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USB TO RS-232 ADAPTER
User's Manual
UMC-100 / UMC-101/ UMC-102 /UMC-104
UMC-201 / UMC-201RL / UTS-232TB
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  • Page 1 USB TO RS-232 ADAPTER User’s Manual UMC-100 / UMC-101/ UMC-102 /UMC-104 UMC-201 / UMC-201RL / UTS-232TB 1-60...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Introduction …………………………………………………………….………….. 3 System Requirement Features Specifications Pin Assignment Win 98 ………………………………………………………………………..………… 6 Installation Uninstalling Troubleshooting Win 2000 ………………………………………………………………………………16 Installation Uninstalling Troubleshooting Win CE ……………………………………………………………………………….. 25 Installation Troubleshooting Win XP ………………………………………………………..………………………. 32 Installation Uninstalling Troubleshooting VISTA ……………………………………………………………………….………… 44 Installation Uninstalling Troubleshooting...
  • Page 3 Instruction Universal Serial Bus (USB) port technology has emerged in response to the proliferation of external peripheral devices (scanner, digital camera, portable hard-disk drive, cell phone, PDA, MP3 player, etc.) that are increasingly being connected to the latest generation of PCs. The USB behaves in a similar fashion to conventional bus ports like Serial (COM), Parallel and PS/2.
  • Page 4 Specification Model No. UMC-100 UMC-101 UMC-201 UMC-201RL UTS-232TB UMC-102 UMC-104 Chipset FTDI Compliant Version USB 1.1 & 2.0 Data 15 / 1.2 Mbps Speed Serial 1 Mbps Host USB B/F USB A/M USB B/F Connector DB-25 + Terminal Device DB-25/M*1...
  • Page 5 Pin Assignment. UMC- 101/102/104/201/201RL( DB9) UTS-232TB (Terminal Block) Pin No. Signal Pin No Definition Description 5-60...
  • Page 6 Windows 98 Installation Guide If a device of the same type has been installed on your machine before and the drivers that are about to be installed are different from those installed already, the original drivers need to be uninstalled. Please refer to the uninstalling instruction. Download the latest available drivers from the FTDI website and unzip them to a location on your PC.
  • Page 7 · Check the box next to "Specify a location" and uncheck all others as shown below. Click "Browse" and locate the driver files. Once the files have been located, click "Next" to proceed with the installation. Windows may display a message reading "Building driver database" at this point which may take a few minutes to pass.
  • Page 8 files, click "Next" to install the device. If the driver being installed does not have Microsoft WHQL signature files (.CAT files), the wizard will request a driver disk to attempt to find them. Click "OK" on the "Insert Disk" message box. The following window will appear to assist in locating the file.
  • Page 9 If the driver being installed is Microsoft WHQL certified, then the .CAT files will be located with the other driver files and should be installed automatically. Windows should then display a message indicating that the installation of the serial converter driver was successful. The COM port emulation driver must now be installed.
  • Page 10 the same location as the serial converter driver. However, if the driver is not WHQL certified as explained above for the serial converter driver, the wizard will ask for the location of .CAT files. Click "OK" on the "Insert Disk" message box. The following window will appear to assist in locating the file.
  • Page 11 Open the Device Manager (located in "Control Panel\System" then select the ""Device Manger" tab) and select "View devices by type". The device appears as an additional COM port with the label "USB Serial Port". Please note: 1. For multiple-port converter, each port has to be installed with the driver individually, i.e. you have to repeat this installation procedure 2 times (2-port converter) or 4 times (for 4-port converter).
  • Page 12 Uninstalling Instruction To uninstall drivers, follow the instructions below: Disconnect any devices that are attached to the PC. Open the Add/Remove Programs utility located in "Control Panel\Add/Remove Programs". Select "FTDI USB-Serial Converter Drivers" from the list of installed programs. Click the "Add/Remove" button. This will run the FTDI uninstaller program. Click "Continue"...
  • Page 13 When the uninstaller has finished removing the device from the system, the caption on the "Cancel" button will change to "Finish". Click "Finish" to complete the process. 13-60...
