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Installation Notes for Silicon Labs CP2102 UART Bridge Driver for Retriever Mk 5.01 Do not connect your Retriever and cable until directed to do so in section 4.
1.
Locate the USB Driver Installer
●● Place your MEA Bug Software CD in the Disk Drive on your computer. ●● Navigate to the Disk Drive using My Computer. ●● Highlight the drive, right-click and select ‘Explore’. ●● Highlight the ‘USB Driver’ folder, right-click and select ‘Explore’
Fig. 1. Open the ‘USB Driver’ folder to find the file ‘CP2102usbdriverv6-1setup.exe’
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2.
Run the InstallShield Wizard Fig. 2. Highlight the file and double left-click to start the installation.
Fig. 3. Choose to ‘Run’ the file.
Fig. 4. Select ‘Next’ to allow the InstallShield Wizard to continue.
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Fig. 5. Read the licence agreement, select ‘I accept...’, and select ‘Next’ to continue.
Fig. 6. Accept the default installation location or use the ‘Browse’ button to specify an alternate location. Select ‘Next’ to continue.
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Fig. 7. Select ‘Install’ to begin the installation.
Fig. 8. A Setup Status dialog will display.
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Fig. 9. Select ‘Finish’ to close the InstallShield Wizard and start the driver installation.
3.
Install the USB Drivers
Fig. 10. Accept the default installation location or use the ‘Change Install Location...’ button to specify an alternate location, then select ‘Install’ to continue.
Fig. 11. The USB drivers have installed.
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4.
Plug the Cable Into a USB Socket and Connect the Retriever
Do not use a USB hub.
Fig. 12. The ‘Found New Hardware’ notice will display in the system tray.
5.
Fig. 13. The Retriever has been assigned a Com port.
Find Out Which Communications Port the Operating System Has Assigned to the USB Driver
Windows XP The path is: Start ⇒ Control Panel ⇒ System (you might need to set your Control Panel to ‘Classic View’) ⇒ Hardware ⇒ Device Manager ⇒ Ports (COM & LPT) Vista and Windows 7 The path is: Start ⇒ Control Panel ⇒ Device Manager (you might need to set your Control Panel to ‘Classic View’) ⇒ Ports (COM & LPT)
Fig. 14. The newly installed USB drivers will appear on the Ports list as above.
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If you are happy with the port number assigned to your USB driver, proceed to step 6. Set the Port Number in MEA Bug. If you want to change the port number assigned to your USB driver, proceed to step 5.1 Change the USB Driver Port Number in Device Manager.
5.1.
Change the USB Driver Port Number in Device Manager
Fig. 15. Right-click the USB driver on the Ports list and select ‘Properties’.
Fig. 16. Open the ‘Port Settings’ tab and select ‘Advanced’. www.mea.com.au
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Fig. 17. In the ‘Advanced Settings’ window, activate the drop-down for ‘COM Port Number’ You will be presented with a list of ports. Click on an unused port to change the COM port for your USB driver. Click ‘OK’ to close the ‘Advanced Settings’, then the ‘Properties Windows’. Close the ‘Device Manager’ window then re-open it. Your USB driver should now be assigned to the new port.
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6.
Set the Port Number in MEA Bug
Open MEA Bug. The path to set the Com Port is: Options ⇒ Com Ports. Select the communications port assigned to your USB driver in Device Manager.
Fig. 18. Make sure the COM port selected in MEA Bug the one assigned to your USB driver in Device Manager.
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