How to setup an USB-AGC counter

Setup the Trax TTWeb software normally and after the software is completely setup, follow the setups below.

1.      Plug in USB serial cable converter to your computer If the USB converter is plugged in, you should have a screen that is asking for the driver; it looks like this.

You want to select the “Yes, this time only” option then hit “Next.”  Then you will get the next screen at this time. Please ask the person at the PC to insert the Mini CD that came with the hardware labeled “Driver” (its blue).  And hit “Next.”  It should now automatically search for the driver.  You might get this screen if so hit “Continue Anyway” then “Finish”

Now you have successfully installed the windows driver for the USB – Serial Converter.  Great Job!!!

After this has been installed you will be should be back to the normal desktop, if not minimize any open windows.

Go to the “Start” button in the bottom right hand side of the screen and go to the “Control Panel” once this has opened find the “System” icon and double click on it.  It should look like this. And change to the “Hardware” tab and then click on the “Device Manager” button.

Now you should have this screen and you want to hit the “plus” sign next to “Ports (COM & LPT)”

Now you want notice on the “ Prolific USB-to-Serial Bridge ” there is a “COM?” the “?” is the com port that the counter will be. Now, you need to remember this for later in the Getter.  Now right click on the “Prolific USB-to-Serial” and go to “Properties.” It will open a new window and you need to go to the “Port Settings” tab.  And hit the drop down on “Bits per second” and change it to “115200” and hit “Ok” and close everything back to the desktop.

Now you want to go to the Traxsales folder (c:\program files\traxsales) and open the “getter4.exe” program.  It will open but you wont see any door counter yet.  Go to the “Settings” button then the “Communications” tab it will now look like this. And remember, the com port you saw earlier, you will need to change to it by hitting the drop down next to “Port” for instance mine is “Com4” but it might be different for you. Then hit the drop down under “Baud” and change it “115200” it should look like this.

Now remember your com port might be different. If you don’t remember what it was, go to “Control Panel”/”System”/change to the “Hardware” tab/ “Device Manager” button/hit the “plus” sign next to “Ports” and you should

see it next to the “ Prolific USB-to-Serial Bridge .”  Once this has been done hit the “OK” button and close the getter and re-open it and you should see the counter now it will look like this.  If you see this you have completed the installation of the USB counter give you self a pat on the back.  Don’t forget to setup the system scheduler after this.