Setting and Confirming Device Name

Device name represented by character string such as "AIO000" is used in order to access each functions of API-TOOL(WDM).

Please refer to [Common Utility]-[CONTEC Device Utility]
for confirming and changing the device name of a Ethernet device (device used by accessing from a PC via LAN).

The device name should set after installation of device driver finished.
You can set or confirm the device name from device manager.

Confirmation of board name

1. Start Device Manger.

2. All the hardware devices using API-TOOL(WDM) driver are registered in the tree of [CONTEC Devices].
   Open the device tree to show the board name.
   
   * You may see the default device name without setting it, depends on the version of device driver.
   
   

Setting and confirmation of device name

1. Start Device Manager.

2. Open the devices tree and right-click on the hardware device that is to be set up.
   Then click [Properties] from the pop-up menu.
   
   

3. The property page of the selected device displays.
   Set the device name in [Common Settings] tab.
   
   * The property page is different when you use "CONPROSYS nano USB model".
    Please refer "USB I/O Unit - Module Type  / 3. Check / change device name" topic to know more details.
   
   Enter the device name and then click [OK].
   Administrator privileges are required to select [Common Settings] tab.
   
   
   
   It is necessary to set the device name avoiding repetition when using two or more devices.
   The string length of device name is up to 256 single byte characters.

4. You can see the device name on the device tree after you set it.
   

Simple operation check of the device

Please verify simple operation of the device using Diagnosis Program.
To start up Diagnosis Program, click [Diagnosis] button in the property page.