Download PayClock USB to Serial Converter User Manual

PayClock USB to Serial
Converter
Installation and User Guide
Version 1.2
Lathem Time
Table of Contents
1. Introduction ....................................................................................................................................................................... 1
1.1 Features ..................................................................................................................................................................... 1
1.2 System Requirements................................................................................................................................................ 1
1.3 Package Contents...................................................................................................................................................... 1
1.4 Connectors ................................................................................................................................................................. 1
2. Installing USB to Serial Converter.................................................................................................................................... 2
2.1 Driver Installation ....................................................................................................................................................... 2
2.1.1 For Windows 98/SE users .................................................................................................................................. 2
2.1.2 For Windows ME users....................................................................................................................................... 4
2.1.3 For Windows 2000 users .................................................................................................................................... 4
2.1.4 For Windows XP users ....................................................................................................................................... 6
2.3 Change the COM port number (Windows 2000/XP).................................................................................................. 8
3. Uninstalling the Converter .............................................................................................................................................. 10
3.1 For Windows 98/ME/2000/XP: ................................................................................................................................. 10
4. USB to Serial Communications ...................................................................................................................................... 11
4.1 Connecting to a PayClock Terminal......................................................................................................................... 11
5. Troubleshooting the USB to Serial Converter ................................................................................................................ 12
1. Introduction
How to find a lightest way to contact your PayClock terminal to the USB port on your computer?
Lathem’s USB to Serial Converter operates as a bridge between the USB port and a standard
RS232 Serial Port. Simply hook the USB cable connection to the port on the computer and it can
connect to the PC100 for communications.
1.1 Features
1.
Compliant with the USB 1.1 version specification
2.
Support RS232 serial interface
3.
Support 500 kbps data transfer rate
4.
USB suspend condition
5.
Plug & play compatible
6.
USB host device drivers available
7.
Draw its power from the USB connection – no requirement of an extra power adapter
1.2 System Requirements
1.
IBM-Compatible computer.
2.
Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP
3.
One available USB Port
4.
A minimum of 64mb RAM
5.
Pentium 233 MHz or higher
1.3 Package Contents
The product you purchased should contain:
1.
USB to Serial Converter.
2.
Software CD Driver.
3.
User’s Manual
1.4 Connectors
1.
One USB type A Connector.
2.
One male DB-9 Connector.
Figure 1
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2. Installing USB to Serial Converter
1.
2.
3.
Power on your computer and make sure that the USB port is enabled and working
properly.
Connect the cable of USB to Serial Converter to the USB port of your computer.
Windows will detect the USB to Serial device. Please refer to "Driver Installation" section
to setup the driver.
2.1 Driver Installation
Please make sure that the driver CD is inserted in your CD-ROM drive and follow the steps bellow.
2.1.1 For Windows 98/SE users
A1. Press “Next” to continue.
(Reference Figure A-1)
Figure A-1
A2. Select “Search for the best driver for
your device [Recommended]” and press
“next” to continue.
(Reference Figure A-2)
Figure A-2
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A3. Check “Specify a location” and click
“Browse” to select the location of the CD
Rom drive. Make sure the Driver CD is
inserted. Press “Next” to start the
searching process.
(Reference Figure A-3)
Figure A-3
A4. Press “Next to start the installation
process.
(Reference Figure A-4)
Figure A-4
A5. Finally, press “Finish: and then your
devise is now ready to work. A Restart
of Windows might be necessary.
(Reference Figure A-5)
Figure A-5
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2.1.2 For Windows ME users
B1. Select “Specify the location of the
driver” and press “Next” to continue.
(Reference Figure B-1)
Figure B-1
B2. Check “Specify a location” and click
“Browse” to select the location of the CD
Rom drive. Make sure the Driver CD is
inserted. Press “Next” to start the
searching process.
(Reference Figure B-2)
Figure B-2
And then follow the same procedures A4, A5 as for Windows 98/SE to complete the installation
process.
2.1.3 For Windows 2000 users
C1. Press “Next” to continue.
(Reference Figure C-1)
Figure C-1
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C2. Select “Search for a suitable driver
for my device [Recommended]” and
press “Next” to continue.
(Reference Figure C-2)
Figure C-2
C3. Check “CD-ROM drive” and press
“Next” to start the searching process.
(Reference Figure C-3)
Figure C-3
C4. Press “Next” to start the installation
process.
