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Hardware => Lynx USB DMX Dongle => Topic started by: salongaopm on June 12, 2010,

Title: Which driver to use for dmx dongle ver 2.0?
Post by: salongaopm on June 12, 2010,

Which driver to use for dmx dongle ver 2.0 using windows vista? The link to the download section in the wiki doesn't work. Any help will be agreatly appreciated.

thanks!

Title: Re: Which driver to use for dmx dongle ver 2.0?
Post by: salongaopm on June 13, 2010,

Is this the file I need to download and install?

CDM 2.06.00 WHQL Certified.zip

http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/CDM/CDM%202.04.16.exe (http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/CDM/CDM%202.04.16.exe)

thanks!

Title: Re: Which driver to use for dmx dongle ver 2.0?
Post by: KeithTarpley on June 13, 2010,

Greetings,,,

Yep, try that.  The direct link in the manual looks out of date, if that is the one you originally tried.  Other links look ok.

Keith

Title: Re: Which driver to use for dmx dongle ver 2.0?
Post by: salongaopm on June 13, 2010,

Thanks for the reply.

I downloaded the file CDM 2.06.00 WHQL Certified.zip and unzipped it. What's next? I cannot find any .exe file to run or install. Do I just connect the dmx dongle to the usb after unzipping the CDM 2.06.00 WHQL Certified.zip file?

Title: Re: Which driver to use for dmx dongle ver 2.0?
Post by: KeithTarpley on June 13, 2010,

Greetings,,,

Try the install guides...

http://www.ftdichip.com/Documents/InstallGuides.htm

Keith

Title: Re: Which driver to use for dmx dongle ver 2.0?
Post by: salongaopm on June 13, 2010,

I'll check it out. Thanks!

Title: Re: Which driver to use for dmx dongle ver 2.0?
Post by: salongaopm on June 13, 2010,

I downloaded and unzipped the following drivers:

CDM 2.06.00 WHQL Certified
CDM20602

(I downloaded them before I posted my questions here)

Then, I connected my dongle to the usb as per instructions found here:

http://www.ftdichip.com/Documents/AppNotes/AN_103_FTDI_Drivers_Installation_Guide_for_VISTA(FT_000080).pdf

The driver was installed automatically without me clicking anything. It didn't give me any options or prompt as mentioned in the instructions. Now the  question is, how do I know that it is working or the driver was properly installed? I have LE's completed already. I have Vixen 2.1.0.0 installed in my computer. I also downloaded a few vixen sequences.

A screen capture of my Device Manager is attached.

Any help will be appreciated. Thanks again!

Title: Re: Which driver to use for dmx dongle ver 2.0?
Post by: KeithTarpley on June 13, 2010,

Greetings,,,

This is in the software portion of the wiki:

http://diylightanimation.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=2852.0;attach=2868

Rick's program will allow you to see if the dongle is working.  There is also RJ's program there in the Lynx, Software area.

Trying this will let you know the basic driver and hardware is working.  And allows easy programming of start channels.  Then you can begin to work to get Vixen working.

Keith

Title: Re: Which driver to use for dmx dongle ver 2.0?
Post by: rrowan on June 17, 2010,

Sorry about the delay

I did fix the link. I didn't even know the link was in the manual. Another member put it there and it took me a while to find it

Cheers

Rick R.

Title: Re: Which driver to use for dmx dongle ver 2.0?
Post by: salongaopm on June 18, 2010,

Thanks for all the help. I will check out the software section.

Again, thank you very much!