Charging & Communications - CipherLab 8200 Reference Manual

1.7 CHARGING & COMMUNICATIONS
Normally, the mobile computer ships with a USB or RS-232 cable for charging and
communications. A variety of cradles are available to meet different requirements.
If you are using USB Virtual COM for the first time, you must install its driver from
the CD-ROM. Driver version 5.3 or later is required. Please remove older versions!
The virtual COM port will not be assigned until the USB port is in use.
If you are using USB Virtual COM_CDC for the first time, you must install its driver
from the CD-ROM. USB CDC driver installer is available in the "Windows" folder,
which will copy a vendor-supplied INF file to Windows.
For Standard USB cable, it will release COM port in the following conditions:
(i) Detach the cable from the mobile computer directly.
(ii) Detach the cable from the cradle directly.
(iii) When the cable is attached to the cradle, take away the mobile computer.
(iv) The mobile computer is turned off.
(v) No application is running on the mobile computer, or COM port is shut down.
For applications that require COM port to be occupied all the time, it is suggested to
use 308 USB Virtual COM Interface cable instead.
USB Interface Cable
Task
Charging
Communications
USB Cable
USB direct charging
500 mA: USB icon
100 mA: Highlighted USB icon
0 mA: Disable charging for 8200
5 V charging from the adaptor (Plug icon)
USB Virtual COM — If using FORGE Application Generator software, you
may use a download utility to receive data on your computer; otherwise,
run HyperTerminal.exe to receive data directly.
USB HID — Run a text editor on your computer to receive data directly.
USB Virtual COM_CDC — If using FORGE Application Generator software,
you may use a download utility to receive data on your computer;
otherwise, run HyperTerminal.exe to receive data directly.
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