Wilson Manifolds 810100 Progressive Nitrous Controller and Vehicle Data Logger - Manual (Page 7)

Nitrous Pro-Flow, 4700 NE 11
th
St., Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33334 Pro-Flow Part. No. 810100
(954) 771-6216 www.nitrousproflow.com 1/2008
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USB INSTALLATION
The nitrous controller USB interface is based on
the FTDI FT232R chip and VCP (virtual COM port)
drivers that allow the unit to emulate a standard
Windows RS-232 COM port. Updated Windows
drivers, installation instructions and troubleshooting
tips are available on the FTDI website at
www.ftdichip.com .
You will require the Nitrous Pro-Flow CDROM
for installation. For Windows 98 and ME, use the
drivers in the VCP_Drivers_Win98ME folder on the
CDROM. For Windows XP and Vista, use the drivers in
the VCP_Drivers_Win2KXP folder. You can install
directly from the CDROM or copy these files to a folder
on your hard drive.
The standard Windows installation process is
used, as with other USB devices. If you have never
installed a USB device, you can refer to the
appropriate FTDI Windows Installation Guide (in the
USB_Interface folder on the CDROM) for step-by-step
details. Individual guides are provided for Windows 98,
2000 (2K), and XP/Vista. The Windows 98 guide is
also applicable to Windows ME. Refer to the table of
contents in the appropriate guide for Installing FT232R
Devices/Installing VCP Drivers.
1. Insert the CDROM. Exit from the autorun menu if it
appears.
2. Connect the nitrous controller to the PC with the
supplied USB cable.
3. The Windows Found New Hardware Wizard will
appear. Do not click on the option to connect to
Windows Update.
4. Click on the option to install from a specific
location, click on the option to search for the best
driver, and then browse to the VCP_Drivers folder
on the CDROM. Disregard any warnings about
drivers that have not passed Windows Logo
testing.
5. The wizard will complete installation of the USB
serial converter (FTDI chip). This completes the
first part of the installation.
6. The wizard will reappear to install the COM port
driver. Repeat steps 3-4 above.
COM Port Configuration
After completing the installation steps outlined
above, you must configure the new COM port using
Device Manager.
1. Click Start, Settings, Control Panel, System,
Hardware, and then Device Manager. Scroll down
to Ports (COM and LPT).
2. The nitrous controller will as appear as a USB
Serial Port. Click on this new port.
3. Click on the Port Settings tab.
4. Click on Advanced. In most cases the wizard will
have installed your new nitrous controller as COM4
or COM5. For optimum performance, you should
change the BM Options Latency Timer to 2 msec
as shown in Figure 6.
5. Once you have configured a COM port number for
your new nitrous controller unit, make sure that you
use this same COM port selection in the nitrous
controller software by using the Port Setup
command from the Communications menu.
Figure 6 – COM Port Configuration
SOFTWARE INSTALLATION
The software is supplied on CDROM media or in
the form of a compressed file downloaded from our
website. The installation process uses InstallShield.
This industry standard installer is based the new
Microsoft Windows Installer service that greatly
reduces potential problems such as version conflicts
and allows for application self-repair. Since Windows
98 systems did not originally include the Windows
Installer service, the required installer software is
included in the distribution media.
There are two programs to install: PC Link Nitrous
and Nitrous Log. Start by installing PC Link Nitrous. If
you are downloading software from the web, only
download and install one program at a time. Before
proceeding with installation, shutdown any other