  • Page 14 Troubleshooting 1. Windows 98 cannot find drivers for my device This error can occur if the VID and PID programmed into the device EEPROM do not match those listed in the INF files for the driver. The VID and PID programmed into the device EEPROM may be found by using the USBView utility from the FTDI website.
  • Page 15 6. Windows 98 complains about missing ftccomms.vxd file This can occur when the USB Composite driver has been installed if the user has not browsed to the location of the driver files. If this message appears, do not skip it but browse to the driver file location.
  • Page 16 Windows 2000 Installation Guide If a device of the same type has been installed on your machine before and the drivers that are about to be installed are different from those installed already, the original drivers need to be uninstalled. Please refer to the uninstalling instruction. Download the latest available drivers from the FTDI web site and unzip them to a location on your PC.
  • Page 17 Check the box next to "Specify a location" and uncheck all others as shown below. Clicking "Next" displays a dialog box for you to enter to the location of the drivers. 17-60...
  • Page 18 Click "Browse" to display an open file dialog box. Locate the folder containing the latest drivers downloaded from the FTDI web site above and click "Open", then click "OK". The PC auto selects the correct INF file, in this case FTDIBUS.INF. Once Windows has found the required driver .INF file, click "Next"...
  • Page 19 Windows should then display a message indicating that the installation was successful. Click "Finish" to complete the installation for the serial converter driver for this port of the device. The COM port emulation driver must be installed after this has completed. 19-60...
  • Page 20 By examining the Device Manager (located in "Control Panel\System" then select the "Hardware" tab and click "Device Manger…") and viewing by connection ("View > Devices by connection"), the device appears as a "USB Serial Converter" with an additional COM port with the label "USB Serial Port". 20-60...
  • Page 21 Please note: 1. For multiple-port converter, each port has to be installed with the driver individually, i.e. you have to repeat this installation procedure 2 times (2-port converter) or 4 times (for 4-port converter). 2. If you have any difficulties with the drivers we provided in this CD, you may download the updated or appropriate versions from FTDI Web site www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm, supported device “FT232BL(M)”.
  • Page 22 Uninstalling Instruction When uninstalling devices from Windows 2000, it should always be done through the Add/Remove Programs utility as this uses the FTDI driver uninstaller program to remove files and registry entries to leave a clean system. Other methods may leave fragments of the driver that may interfere with future installations.
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  • Page 24 Troubleshooting 1. Windows 2000 cannot find drivers for my device This error can occur if the VID and PID programmed into the device EEPROM do not match those listed in the INF files for the driver. The VID and PID programmed into the device EEPROM may be found by using the USBView utility from the FTDI web site.
  • Page 25 Windows CE Installation Guide Download the latest available drivers for the required processor model from the FTDI website and unzip them, the critical files in the driver package are: ftdi_ser.dll - the VCP driver file FTDIPORT.inf - user changeable file to allow devices with custom VID and PID combinations to be installed Copy all of the unzipped files to the \\Windows directory on the PDA.
  • Page 26 Please note: 1. For multiple-port converter, each port has to be installed with the driver individually, i.e. you have to repeat this installation procedure 2 times (2-port converter) or 4 times (for 4-port converter). 2. If you have any difficulties with the drivers we provided in this CD, you may download the updated or appropriate versions from FTDI Web site www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm, supported device “FT232BL(M)”.
  • Page 27 Troubleshooting 1. "Unidentified USB Device" dialog is not displayed when device is connected for the first time If the "Unidentified USB Device" dialog is not displayed when the device is connected for the first time, it is likely that the PDA does not have a USB host capability or that the host is not installed correctly.
  • Page 28 3. "Error installing USB driver ftdi_ser.dll" message The following installation error may be displayed for a number of reasons: The driver name has been miss pelt · The ".dll" file extension may be required for some platforms · The required driver files are not in the \\Windows directory · The driver file is in the wrong binary format 4.
  • Page 29 One way to check this is to use the Registry editor that comes with Embedded Visual C++ (or a suitable registry editor on the Windows CE device itself) to check for the registry settings (Tools > Remote Registry Editor). With ActiveSync running, connect to your device then look at the registry setting KEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\USB\LoadClients\ 29-60...
