Print Date: 01.04.2015
Brainboxes Limited, 18 Hurricane Drive, Liverpool International Business Park, Speke, Liverpool, Merseyside, L24 8RL
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Brainboxes Serial Solutions
Range Manual
Serial Solutions Range Product
Manual V7.3
© Copyright Brainboxes Limited Page 2 of 43
Contents
1. Introduction .................................................................................................................................................... 4
The Serial Solutions Range ........................................................................................................................... 4
1.1 UC Product Range ................................................................................................................................... 4
1.2 PM Product Range .......................................................................................................................... 4
1.3 CC Product Range .......................................................................................................................... 4
1.4 PX-275/279 ...................................................................................................................................... 5
2. The Serial Solutions Software ....................................................................................................................... 5
3. Supported Operating Systems ...................................................................................................................... 5
4. Installation Instructions .................................................................................................................................. 6
4.1 Windows XP/Server 2003 Installation ................................................................................................. 6
4.2 Windows Vista/Server 2008 32 & 64 bit Installation ......................................................................... 10
4.3 Windows 7/Server 2008 R2 Installation ............................................................................................ 13
4.4 Windows 8 Installation ...................................................................................................................... 15
5. Product Configuration .................................................................................................................................. 18
5.1 Windows XP, Server 2003 Vista, Server 2008, Windows 7 and Windows 8 .................................... 18
5.1.1. Finding your Brainboxes COM port ................................................................................................ 18
5.1.2. Port Settings ................................................................................................................................... 19
5.1.3. Changing the COM labels .............................................................................................................. 20
5.1.4. RS-422/485 Settings ...................................................................................................................... 21
6. Uninstallation ............................................................................................................................................... 22
6.1 Uninstallation for Windows XP, Server 2003, Vista, Server 2008, Windows 7 and Windows 8 ....... 22
6.2 Brainboxes Serial Solutions Uninstaller ............................................................................................ 23
7. Serial Solutions Driver Upgrade / Rollback .............................................................................................. 25
7.1 Upgrading the Serial Solutions Driver ............................................................................................... 25
7.2 Rolling back the Serial Solutions Driver ............................................................................................ 26
8.Troubleshooting and Testing ........................................................................................................................ 27
8.1 Installation Problems ......................................................................................................................... 27
8.2 Communication Problems ...................................................................................................................... 27
8.3 Testing your Serial COM port ............................................................................................................ 27
8.4 Baud rate test application .................................................................................................................. 28
9. Optional RS-422/485 Operation ............................................................................................................... 29