This will bring up the Advanced Port Settings dialog. Select the Port Settings tab, then click the Advanced button: This will bring up the driver configuration dialog: To reassign the COM port number, double click on the USB Serial Port selection to be changed.
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Shows how to reassign COM11 to a new COM port number. If the COM port number is greater than COM16, it must be reassigned to a lower number. In this case there are two USB serial ports, COM11 and COM8.
Make a note of the USB Serial Port COM number you will need it when first running MasterTune or DataMaster. The USB adapter COM port will be labled as a In this example, there are a total of three COM ports shown, COM1, 11, and 8. " +" symbol to view the port assignments:
Go to the section labeled Ports (COM & LPT) and click on the This will bring up the device manager dialog. Tip: A shortcut to access Device Manager is to open devmgmt.msc from the Start - Run dialog: Select the Hardware tab and then click the Device Manager button. This will open the Systems Properties dialog. To launch device manager in Windows XP, go to Start - Settings - Control Panel and click on the System icon. NOTICE: You must be logged in as an administrator and the USB adapter must be connected to the PC in order to perform the following configuration.
The following sections show how to do this using Device Manager. In some cases, it will be necessary to reassign the COM port to be between COM1 and COM16. It is necessary to know which COM port the driver has assigned to the USB adapter in order for the legacy MasterTune and Datamaster products to communicate. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the install. This will launch the driver installation program. Select the VCP (Virtual COM Port) driver type for downloading.Īfter the driver has been downloaded and saved, right-click on the file and select "Run As Administrator". The Legacy USB drivers can be downloaded by clicking the link above titled "Legacy HD04 USB Driver."Īlternately, these are available from the FTDI website at This way, when the USB adapter is first connected it will automatically be detected and will not prompt you for a driver installation disk.
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Legacy USB Driver Setup Configuring the USB DriverĪlways install the USB drivers prior to connecting the USB adapter to the PC for this first time.