USB to Serial Cable Driver

Installing the USB-to-Serial Cable Driver for EchoLink

Note: This procedure is only required if using the USB-to-Serial adapter.
If your PC is equipped with a built-in serial port, this installation can be
skipped.
To connect the computer running EchoLink to either an Echo-Screen or
Cochlea-Scan, you may need to use the special USB-to-Serial cable provided.
The side with the USB connector will be attached to your computer; the side
with the serial connector will attach to the serial cable from the device.
Before using the USB-to-Serial cable, youll need to install a driver on the
computer. To help you install the driver, an Install Wizard is provided.
To install the USB-to-Serial cable driver:

Windows XP

1. Navigate to the folder where the EchoLink supporting software is installed.

This can be a CD-ROM, or it could be a local folder if the software has been
distributed electronically.
2. Double click on the USB-to-Serial Driver directory, and then double click
on the Windows_XP directory.
3. Double-click on the UC-232ADriverInstaller__XP.exe file to begin the
installation.
4. If this is the first time you're installing the driver, you will see a "Welcome
to the Installshield Wizard for UC-232A USB-to-Serial" dialog (see below).
Click the Next button and follow the prompts presented by the wizard.
Reboot your PC if asked to.
Figure 1Install Wizard

5. If you already have a version of the driver installed, you will see a dialog
allowing to "Re-Install (Upgrade)", "Uninstall driver" or "Exit Setup" (see
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below). Select the "Re-Install (Upgrade Option)" and click the Next button
and follow the prompts presented by the wizard. Reboot your PC if asked
to.
Figure 2USB Driver Setup Type

6. Connect the USB-to-serial adapter to a USB port on your computer. The

New Hardware Wizard appears:
Figure 3New Hardware Wizard

7. Select No, not this time, and then click Next to continue. The following
dialog box appears:

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Figure 4Install USB Driver Automatically

8. Leave the default choice (Install the software automatically) and then
click Next to continue.
9. Windows displays the following warning. Click Continue Anyway to
continue installing new hardware.
Figure 5Windows Logo Warning

10. When finished, you will see the following dialog. Press Finish to complete
the installation.

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Figure 6Hardware Wizard Complete

Windows Vista or
Windows 7

1. Navigate to the folder where the Echo-Screen Firmware Update is located

(this can be a CD-ROM drive or a local folder location if the firmware had
been distributed electronically).
2. Double-click the USB-to-Serial Driver directory and then double-click the
Windows_Vista directory
3. Double-click on the UC-232ADriverInstaller__Vista.exe file to begin the
installation.
4. You will see a "Welcome to the Installshield Wizard for PL-2303 Vista
Driver Installer-ATEN" dialog. Click the Next button and follow the
prompts presented by the wizard.
5. Connect the USB-to-serial adapter to a USB port on your computer.
Windows Vista will automatically install the drivers.

Older Windows
Operating Systems

In the unlikely event your computer is still running Windows 98, Windows ME
or Windows 2000, drivers have been provided for these operating systems as
well. Navigate to the proper directory for your operating system as above. The
installation wizard may be slightly different than depicted for XP or Vista, but
using the guidelines above will allow for a successful installation of these
drivers.

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