ST/PRM3-EU | | © Robert Bosch GmbH reserves all rights even in the event of industrial property rights. We reserve all rights of disposal such as copying and passing on to third parties. Security Systems 1 Direct-Connection-USB en 03.Oct.05 Direct Connection via USB port  A great solution for recent computers with no or insufficient comports!!!

ST/PRM3-EU | | © Robert Bosch GmbH reserves all rights even in the event of industrial property rights. We reserve all rights of disposal such as copying and passing on to third parties. Security Systems 2 Direct-Connection-USB en 03.Oct.05 Introduction  For a PC Controlled DCN system one Comport is needed for direct connection with the CCU.  If the card encoder and/or label printer are used we need even more than one comport.  On the other hand more and more PC’s and Laptops are provided without comports or with only one comport these days.  By use of a USB to Serial Converter we can still use these PC’s as a Control PC for DCN!!

ST/PRM3-EU | | © Robert Bosch GmbH reserves all rights even in the event of industrial property rights. We reserve all rights of disposal such as copying and passing on to third parties. Security Systems 3 Direct-Connection-USB en 03.Oct.05 Introduction  This presentation describes how you have to set up direct connection via the USB port of your PC or Laptop.

ST/PRM3-EU | | © Robert Bosch GmbH reserves all rights even in the event of industrial property rights. We reserve all rights of disposal such as copying and passing on to third parties. Security Systems 4 Direct-Connection-USB en 03.Oct.05 Requirements  Central Control Unit LBB3500/15 or /35  DCN software V9.00 or higher  Windows 98, 2000 or XP  Available USB port on PC  USB Serial Converter (including Driver Software)

ST/PRM3-EU | | © Robert Bosch GmbH reserves all rights even in the event of industrial property rights. We reserve all rights of disposal such as copying and passing on to third parties. Security Systems 5 Direct-Connection-USB en 03.Oct.05 Step 1 Connect USB to Serial Converter to the USB port of the PC or Laptop

ST/PRM3-EU | | © Robert Bosch GmbH reserves all rights even in the event of industrial property rights. We reserve all rights of disposal such as copying and passing on to third parties. Security Systems 6 Direct-Connection-USB en 03.Oct.05 Step 2 Install driver software  The USB Serial Converter contains driver software. The PC needs the driver software to communicate with the USB Serial Converter

ST/PRM3-EU | | © Robert Bosch GmbH reserves all rights even in the event of industrial property rights. We reserve all rights of disposal such as copying and passing on to third parties. Security Systems 7 Direct-Connection-USB en 03.Oct.05 Step 3 Check Device Manager  The USB to Serial Converter will always take an available COM port number.  In Device Manager you can see which comport number is assigned to the USB to Serial Converter.(COM5 in the example)

ST/PRM3-EU | | © Robert Bosch GmbH reserves all rights even in the event of industrial property rights. We reserve all rights of disposal such as copying and passing on to third parties. Security Systems 8 Direct-Connection-USB en 03.Oct.05 It doesn’t matter which Serial Port you choose during installation of the software.

ST/PRM3-EU | | © Robert Bosch GmbH reserves all rights even in the event of industrial property rights. We reserve all rights of disposal such as copying and passing on to third parties. Security Systems 9 Direct-Connection-USB en 03.Oct.05 Remark  If the DCN software was installed already you can skip this step.  It doesn’t matter which Serial Port you choose during installation of the software.

ST/PRM3-EU | | © Robert Bosch GmbH reserves all rights even in the event of industrial property rights. We reserve all rights of disposal such as copying and passing on to third parties. Security Systems 10 Direct-Connection-USB en 03.Oct.05 Step 4 Install DCN software LBB3590  Change the Comport number to the number that is mentioned in the device manager.(see previous slide).  After this save and close the DCN.ini file.  The DCN.ini file is located inthe Windows (or Winnt) directory on the harddisk.

ST/PRM3-EU | | © Robert Bosch GmbH reserves all rights even in the event of industrial property rights. We reserve all rights of disposal such as copying and passing on to third parties. Security Systems 11 Direct-Connection-USB en 03.Oct.05 Direct-Connection with USB  End of Section