User manual

FUN BILLBOARD DEMO USER MANUAL
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5.3.1.Registering your FUN BILLBOARD DEMO software
After launching FUN BILLBOARD DEMO for the fist time the system will ask you for
registering online your copy of FUN BILLBOARD DEMO. Please follow the instructions on
the screen.
5.3.2.COM port and SIM card configuration
When FUN BILLBOARD DEMO is launched for the first time, you will probably have to
manually configure the system’s communication parameters. On the screen you will see
the window shown in Figure 4. If the program starts displaying the window shown in
Figure 7, it means your system’s communication parameters are already configured
correctly.
Fig. 4. A window that appears on the screen if communication parameters are not
correctly configured or the GSM modem is not connected.
5.3.2.1.Modem & Phone Settings
The system should work with most of GSM modems available on the market including
brands like Enfora, Siemens, Falcom, Nokia, Wavecom, Fargo. For Nokia modems and
mobile phones you will usually need to install Nokia Data Suite or PC Suite for Nokia.
If you want to use FUN BILLBOARD DEMO with a mobile phone, make sure your phone
has a built-in modem. The list of GSM modems and phones with modem support you will
find in the chapter 5.1.
Setting up the COM port
Once you have successfully connected a GSM modem or a mobile phone to your
computer all you need is to find out the COM port on which your modem (or cable for
your modem) is installed. In order to do that:
• In your Windows system click START
• Click “My computer” with the right button of your mouse
• Select “Properties” Choose TAB “Hardware”
• Click on “Device manager”
• Unfold the section “Ports (Com & LPT)”
• Find out to which port your modem is connected by looking at the entries with the
name of your modem or with the name of cable. Look for entries like:
a. CP210x USB to UART Bridge Controller
b. Profilic USB-TO-SERIAL COM PORT
c. OTI USB-TO-SERIAL COM PORT