Pololu Orangutan USB - Manual (Page 25)

3. Determine your COM port
Using the Windows device manager to identify the programmer’s COM port
Connect your programmer to your computer and bring up your computer’s device manager. One way to
accomplish this is through the hardware tab of the System control panel. Another way is to right-click on “My
Computer” and select “manage,” which should bring up a window like the one shown above. Select “Device
Manager” on the left and then expand the “Ports (COM & LPT)” list on the right. Make note of the COM port
associated with “Pololu USB-to-serial adapter”. (If you have another Pololu device that uses the CP2102 USB
adapter, you might see a different device description.) In our example below you can see the port is COM6. If
your port is COM4 or less, or if your terminal program can use higher port numbers, please move on to
Section
8.b ; otherwise, continue with the following step.
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