Prerequisites

Hardware Prerequisites

  • USB driver for scanning / connect device

    • Installation Guides for all platforms

    • Windows

      • Online-Host with external internet capability - Auto detect a new device and install driver

      • Offline-Host - Download setup executable driver from FTDI and install it.

    • Linux

      1. Follow steps to create or extend /etc/udev/rules.d/99-ftdi.rules includes:

        SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="0403", ATTRS{idProduct}=="601c", GROUP="plugdev", MODE="0666"

      2. Try to reload udev rules or re-plugin USB devices:

        sudo udevadm control --reload-rules
sudo udevadm trigger

Ethernet/RJ-45

  • DHCP - Put the device and host PC in the LAN.

  • Static IP - Configure your network environment to IP: 192.168.100.xxx, and Subnet Mask Bits <= /24, likes: 255.255.255.0

Network setting

ComPort

  • Windows * Launch Device Manager

  • Linux 1. lsusb to check your device. 2. Create or extend /etc/udev/rules.d/99-tmytek-usb.rules including:

    SUBSYSTEM=="tty", ATTRS{idVendor}=="1a86", ATTRS{idProduct}=="7523", GROUP="plugdev", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEM=="tty", ATTRS{idVendor}=="2341", ATTRS{idProduct}=="0043", GROUP="plugdev", MODE="0666"

    1. To add blacklist of ModemManager, please create or extend /lib/udev/rules.d/78-tmytek-usb.rules including:

      # Overwrite to 77-mm-usb-device-blacklist.rules

ACTION!="add|change|move|bind", GOTO="mm_usb_device_blacklist_end"
SUBSYSTEM!="usb", GOTO="mm_usb_device_blacklist_end"

# TMYTEK's PD
ATTRS{idVendor}=="1a86", ATTRS{idProduct}=="7523", ENV{ID_MM_DEVICE_IGNORE}="1"
ATTRS{idVendor}=="2341", ATTRS{idProduct}=="0043", ENV{ID_MM_DEVICE_IGNORE}="1"

LABEL="mm_usb_device_blacklist_end"

    2. Try to reload udev rules. 1. sudo udevadm control –reload-rules 2. sudo udevadm trigger 3. Re-plugin com port device.