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- Page 1 USB to Industrial 5Volt RS232 Serial Adapter FTDI Product Manual Coolgear, Inc. Version 1.1 March 2018 Model Number: USBG-COM-X www.coolgear.com...
- Page 2 Coolgear New Manual About this document This product manual outlines installation and features of the USBG-COM-X USB to Industrial 5Volt RS232 Serial Adapter FTDI. Scope The scope of this manual is to give the user of the product an understanding of its use with detailed diagrams and verbiage.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
USBG-COM-X – Product Manual Table of Contents 1. Introduction ......................4 Features ........................4 Hardware Installation ..................... 4 2. Windows 7 / Vista / 2003 / XP / 2000 Driver Installation ........6 3. Check Installation ....................7 Change COM Port Properties & COM Port Number ..........7 Uninstalling Windows 2003 / XP / 2000 Drivers ............. -
Page 4: Introduction
USBG-COM-X – Product Manual 1. Introduction The USBG-COM-X USB to RS-232 Adapter with +5VDC power output. The RS-232 port functions as a native Windows COM port, and it is compatible with Windows serial communication applications. The USBG-COM-X provides an optional feature of supplying power output of 5V/250 mA through pin-9 of the serial port. - Page 5 USBG-COM-X – Product Manual header 1 & 2 short (connected). Please see the illustration below to follow the direction of the arrow to open the upper case. Figure 2 Figure 1 Set Pin-9 RI signal for +5VDC/250mA Power Output The jumper is set to Power Output mode with pin header 2 &3 short (connected).
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Page 6: Windows 7 / Vista / 2003 / Xp / 2000 Driver Installation
USBG-COM-X – Product Manual 2. Windows 7 / Vista / 2003 / XP / 2000 Driver Installation You need to have administrator privileges to install any new drivers under Windows 7/ Vista / 2003 / XP / 2000. To install the driver or update the configuration please log onto Windows as "Administrator"... -
Page 7: Check Installation
USBG-COM-X – Product Manual 3. Check Installation You can now verify the installation has been completed successfully by looking under Device Manager of the System Properties screen. (Go there by Start-Setting- Control Panel-System Properties-Hardware-Device Manager. The device should have installed as a "USB Serial Port (COMx)" attached to "USB Serial Converter A/B". -
Page 8: Figure 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 - Uninstall 2003 / Xp / 2000 Drivers
USBG-COM-X – Product Manual Figure 5 5. You need to disconnect all USB-COM from your PC, when the message below appears. Double click “OK” to start uninstalling Windows 2003/XP/2000 USB to Serial drivers. Figure 6 6. Double click “Yes” to confirm it. - Page 9 USBG-COM-X – Product Manual 8. When the message “Status: System clean completed” appears, double click “Exit” to complete the USB to serial drivers uninstall. Figure 9 9. Press “Start” button and select “Control Panel”. 10. Open the Add or Remove program.
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Page 10: Uninstalling Windows 7 Or Vista Drivers
USBG-COM-X – Product Manual 4. Uninstalling Windows 7 or Vista Drivers Windows 7 and Vista have many new security features. You need to proceed with the following steps to uninstall the Vista driver: 1. The USB to serial devices must connect to the PC. - Page 11 USBG-COM-X – Product Manual 6. Select uninstall and be sure to click the box for “Delete the driver software for this device” in the next window and press “OK”. Figure 13 Note: if you have more than one USB-COM installed in your PC, you need to repeat from step 5 to step 6 to delete the driver software for each port.
- Page 12 USBG-COM-X – Product Manual 8. Select uninstall and be sure to click the box for “Delete the driver software for this device” in the next window and press “OK”. Figure 15 Note: if you have more than one USB Serial Converter installed in your PC, you need to repeat step 7 and step 8 to delete the driver software for all devices.
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Page 13: Male Connector Pin-Out
USBG-COM-X – Product Manual 5. DB-9 Male Connector Pin-out • RS-232 Signal Pin-outs of DB-9 Male (default) Pin Header 1&2 Short Pin 1 Pin 2 Pin 3 Pin 4 Pin 5 Pin 6 Pin 7 Pin 8 Pin 9 • RS-232 Signal Pin-outs of DB-9 Male (Power Output Mode) Pin Header 2&3 Short... -
Page 14: Notes, Tips, And Warnings
USBG-COM-X – Product Manual 6. Notes, Tips, and Warnings Note: You need to install driver first, prior to hardware installation. Do not connect the USB-to-Serial Adapter to the USB port of your computer, before you finish driver installation. Reference section 2. -
Page 15: Supporting References
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