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Appendix 13  How to Use CPU Module Logging Configuration Tool
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Installing a USB driver
To communicate with the CPU module via USB, a USB driver needs to be installed. This section describes the installation 
procedure of a USB driver. If multiple MELSOFT products are installed, refer to their installed location.
■Windows
 XP
1. Connect a personal computer to the CPU module with a USB cable, and power on the programmable controller.
2. Select "Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)" on the "Found New Hardware Wizard" window.
3. On the next window, select "Search for the best driver in these locations". Check the "Include this location in the search" 
checkbox, and specify the "Easysocket\USBDrivers" folder where the CPU Module Logging Configuration Tool has been 
installed.
If the driver cannot be installed, check the following setting on Windows
.
Select [Control Panel]  [System]  [Hardware], and click the [Driver Signing] button. If "Block - Never install unsigned driver 
software" is selected, the USB driver may not be installed. Select "Ignore - Install the software anyway and don't ask for my 
approval" or "Warn - Prompt me each time to choose an action", and then install the USB driver.
■Windows Vista
1. Connect a personal computer to the CPU module with a USB cable, and power on the programmable controller.
2. Select "Locate and install driver software (recommended)" on the "Found New Hardware" window.
3. On the next window, select "Browse my computer for driver software (advanced)".
4. On the next window, select "Search for the best driver in these locations". Check the "Include subfolders" checkbox, and 
specify the "Easysocket\USBDrivers" folder where the CPU Module Logging Configuration Tool has been installed.
If "Windows can't verify the publisher of this driver software" appears on the "Windows Security" window, select "Install this 
driver software anyway".
■Windows
 7 and later
1. Connect a personal computer to the CPU module with a USB cable, and power on the programmable controller.
2. Select [Start]  [Control Panel]  [System and Security]  [Administrative Tools]  [Computer Management]  [Device 
Manager]. Right-click "Unknown device", and click "Update Driver Software".
3. On the "Update Driver Software" window, select "Browse my computer for driver software" and specify the 
"Easysocket\USBDrivers" folder where the CPU Module Logging Configuration Tool has been installed on the next 
window.