User manual

3. When using the drivers downloaded from the Actisense

website, it is important to unzip them to an easy to nd

location. Make sure the ‘Include this location in the

search’ option is ticked, and use the ‘Browse’buttonand

select the folder where the drivers have been extracted

and click ‘Next’.

4. The ‘USB serial converter’ driver is now installed, click

‘Finish’tocompletethewizard.

5. Once complete ‘Your new hardware is installed and

ready to use’willappearinthebottomrightcornerofyour

screen.

Wait for the ‘Found New Hardware Wizard’ to appear

again. Repeat steps 1 to 4 to install the ‘Virtual Serial

Port’ driver.

Nowbothdriversareinstalledsee“USB Conguration”

on page 12fordetailsonhowtondoutwhichCOMport

numberhasbeenallocatedtoyourActisense device as

well as how to change to a different COM port.

USB Conguration

Tocommunicate with the NDC-4,the COM port number

thatWindowshasallocatedtotheUSBportneedstobe

determined. The following guide will walk the user through

this standard operation.

The Actisense NMEA Data Multiplexer, NDC-4 is

completely USB port independent: It can be easily

unplugged from one USB port and connected to another

availableUSBportonthesamePCwithouttheCOMPort

numberchanging.

This is very useful when the NDC-4 is working in unison

with a software program that is set up to use a particular

COM port, as the user does not need to re-select a different

COM port every time the PC reboots, or the cable is

swappedbetweentwoUSBports.

Locate and Change the Port Number

1. Connect the NDC-4USB cable to aUSB port on the

PC.

In Windows 7 and Vista; from the start menu type ‘Device

Manager’inthesearchbox,openitfromthelist.

In Windows XP; from ‘Control Panel’, select ‘System’, on

the ‘Hardware’tabclick‘Device Manager’.