Download IJ Instruments Ltd. IJ-6 SOFTWARE

available on the enclosed CD, from the “Downloads” page of the IJ Instruments’ website at
http://www.eyejayinstruments.com, or from FTDI’s driver page at http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm.
If downloading from FTDI’s site, choose the link under “Available as setup executable”. The installation
program is called CDM*****_Setup.exe, where the asterisks refer to the version number.
Run the program (it may have to be double-clicked twice) and driver installation should proceed automatically.
Accept any Windows messages which may appear.
Once the driver has been installed, connect the IJ-6 controller using the supplied cable and switch on by
pressing the switch at the rear of the unit. The “Found New Hardware” message may appear – wait for this to
finish and say “Your new hardware is installed and ready to use” or a similar message. The controller has now
been recognised by the computer.
6.1.2
CONFIGURE PORT
With the controller connected, go in to Device Manager. This can be accessed most quickly by entering
devmgmt.msc into Start Menu -> Run (Windows XP) or Start Menu -> Search box (Windows Vista and 7) and
pressing Enter. In Windows 8, enter devmgmt.msc into the search box on the Start screen.
Under “Ports (COM & LPT)”, double-click on the port corresponding to the temperature controller to bring up
its properties. If unsure which port to choose, switch the controller off and see which port disappears, and
then switch it back on. Go to Port Settings -> Advanced and you should see a window similar to that in Fig. 1.
From the drop-down list to the right of “Latency Timer (msec):”, select 1. Ignore all the other settings. Click OK
and close the various windows which are still open. The port is now properly configured.
Fig. 1: Port settings dialog
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