Specifications

Communication

4.5 USB Connection

The USB interface is available on the front panel of the E-517 via the type B

USB socket. Use the included USB cable (USB-A/USB-B) to connect the

E-517 to the host PC.

The first time you connect over the USB interface, be sure you are logged

on the PC as a user having administrator rights. After the E-517 is powered

on, a message will appear saying that new hardware has been detected.

Follow the on-screen instructions and insert the E-517 CD. The required

FTDI hardware drivers are found in the \USB_Serial_Driver directory.

In the host software (e.g. PIMikroMove™, PITerminal or LabView drivers),

you see all E-517s which are connected to the USB sockets of the host PC.

In the

Start up controller window of PIMikroMove™, for example, the

present devices are listed on the

FTDI USB tab card (see figure below).

Click on the E-517 to which you want to connect. Then press the

Connect

button to establish the connection.

Figure 7: The connection dialog in PIMikroMove™

NOTE

With TCP/IP and USB connections, communication can not be

maintained after the E-517 is power-cycled or rebooted. The

connection must then be closed and reopened.