Installing a USB Driver to Transfer Data Using a USB Cable

This section describes how to install a USB driver for downloading an application to the target panel on a Microsoft Windows based computer.

Step 1: Log on to your computer as an administrator.

Step 2: Connect the computer and the target panel through a USB cable

Step 3: Start installing the driver

You can use one of the following methods as appropriate to begin installing the driver:

■ With the Found New Hardware Wizard
Power on the target panel, “Found New Hardware Wizard” will automatically pop-up in Windows to guide you to install the driver.

■ With the Upgrade Device Driver Wizard

If the “Found New Hardware Wizard” does not appear or if it is turned off, you can do the following to bring out the Upgrade Device Driver wizard:
1. On the desktop, right-click My Computer, and then click Manage.
2. Under System Tools, click Device Manager.
The devices that are installed on the computer are listed in the right pane.
3. Expand the Other devices category
4. Right-click the device named Neo HMI for which you want to install the driver, and then click Properties.

5. Click the Driver tab, and then click Update Driver. The Upgrade Device Driver wizard starts.

Step 4: Install the driver by following the wizard instructions

1. Click Next.

2. Click Install from a list or specific location (Advanced), and then click Next.

3. Click Search for the best driver in these locations, and then select Include this location in the search, click Browse, select \Usb in the software’s installation folder as the folder that contains drivers, and then click Next.

4. Click Continue Anyway if the Hardware Installation dialog box shown as below appears.

Step 5: Click Finish to complete installing the driver for Neo HMI

Note: The first time you connect a target panel that plugs into any of the USB ports on the computer, you need to install a driver for that device.

After installing the driver, you can use the USB to transfer data between the PC and the target panel which supports USB transferring. In the software, you need to select USB as the link settings in the Download Data to Panel/Upload Data from Panel dialog box before transferring.