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To control your ED device using a Windows PC’s COM port you need to install
Boost.IO manager:
1. Insert the CD into your PC.
2. Locate the “Setup.exe” program on the CD and double click to launch.
3. Follow the on screen instructions to install Boost.IO software.
4. When installation is complete, an icon labelled Boost.IO Manager on the
desktop. Double click this icon to open the application.
Find and install device:
1. Click on “File” > “Find Devices” button in the top left corner of the window.
2. Find your Brainboxes ED device by selecting a device and matching it with
the corresponding MAC address available in the left hand panel.
3. Scroll down to the “Tasks” section and click “Install Device” - the COM
ports section will then appear in the left panel.
Configure device:
1. In Boost.IO Manager, double click the installed COM Port under the “COM
Ports” section in the left panel.
2. Click on the “Port Settings” tab, then on the “Configure Settings” button.
3. This will open the web configuration page from which all the settings of the
ED device can be changed.
6. Installing Boost.IO Manager & Configuring