, guide or the information detailed in it, please contact a Kinova representative at: We value your comments! support@kinovarobotics.com 6110 rue Doris-Lussier (street) Boisbriand, Québec J7H-0E8 Canada www.kinovarobotics.com/ (English) www.kinovarobotics.com/fr/...

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