Using The Usb-To-Serial Computer Cable - Thermo Scientific Orion Star A320 Series Manual

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Using the USB-to-Serial Computer Cable

Turn on the power to the meter and connect the USB-to-Serial computer cable first to the meter
and then to the computer. The USB-to-Serial driver must be installed when the meter will be
interfaced with a computer using the USB-to-Serial computer cable. The USB-to-Serial driver is
compatible with Microsoft
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operating systems.
1. Connect the meter to a wall outlet using the universal power adapter (catalog number
1010003) or install four AA batteries and power on the meter.
2. Connect the USB-to-Serial computer cable first to the meter's RS232 input and then to the
computer's USB input.
3. After the USB-to-Serial computer cable is connected to the computer, the computer will
automatically identify the device and install the driver. Once the device driver is done
installing, the USB-to-Serial computer cable can be used to transfer data from the meter to
the computer using Orion Star Com computer software, HyperTerminal or similar program
and send remote commands from the computer to the meter.
4. Record the COM port location of the USB-to-Serial cable, for example COM8. To view the
COM port location, open the computer's Device Manager tool and expand the Ports option.
a. For Windows 7: Click the Start button and then click Control Panel. In the Control Panel
window, click Device Manager if viewing by large icons or small icons or click System
and Security and then click Device Manager if viewing by category. In the Device
Manager window, expand the Ports option.
b. For Windows XP: Click the Start button and then click Control Panel. In the Control
Panel window, click the Performance and Maintenance link and then click the System
icon or for Control Panel Classic View, just double-click the System icon. In the System
Properties window, click the Hardware tab and then click the Device Manager button. In
the Device Manager window, expand the Ports option.
Windows XP, Windows Vista
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, Windows 7 and Windows 8
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