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In this section we step through installing both Opticon's USB drivers and OSEcomm.
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In this section, we step through installing both Opticon's USB drivers and OSEcomm.
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====Installing USB Drivers==== |
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To install USB Drivers follow the steps below. |
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To install USB Drivers follow the steps below. |
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# Download the USB drivers from the [[#Drivers|Driver Downloads section]]. |
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# Download the USB drivers from the [[#Drivers|Driver Downloads section]]. |
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# Open the zip file by double clicking on it.
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# Launch the installer by double clicking on it.
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# Launch the installer by double-clicking on it.
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# Follow the prompts to finish the installation. |
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# Follow the prompts to finish the installation. |
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To install OSEcomm follow the steps below. |
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To install OSEcomm follow the steps below. |
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# Download OSEcomm from the [[#Software|Software Downloads section]]. |
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# Follow the prompts to finish the installation. |
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We will need to configure OSEcomm to communicate with your device before we can download any data. |
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We will need to configure OSEcomm to communicate with your device before we can download any data. |
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From the main screen, click 'Options' and then 'Communication Settings'. You can set up OSEcomm to communicate using this window. |
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From the main screen, click 'Options' and then 'Communication Settings'. You can set up OSEcomm to communicate using this window. |
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Click 'RS232' from the left hand column. You should see a screen like the one pictured at right.
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1. Choose the COM port for the OPH5000i
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# Choose the COM port for the OPH5000i
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::The OPH5000i will show as 'Opticon USB Code Reader (2D) (COMx)' where x will be the virutal COM port number assigned by your Windows PC |
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::The OPH5000i will show as 'Opticon USB Code Reader (2D) (COMx)' where x will be the virutal COM port number assigned by your Windows PC |
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# Protocol Type set to 'Continuous'
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#Click the 'browse' folder icon at right to change where OSEcomm will place the text file with your data in it. For example, you could choose to place it on the Desktop. OSEcomm will then download your data to a text file on your Desktop. It defaults to calling it "data.txt"
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#Choose between 'Append', 'Overwrite', and 'Unique' to determine what OSEcomm does with downloaded data when you start a download but a file by that same name is already present. |
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#Choose between 'Append', 'Overwrite', and 'Unique' to determine what OSEcomm does with downloaded data when you start a download but a file by that same name is already present. |
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## Choose Append to add the data to the end of the file. This is usually the safest option. |
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## Choose Append to add the data to the end of the file. This is usually the safest option. |
