Installation guide
Active USB-COM Port Driver Installation Guide
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1. Overview of Active USB-COM Port Driver
This section describes the overview of Active USB-COM Port Driver.
1.1 Usage environment
Supported Windows OS
Windows XP(32bit)
Windows Vista(32bit)
Windows 7(32bit/64bit)
Supported Devices
Active USB-COM Port Driver supports the following USB devices made by DENSO WAVE.
Product Models
2D Code Scanner QK11-U, GT10Q-SU, GT15Q-HU, AT10Q-SM/HM
Bar Code Handy Scanner
GT10B-SU/LU, GT11B-SU,
AT20B-SM, AT21B-SM
Communication Unit
CU-8021, CU-221, CU-321, CU-421, CU-521,
CU-621, CU-821, CU-921
Bluetooth Communication Adapter BA10-RKU
1.2 Features
Active USB-COM Port Driver has following features.
The USB device can be removed from the PC USB port while the application opens the
Serial Port with which the USB device is connected. ( It will be kept opening when the USB
device is plugged into the USB Port again. )
The Virtual Serial COM Port is always existed on PC even if the USB device is removed
from the PC USB Port, so that the Serial Port can be opened anytime.
On the task tray or the Device Manager, the COM port is confirmed which port the USB
device is connected with.
The communication unit (CU-221/CU-421) can be removed from the PC USB Port while
connecting with PC by both serial IrDA protocol driver and Microsoft ActiveSync. (Windows
XP only.)
(It will be able to be re-connected when the CU is plugged into the USB Port again. )
1.3 Notice
Precautions in using Active USB-COM Port Driver are as follows:
Please install the Active USB-COM Port Driver as the Administrator.
The USB device can be removed and plugged into PC during communication. (COM port is
opened.) However, communication data are lost while the USB device is removed. Please
recovery the lost data with your application.
This driver and the USB-COM Port Driver 1.x can not be used at the same time. The
installer of this driver requires the uninstallation of USB-COM Port Driver 1.x. Please
comply with the displayed message,
The multiple use of the USB device is available when this driver is installed at the multiple
times. However, this driver can not be individually uninstalled. (All the installed drivers are
uninstalled at one time at the Windows Control Panel “Add or Delete Programs” utility.