Specifications

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12. SW Installations
12.1. USB to COM port conversion
Connection of your PC with CommandCall control unit for modification and setting parameters and sent
SMS contents (texts) is realised via USB port connection. It is serial communication and it is necessary
your PC will „recognize“ inserted CommandCall USB Programming Adapter as serial port. This is executed
by operation system functions (Win9x/NT/2000/XP) or by using specific driver (program
CP210x_VCP_Win2K_XP_S2K3.exe).
Close all applications before using USB Programming Adapter, then insert CommandCall
Programming Adapter into any free USB port of your PC and then insert 10 PIN connector into
CommandCall control unit.
In case your PC does not recognize automatically CommandCall USB Programming Adapter after its
inserting into USB port of your PC, follow instructions described for USB port to COM port converter.
Program CP210x_VCP_Win2K_XP_S2K3.exe is supplied on Installation CD ROM together with other SW
tools of GSM communication module CommandCall. During installation follow instructions given by
installer program. When the installation of USB to COM port converter is finished CommandCall USB
Programming Adapter is ready for use.
Check if your PC „recognized“ USB Programming Adapter by using following procedure:
a. insert USB Programming Adapter to any free USB port on your PC, run „Device Manager“ on your PC
and check available COM ports by executing sequence of highlighted commands in defined order
(first double click on left mouse button on „My Computer“ icon to open pop up window „My Computer“,
then click with left mouse button on „View system information“ in section „System Tasks“, then click on
„Hardware“, etc.):
b. if no one port among available COM ports is designed to USB Programming Adapter - marked as
UART Bridge Controller follow instructions given hereunder:
c
. remove USB Programming Adapter from the PC (before removing USB Programming Adapter
it is not necessary to perform activities usual for USB memory devices removal)