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© GNS-GmbH 2014
V 0.3, Oct 16th 2014
3.1 Getting started ….
1. Connect the active GPS antenna to the GNS 2201 Starter Kit.
2. Insert the included CD into your CD Rom Drive. Change to \Driver folder.
3. Copy the two files from the \Driver folder to a PC folder of your choice.
4. GNS 2201 Starter Kit will be connected to the PC via a virtual COM-Port with USB.
This conversion is performed by an onboard chip.
Do not connect the USB cable now!
First, please install the FTDI VCP (Virtual Com Port) driver by invoking USB-Driver-
CDM20600.exe.
A DOS window will open and close again after a few seconds when finished.
5. The VCP USB driver is now ready to use.
6. Connect the Starter Kit to your PC by using the USB- to miniUSB cable. This will power up
the Starter Kit (shown by the blinking green LED fix indicator) and establish the active
state.
7. You should see a hint on the right lower corner of your PC screen, that a new hardware has
been found and is ready to use.
8. The USB connection will create a new virtual COM Port on your system. To locate this COM
port number (to find out which COM port has been assigned automatically), please open the
device manager:
a. Press the start button
b. Type “device manager” or the appropriate name in your language (for example in
Deutsch : “Geräte-Manager”). Windows will provide a direct link to open the device
manager
c. Alternatively, you find the device manager by pressing the “Windows”-key together
with “pause”. This opens the system overview:
d. On the left side selection menu, please select device manager. (german: “Geräte-
Manager”)The list of Assign the virtual COM-Port number by executing “Windows Start
Button” and select “Control panel”.
9. Open the section ports (“Anschlüsse”).
