1. 3.3 PC ICOM Card Driver Installation
Only proceed the steps below when PCI ICOM hardware (PCI-1620B – RS232 8Port Communication Card) is available else skip this installation. First, go to IPC Setup folder found in “Master” as shown below and select “Advantech Pci Icom\Advantech Pci Icom\PCI COM V3 Installer” folder. 1

2. Then, execute the installation file and a pop-up will appear
Then, execute the installation file and a pop-up will appear. Just select “Run” and click “Next” when prompt to continue the installation till the end. 2

3. Once installation is completed, right click on “My Computer” and select “Properties” to enter system properties and select “Hardware” tab and then click on “Device Manager”.
Then update the “PCI Serial Port” driver following the instructions below. 3

4. At the Hardware Update Wizard, select “No, not this time” when prompt and then click “Next to proceed. Then, select “Install the software automatically (Recommended)” as shown below and just click “Next” to let Windows finish the installation automatically.
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5. After the installation is completed, a few pop-ups will appear automatically in order (one by one) as shown below in Figure 3.5.
Just select “Install the software automatically (Recommended)” for all selection and let Windows do the rest automatically.
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6. During this process, security warning will pop-up but just select “Continue Anyway” to proceed as shown in the picture below to complete the installation. 6

7. After completed the installation for Master Bridge com port, repeat the same steps from 4 to 8 for the other PCI Serial Port (Slave Bridge).
When installation is completed, there should be Master Bridge and Slave Bridge and also 8 COM Port available starting from COM 3 to COM 10 as shown below. 7

8. Finally, check the driver’s version installed and record it down into the IPC Hardware & Software Description Form.
Right click on Advantech PCI-1620 Series Master Bridge in “Device Manager” and select “Properties”. A pop-up will appear and go to “Driver” tab and then click on “Driver Details” as shown below. 8

9. Make sure that the file version is the latest (Version 2. 4
Make sure that the file version is the latest (Version ) as shown below. 9