VK202-25-USB Matrix Orbital, VK202-25-USB Datasheet - Page 9

• Manufacturer Part Number: VK202-25-USB
• Description: Vacuum Fluorescent Displays (VFD) Vacuum Florescent Blue/Green Text
• Manufacturer: Matrix Orbital

Specifications of VK202-25-USB

• Lead Free Status / Rohs Status: Lead free / RoHS Compliant

1.4 Connecting to a PC
To connect your display to a PC, you will require a USB cable such as the one pictured in
1.5 Installing the Software
1.5.1 Drivers
be correctly installed on the controlling PC or device. To preform this operation, follow the steps listed
below:
Matrix Orbital
1. In order to connect your USB display to a personal computer simply plug the mini-B USB cable from
1. Go to the website location: http://www.matrixorbital.ca/drivers/
2. Download or copy the appropriate USB drivers into a directory.
3. Uncompress the files. They will be a self extracting ZIP file.
4. Connect the USB cable to the display and the computer.
5. Windows will give a prompt for drivers for a USB , Serial Device.
6. Select ’Specify location’, and navigate to the directory the file was uncompressed to.
7. Test the display using a software tool such as uProject.
The VK202-25-USB connects seamlessly to a PC and it is an excellent means of testing the functionality.
In order to communicate with any Matrix Orbital USB display, the proper drivers for the unit must first
the PC to the USB connector on the display.
NOTE
shown in figure 6.
The VK202-25-USB unit can also be powered via a standard PC power cable,
Figure 6: Alternate Display Power Cable
VK202-25-USB
figure 2 on page 2
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