Pololu Wixel - Manual (Page 13)

Windows Vista or Windows 7 Device
Manager showing a Wixel that is
running an app with a virtual COM port.
Windows XP Device Manager showing a
Wixel that is running an app with a
virtual COM port.
In parentheses, you will see the name of the port (for example, COM5 or COM6). Some software will not allow
connection to higher COM port numbers. If you need to change the COM port number assigned to a Wixel, you can
do so using the Device Manager. Bring up the properties dialog for the COM port and click the “Advanced…” button
in the “Port Settings” tab. From this dialog you can change the COM port assigned to your device. Windows will
remember which COM port was assigned to which Wixel using the built-in serial number of the Wixel; a given Wixel
will always get assigned to the same COM port regardless of which USB port it is plugged into.
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