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Windows 2000/Vista/XP Installation

When the multiplexer is connected to a USB port for the first time, Windows will detect new

hardware and prompts you for a driver. Insert the supplied CD into the drive and follow the

instructions on your screen. If you have an Internet connection, you can let Windows search the

Internet for updated drivers. Otherwise, when asked to automatically search for drivers, answer no

and choose the option to tell Windows where to find the driver. The driver can be found on the

supplied CD, in de folder ‘\USB Driver\Windows’

The installation on Windows is a two-step process. First, the driver for the multiplexer will be

installed. Next, Windows will detect a USB Serial device and will install a second driver. On

Windows XP systems, there can be a delay of up to 10 seconds between the installation of both

drivers, which sometimes leads to the conclusion that the installation is complete after the first

driver is installed which is not the case. On Windows Vista and Windows 2000 systems, there is

only very little delay.

When the installation is complete, a new virtual COM port will be created. This COM port is shown

in MPX-Config as COMx (vcp) where ‘x’ is a number. Select this port in your navigation software.

The ‘vcp’ extension as shown in MPX-Config will not be visible in your navigation software.

If necessary, the number of this COM port can be changed in the Windows Device Manager. Click

on the ‘+’ sign next to the entry marked as ‘Ports (COM & LPT)’. This will expand the entry to list

all available COM ports on your computer. The port for the multiplexer is listed as ‘MiniPlex Serial

Port (COMx)’ where ‘COMx’ is the name of the newly created serial port.

To change this port number, double click on the MiniPlex Serial Port (COMx) entry to open the

property page for this port. Next, select the Port Settings tab and click on the Advanced…

button. In the appearing window the used port number can be changed. Do not change any other

setting in this window.

It is possible to select a port number that is already present on the computer, like COM1. The

original COM1 port will then be disabled as long as the multiplexer is connected to the computer.

This feature allows the port number to be set in a low range from COM1 to COM4, to accommodate

software that only allows COM1 to COM4 to be selected.

More than one multiplexer can be connected at the same time. Every new unit will create a new

virtual COM port. The number of the COM port will always be assigned to the same multiplexer

regardless of the USB port being used.

Windows allows a maximum of 256 COM ports. However not all software may be able to select

COM ports numbered above COM9.

When installing updated drivers, uninstall the original drivers first with the

Add/Remove Programs icon in the Control Panel or use the Update Driver button on the

Driver page of the MiniPlex Serial Port property-page.

Mac OS X Installation

The OS X driver is available as a disk image file (.dmg) and can be found on the supplied CD in the

‘USB Driver’ folder. Run the installer by double clicking on the icon. Follow the instructions on the

screen. When the installation is complete, plug in the USB cable of the MiniPlex. The MiniPlex will

show up in the ports list of your navigation software as MiniPlex-xxxxxxxx where the xx’s represent

the serial number of the MiniPlex.

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