
USB-LINK 2
5
Technical Guide
USB Serial Converter and Serial Port
Driver Installation
The internal USB communication port of the USB-Link 2 uses a
specialized driver that must be installed on your Windows PC before
communication to the device can be established.
NOTE: You may already have this driver installed on your PC if
you are using a CommLink 5.
1. Before you begin, you must determine if your computer
is running 32-bit or 64-bit Windows. Open the System
information by clicking the <Start> button, clicking
<Control Panel>, and clicking <System>. Under
System, you can view the system type. Based on what
type of system you have, you will choose 32_Bit.exe or
64_Bit.exe from the list of files shown in Step 10.
2. Insert the USB Drivers CD-ROM into your CD-ROM
drive or download the USB Drivers file from www.
orioncontrols.com/a/software/. If using the CD-ROM,
go to Step 7. If downloading the file, you will need to
scroll down the page until you find “USB Drivers For
All Products” to download the driver files.
3. Right click on “Click Here.” Then click <Save Link
As> or <Save Target As> and select Desktop as the
destination.
4. Go to the “USB-DRIVERS-ALL.exe” file on your desk-
top. Double-click on this file and choose “Run” from the
options list. The following window will appear:
5. Select <Unzip> and the file will be unzipped to the
folder C:\Temp\WM-USB-Drivers folder by default.
6. Next, go to the C:\Temp\WM-USB-Drivers folder and
now go to Step 9.
7. Click your <Start> button and then click, <Computer>.
8. Double-click on your CD-ROM drive. Open the Media
Files Folder.
9. Double-click the folder “USBLink NewSS0073”.
10. The following list of files will display. Choose 32_Bit.
exe or 64_Bit.exe based on what type of system you
determined you have in Step 1.
11. In the window that pops up, shown below, click <Next>
and the installation program will walk you through the
rest of the steps.
12. When successful installation has occurred, connect the
USB cable between the PC and the USB-Link 2. The
PC will automatically recognize the device and a COM
port will be assigned. Follow the procedures on page 7 to
verify the Comm Port.
USB Driver Installation