  • Page 30 In this case, the entry is 1027_24592, which corresponds to a VID of 0x0403 (1027) and a PID of 0x6010 (24592) device. If this is not the device to be installed, the message will recur. To solve the problem, the INF files must be edited to accommodate the required VID and PID.
  • Page 31 If the hardware does not work correctly under Windows 2000 or Windows XP then the problem is most likely a hardware issue. Windows CE is not very tolerant of noisy hardware, so even "good" designs for Windows 2000 and XP may experience problems with Windows CE.
  • Page 32 Windows XP Installation Guide 1. Installing Via The Found New Hardware Wizard If a device of the same type has been installed on your machine before and the drivers that are about to be installed are different from those installed already, the original drivers need to be uninstalled.
  • Page 33 Select "Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)" as shown in Figure 2.2 below and then click "Next". Select "Search for the best driver in these locations" and enter the file path in the combo box ("C:\CDM 2.02.04" in Figure 2.3 below) or browse to it by clicking the browse button. Once the file path has been entered in the box, click next to proceed.
  • Page 34 Figure 2.4 Figure 2.5 Windows should then display a message indicating that the installation was successful (Figure 2.6). Click "Finish" to complete the installation for the first port of the device. If the device is based on the FT2232, the Found New Hardware Wizard will continue by installing the USB Serial Converter driver for the second port of the FT2232 device.
  • Page 35 Figure 2.6 Figure 2.7 Select "Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)" as shown in Figure 2.8 below and then click "Next". Select "Search for the best driver in these locations" and enter the file path in the combo box ("C:\CDM 2.02.04"...
  • Page 36 Figure 2.8 Figure 2.9 If Windows XP is configured to warn when unsigned (non WHQL certified) drivers are about to be installed, the message dialogue shown in Figure 2.10 will be displayed unless installing a Microsoft WHQL certified driver. Click on "Continue Anyway" to continue with the installation.
  • Page 37 Figure 2.10 Figure 2.11 Windows should then display a message indicating that the installation was successful (Figure 2.12). Click "Finish" to complete the installation for the first port of the device. If the device is based on the FT2232, the second port must also be installed. The procedure for installing the second port is identical to that for installing the first port from the first screen of the Found New Hardware Wizard for the USB Serial Port device.
  • Page 38 Figure 2.12 Figure 2.13 In the case of the FT2232, port A of the FT2232 will be installed as COMX and port B will be installed as COMX+1 where COMX is the first available COM port number. 38-60...
  • Page 39 Figure 2.14 2. Installing Using DPInst In the case of a Microsoft WHQL certified driver package, it is possible to preinstall the driver package using the Microsoft Driver Install Frameworks (DIFx) tools. The simplest tool provided is the Driver Package Installer (DPInst). When placed in the same directory as the INF files for the driver package, simply run DPInst.exe and the certified driver package will be installed on the machine.
  • Page 40 Please note: 1. For multiple-port converter, each port has to be installed with the driver individually, i.e. you have to repeat this installation procedure 2 times (2-port converter) or 4 times (for 4-port converter). 2. If you have any difficulties with the drivers we provided in this CD, you may download the updated or appropriate versions from FTDI Web site www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm, supported device “FT232BL(M)”.
  • Page 41 Uninstalling Instruction Consequently, a new method for uninstalling has to be used. Devices can be removed using the Device Manager by simply right clicking on the device and selecting "Uninstall". This will delete the associated registry entries for that device only. Under Windows XP, driver files and OEM INF and PNF files must be removed manually or by using a custom application.
  • Page 42: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting 1. Windows XP cannot find Drivers for My Device This error can occur if the VID and PID programmed into the device EEPROM do not match those listed in the INF files for the driver. The VID and PID programmed into the device EEPROM may be found by using the USB View utility from the FTDI web site.
  • Page 43 Figure 4.1 Two options are available to successfully install the device. Either a certified version of the driver can be installed (if available) or the driver signing options can be changed to either warn or ignore to allow the installation to complete. To change the current driver signing setting, go to "Control Panel\System", click on the "Hardware"...
