Will You Need A Driver To Connect Via Usb; Checking The Usb Com Port (Windows) - Quark-Elec QK-AS07-0183 Manual

QK-AS07-0183 Manual

Will you need a driver to connect via USB?

To enable the USB data connection of AS07-0183, related hardware drivers may be needed dependent
on your system requirements. Please be noted, although AS07-0183 can be used on Mac and Linux
system to output NMEA 0183 data via USB, the configuration tool can only be run on Windows based
system.
Mac:
No driver required. For Mac OS X, the AS07 will be recognized and shown as a USB modem. The ID
can be checked with the following steps:
1. Plug the AS07 into a USB port and launch Terminal.app.
2. Type: Is /dev/*sub*
The Mac system will return a list of USB devices. AS07 will display as - "/dev/tty.usbmodemXYZ"
3.
where XYZ is a number. Nothing further needs to be done if it is listed.
Linux:
No driver is required for Linux. When plugged into the computer, AS07-0183 will show up as a USB CDC
device on /dev/ttyACM0.
Windows 7,8,10:
The drivers usually install automatically if your device is running an original Windows 10 version. A new
COM port will automatically show up in the device manager once powered and connected via USB.
The AS07 registers itself to the computer as a virtual serial com port.
If the driver does not install automatically, it can be found on the included CD and downloaded from
www.quark-elec.com.

Checking the USB COM Port (Windows)

After the driver is installed (if needed), run the Device
Manager and check the COM (Port) number. The port
number is the number assigned to an input device. These
can be generated randomly by your computer).
The Configuration software will require a COM port number in
order to access the data.
The port number can be found in Windows 'Control
Panel>System>Device Manager' under 'Ports (COM & LPT)'.
Find something similar to 'STMicroelectronics Virtual Com
Port' in the list for the USB port. If the port number need to be
changed for some reason, double click the AS07-0183 and
select the 'Port Settings' tab. Click the 'Advanced' button and
change the port number to the one required.
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Figure 6: View of COM port in Device Manager
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