(Reference Figure C-4)
Figure C-4
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C5. Finally press “Finish” and then your
device is now ready to work.
(Reference Figure C-5)
Figure C-5
2.1.4 For Windows XP users
D1. Tick “Install the software
automatically”, and press “Next” to
continue.
(Reference Figure D-1)
Figure D-1
D2. You may receive a message, as shown
in Figure D-2. This driver is fully compatible
with Windows XP so you just need to press
“continue anyway” to start the installation
process.
(Reference Figure D-2)
Figure D-2
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D3. Finally press “Finish” and then your
device is now ready to work.
(Reference Figure D-3)
Figure D-3
Congratulations!! You have
finished installing USB to Serial
Converter to communicate with
your PayClock Terminal.
Please click on the Start, Settings,
and Control Panel, double click
System, and click on Device
Manager. Please double check the
Ports and Universal Serial Bus
controller in the Device Manager.
(Reference Figure 2)
Figure 2
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2.3 Change the COM port number (Windows 2000/XP)
1.
2.
3.
Double click My Computer, Control
Panel, and System.
Click Hardware tab and then click
Device Manager.
Click "Ports (COM & LPT)" and
double click on the device (Prolific
USB-to-Serial Comm Port) to view
properties.
(Reference Figure 5)
Figure 5
4.
Inside the USB-to-Serial Comm Port
Properties, click on the Port Settings
tab. Click on the Advanced button.
(Reference Figure 6)
Figure 6
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5.
Inside the Advanced Settings, click on the COM Port Number and check what
other port numbers are unused. If it so happens that Windows assigned a
COM5 to the device, you may try to reassign it to a lower unused port number.
Click OK when finished. Try running HyperTerminal to test if the new port
number is OK.
(Reference Figure 7)
Figure 7
Note: PayClock only supports up to COM8 and will not work if the port is assigned to
COM9 or higher.
6.
Once you have verified the device to be properly installed, you may now
proceed to using the USB to Serial adapter in connecting to serial devices.
Attached the serial device to the serial port of the adapter and then plug in the
USB connector to the USB port of your computer. Use the supplied driver of the
serial device if needed.
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3. Uninstalling the Converter
3.1 For Windows 98/ME/2000/XP:
If you want to remove the driver for USB to Serial Converter, you can uninstall it by simply run
DRemover98_2K.exe in root \Driver\Windows\ from the “USB2Serial” CD, follow the instructions and
reboot your computer.
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4. USB to Serial Communications
4.1 Connecting to a PayClock Terminal
After setting up the USB to Serial Converter and obtaining the assigned COMM port, connecting to
a PayClock would be the same as connecting a normal RS232 connection.
In PayClock, if Terminal Manager is not enabled, click
Setup | System | Terminal and choose the COMM port
that was acquired by the Prolific USB to Serial
Converter in the Device Manager as the COMM port in
the Communications. If running PayClock EZ version
3.61 or higher, the software should search for and
locate the PayClock terminal, depending on the
terminal firmware version.
If Terminal Manager is enabled, the user would select the COMM port on
the Connections tab of the Terminal Properties window.
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5. Troubleshooting the USB to Serial Converter
There may be instances where a user, for some reason, needs to remove the driver for the USB to
Serial Converter and run into issues with trying to reinstall the drivers.
With Windows XP, the user may get the message stating,
“The software you are installing for this hardware had not
passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with
Windows XP.”
This is an issue where the drivers for the USB to Serial
Converter somehow didn’t get fully uninstalled when
removing the unit from the computer prior to trying to
reinstall the unit.
If the user clicks Continue Anyway, the computer will
ask for the location of the ser2pl.sys file, which is
located on the CD. When clicking OK to continue with
the installation, the original message of, “The software
you are installing for this hardware had not passed
Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with
Windows XP,” may reappear.
In the event of “The software you are installing for this hardware had not passed Windows Logo
testing to verify its compatibility with Windows XP” messages recurring, the manufacturer of the
Prolific USB to Serial Converter has an Installer that isn't on the Prolific CD Rom that forces the
installation of the driver. It is currently located at
http://sewelld.com/USBtoSerialSupportWindows.asp. The file name is USBtoSerialInstaller.exe.
After using the installer, you will be able to install the USB to Serial Converter on any available
USB port. The installation will take any available COMM port address and assign it to the USB to
Serial Converter.
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