Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto USBTO232 del fabbricante Maxim
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General Description The USBTO232 is an adapter board that converts a PC’s USB port into a standard COM port. A COM port is also known as the standard serial port that uses Recommended Standard 232 (RS-232).
USBTO232 2 _______________________________________________________________________________________ Quick Start The following instructions are for installing USB drivers and the EV kit software.
USBTO232 USB-to-COM Por t Adapter Boar d User Guide _______________________________________________________________________________________ 3 Windows XP USB Driver Installation 1) Once the USBTO232 board is connected to the PC for the first time in Windows XP, a Found New Hardware Wizard | Welcome window appears, as shown in Figure 1.
USBTO232 2) A Found New Hardware Wizard | FTDI FT8U2XX Device window (Figure 2) appears next. This win- dow asks What do you want the wizard to do? . Choose the Install from a list or specific location (Advanced) option and press the Next button. Figure 2.
_______________________________________________________________________________________ 5 3 ) At the Found New Hardware Wizard | Search Options window (Figure 3), choose the Search for the best driver in these locations option and check the Include this location in the search checkbox.
USBTO232 USB-to-COM Por t Adapter Boar d User Guide 6 _______________________________________________________________________________________ 4) The Found New Hardware Wizard | Complete win- dow appears (Figure 4).
USBTO232 USB-to-COM Por t Adapter Boar d User Guide _______________________________________________________________________________________ 7 5) A Found New Hardware Wizard | Welcome win- dow appears again (Figure 5). Choose the No, not this time selection and press the Next button.
USBTO232 6 ) The next window is the Found New Hardware Wizard | USB Serial Port window (Figure 6). This window asks What do you want the wizard to do? .
7 ) At the Found New Hardware Wizard | Search Options window (Figure 7), choose the Search for the best driver in these locations option and check the Include this location in the search checkbox. Press the Browse button and navigate to the path: C:Program FilesMAXxxxxx .
USBTO232 8 ) The next window is the Found New Hardware Wizard | Complete window (Figure 8). Press the Finish button. 9) When finished, return to step 8 of the USBTO232 Quick Start section. USB-to-COM Por t Adapter Boar d User Guide 10 ______________________________________________________________________________________ Figure 8.
Windows 2000 USB Driver Installation 1) Once the USBTO232 board is connected to the PC for the first time in Windows 2000, a Found New Hardware window appears, as shown in Figure 9. USBTO232 USB-to-COM Por t Adapter Boar d User Guide ______________________________________________________________________________________ 11 Figure 9.
USBTO232 2) A Found New Hardware Wizard | Welcome window then appears (Figure 10). Press the Next button. USB-to-COM Por t Adapter Boar d User Guide 12 ______________________________________________________________________________________ Figure 10.
3 ) At the Found New Hardware Wizard | Install Hardware Device Drivers window (Figure 11), choose Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended) and press the Next button when finished. USBTO232 USB-to-COM Por t Adapter Boar d User Guide ______________________________________________________________________________________ 13 Figure 11.
USBTO232 4) The Found New Hardware Wizard | Locate Driver Files window appears next (Figure 12). Check the Specify a location checkbox and press the Next button when finished. USB-to-COM Por t Adapter Boar d User Guide 14 ______________________________________________________________________________________ Figure 12.
5 ) The next window is the Found New Hardware Wizard | Path window (Figure 13). Press the Browse button and choose the path C:Program FilesMAXxxxxx . Press the OK button when finished. USBTO232 USB-to-COM Por t Adapter Boar d User Guide ______________________________________________________________________________________ 15 Figure 13.
USBTO232 6) The Found New Hardware Wizard | Driver Files Search Results window is shown in Figure 14. Press the Next button after the wizard finds the driver. USB-to-COM Por t Adapter Boar d User Guide 16 ______________________________________________________________________________________ Figure 14.
7) At the Found New Hardware Wizard | Complete window (Figure 15), press the Finish button. USBTO232 USB-to-COM Por t Adapter Boar d User Guide ______________________________________________________________________________________ 17 Figure 15.
USBTO232 8) A Found New Hardware window appears for the USB Serial Port, as shown in Figure 16. USB-to-COM Por t Adapter Boar d User Guide 18 ______________________________________________________________________________________ Figure 16.
