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Rinstrum rinLINK A10012 Quick Start Manual

Optical link for a temporary serial connection

Description:

The rinLINK provides an optical serial connection onto the front of an indicator and a USB

connection to your computer.

When using a USB rinLINK for the first time on a PC, the driver will have to be loaded. The driver is

located in https://www.rinstrum.com/support/general-reference/

Connect the USB end of rinLINK to PC and optical head to unit for connection.

The serial connection can now be used to:

Reflash the unit with new firmware (refer to manual R000-613)

Provide a connection to the PC running Viewer (refer to R000-612 Viewer Manual) for quick

indicator configuration – both rinLINK and Viewer software is in the download section

View300 (https://www.rinstrum.com/product/r400-series-pc-software-tools/)

View400 (https://www.rinstrum.com/product/r300-and-x320-series-viewer-pc-software/)

The current rinLINK drivers will support the following Windows operating systems both 32bit and

64bit:

• Windows XP SP2 and above

• Windows Vista

• Windows 7

• Windows 8 and 8.1

• Windows 10

• Windows 11

Existing rinLINK cables with Windows 11

To use a rinLINK cable (pre-2023) with no white dot with Windows 11, an older driver must be used

that is not aware of Windows 11.

Download Driver from

here

R000-611-200

and follow the instructions.

A10012 rinLINK

Optical link for a

Temporary Serial Connection

Table of Contents

Do you have a question about the rinLINK A10012 and is the answer not in the manual?

Page 1 When using a USB rinLINK for the first time on a PC, the driver will have to be loaded. The driver is located in https://www.rinstrum.com/support/general-reference/ Connect the USB end of rinLINK to PC and optical head to unit for connection.
Page 2 Windows update problems with existing rinLINKs Depending on the Windows update settings on your machine, it may be found that the rinLINK cable stops working after a Windows update. This is because Windows may automatically update your driver to the latest versions which causes the incompatibility issue with Windows 11. To resolve this, please follow the original instructions and re-install the older driver.