  • Page 44 Windows VISTA Installation Guide Connect the device to a spare USB port on your PC. If there is an available Internet connection, Windows VISTA will silently connect to the Windows Update website and install any suitable driver it finds for the device in preference to the driver manually selected.
  • Page 45 Select “I don’t have the disk. Show me other options” The next screen will appear. 45-60...
  • Page 46 Select “Browse my computer for driver software (advanced)”. The next screen will appear. 46-60...
  • Page 47 Browse to the folder where the CDM driver has been stored (when uncompressed) and press “Next” The example shown above uses a folder on the desktop. The next screen will appear. This screen will automatically complete and then change to the one below: 47-60...
  • Page 48 The bus layer of the driver is now installed. After the driver is installed it is important to determine which COM port has been assigned to the device for configuring the application that will use the device. Open the Device Manager (located in "Control Panel\System" then select the "Hardware"...
  • Page 49 This screen shows the device connected to COM3. Please note: 1. For multiple-port converter, each port has to be installed with the driver individually, i.e. you have to repeat this installation procedure 2 times (2-port converter) or 4 times (for 4-port converter).
  • Page 50 Uninstalling Instruction With the release of Microsoft Windows Vista, the FTDI uninstaller has been rendered unusable due to Windows Resource Protection preventing the executable from deleting driver files and associated registry values. Vista will only allow the system itself to modify files and registry values in these locations.
  • Page 51 Troubleshooting 1. Windows VISTA can not find drivers for my device This error can occur if the VID and PID programmed into the device EEPROM do not match those listed in the INF files for the driver. The VID and PID programmed into the device EEPROM may be found by using the USB View utility from the FTDI web site.
  • Page 52: Vista

    3. Windows Vista shows a warning that the driver is not certified If the driver is not certified then a pop up window such as shown below will be displayed. If you are certain of the source of the driver the warning can be ignored and you can continue installation by selecting “Install this driver software anyway”.
  • Page 53: Mac

    MAC OS X Installation Guide Download the driver from the VCP Drivers section of the FTDI web site and save it to the hard disk. The driver is now available in disk image (.dmg) format. Run the installer by double clicking on the FTDIUSBSerialDriver.dmg icon. Click Continue to proceed with the installation and follow the instructions on screen.
  • Page 54 When the computer has rebooted, plug in the device. If the device is installed properly, you will see entries in the /dev directory: /dev/cu.usbserial-xxxxxxxx /dev/tty.usbserial-xxxxxxxx Where xxxxxxxx is either the device's serial number or, for unserialized devices, a location string that depends on which USB port your device is connected to. The Terminal application can be launched by selecting Go >...
  • Page 55 Click OK and select Network Port Configurations from the show list. The new port can be enabled from this screen by checking the on box and clicking Apply Now. At this point, it is possible to exit Network and use the device as a COM port. If you 55-60...
  • Page 56 wish to set the device up a modem for an Internet connection, select the new port from the Show list to display the window below. Entries for this screen are specific to the Internet account for each user. If you do not know the required details, contact your Internet service provide Please note: 1.
  • Page 57 Uninstalling instruction To remove the drivers from Mac OS X, the user must be logged on as root. Root is a reserved username that has the privileges required to access all files. Start a Terminal session (Go > Applications > Utilities > Terminal) and enter the following commands at the command prompt: cd /System/Library/Extensions rm -r FTDIUSBSerialDriver.kext...
  • Page 58: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting 1. How do I know what my device ID is? Launch the System Profiler utility, or Apple System Profiler for earlier versions of OS X. This can be accessed by going to the Finder and selecting Applications from the Go menu, then open the Utilities folder.
  • Page 59 2. The device does not appear in the /dev directory or the text "New Port Detected" is not displayed in System Preferences-Network FTDI USBSeria Driver does not support your device ID (VID and PID). Disable the EEPROM so that the device reverts to its default device ID, then replug. To get support for your device ID built into FTDI USBSerial Driver, contact FTDI quoting your device ID and a description of your device.
  • Page 60: Regulatory Compliance

    Regulatory Compliance This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

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