9 ) When the Found New Hardware Wizard | Welcome window appears (Figure 17), press the Next button. USBTO232 USB-to-COM Por t Adapter Boar d User Guide ______________________________________________________________________________________ 19 Figure 17.
USBTO232 1 0 ) At the Found New Hardware Wizard | Install Hardware Device Drivers window (Figure 18), choose Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended) and press the Next button when finished. USB-to-COM Por t Adapter Boar d User Guide 20 ______________________________________________________________________________________ Figure 18.
11) The Found New Hardware Wizard | Locate Driver Files window (Figure 19) appears. Check the Specify a location checkbox and press the Next button when finished. USBTO232 USB-to-COM Por t Adapter Boar d User Guide ______________________________________________________________________________________ 21 Figure 19.
USBTO232 12) At the Found New Hardware Wizard | Path win- dow (Figure 20), press the Browse button and choose the path C:Program FilesMAXxxxxx . Press the OK button when finished. USB-to-COM Por t Adapter Boar d User Guide 22 ______________________________________________________________________________________ Figure 20.
13) The Found New Hardware Wizard | Driver Files Search Results window ( Figure 21) appears. Press the Next button after the wizard finds the driver. USBTO232 USB-to-COM Por t Adapter Boar d User Guide ______________________________________________________________________________________ 23 Figure 21.
USBTO232 1 4 ) The next window is the Found New Hardware Wizard | Complete window (Figure 22). Press the Finish button. 15) When finished, return to step 8 of the USBTO232 Quick Start section. USB-to-COM Por t Adapter Boar d User Guide 24 ______________________________________________________________________________________ Figure 22.
Windows 98SE USB Driver Installation 1) Once the USBTO232 board is connected to the PC for the first time in Windows 98SE, an Add New Hardware Wizard | Start window appears, as shown in Figure 23.
USBTO232 2) An Add New Hardware Wizard | Options window appears next (Figure 24). Choose the Search for the best driver for your device (Recommended) option and press the Next button when finished. USB-to-COM Por t Adapter Boar d User Guide 26 ______________________________________________________________________________________ Figure 24.
3 ) At the Add New Hardware Wizard | Specify Location window (Figure 25), check the Specify a location checkbox and press the Browse button. Choose the path C:Program FilesMAXxxxxx R10906 (where xxxxx represents the Maxim IC part number on the EV kit being evaluated).
USBTO232 4) The Add New Hardware Wizard | Search window appears (Figure 26). Press the Next button once the driver has been located. USB-to-COM Por t Adapter Boar d User Guide 28 ______________________________________________________________________________________ Figure 26.
5) The next window is the Add New Hardware Wizard | Complete window (Figure 27). Press the Finish button to complete the driver installation. 6) When finished, return to step 8 of the USBTO232 Quick Start section.
USBTO232 USB-to-COM Por t Adapter Boar d User Guide 30 ______________________________________________________________________________________ Figure 28. USBTO232 Schematic MAX213 P1 VCC VCC VCC30 5 3 1 9 20 23 22 13 14 17 19 VCCI0 U1 FT232RL U2 USBDM USBDP N.
USBTO232 USB-to-COM Por t Adapter Boar d User Guide Maxim cannot assume responsibility for use of any circuitry other than circuitry entirely embodied in a Maxim product. No circuit patent licenses are implied. Maxim reserves the right to change the circuitry and specifications without notice at any time.
Un punto importante, dopo l’acquisto del dispositivo (o anche prima di acquisto) è quello di leggere il manuale. Dobbiamo farlo per diversi motivi semplici:
Se non hai ancora comprato il Maxim USBTO232 è un buon momento per familiarizzare con i dati di base del prodotto. Prime consultare le pagine iniziali del manuale d’uso, che si trova al di sopra. Dovresti trovare lì i dati tecnici più importanti del Maxim USBTO232 - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso Maxim USBTO232 imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul Maxim USBTO232 ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il Maxim USBTO232, ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del Maxim USBTO232.
Tuttavia, uno dei ruoli più importanti per l’utente svolti dal manuale d’uso è quello di aiutare a risolvere i problemi con il Maxim USBTO232. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo Maxim USBTO232 insieme con le istruzioni su come risolverli. Anche se non si riesci a risolvere il problema, il manuale d’uso ti mostrerà il percorso di ulteriori procedimenti – il contatto con il centro servizio clienti o il servizio più vicino.
