Preparing for programming Section 4-1
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4-1-5-2 USB cable
In order to use a USB cable the USB driver needs to be installed on the PC
operating system. Perform the following steps to install the USB driver.
1 Connect the USB cable to the PC and NQ-Series.
2 When the PC detects the NQ-Series the following message is displayed:
Found New Hardware: HMI USB Device.
On the dialog select Found New Hardware Wizard, No, not this time
and click Next (It depends on the environment whether the message is
displayed or not.).
3Select Install from a list of specific location and click Next.
4 Ensure that Include this location in the search is checked and browse to
the following location:
C:\Program Files\OMRON\NQ-Designer\USBDrivers\
5Click Next to install the USB driver.
6 If the Hardware Installation dialog is displayed, click Continue Anyway.
7Click Finish to complete the installation.
A correct installed driver will show a message on the NQ-Series’ screen: USB
device status: Connected (This message is only shown when no firmware is
downloaded in the NQ).