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Ramps1.

4USBSetup

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DownloadRampsusbdriverfrom
http://www.makrtoolbox.com/forum/discussion/3/ramps14usbdriver#latest

1ConnectingRAMPS1.4Hardware&DriverInstallation
Windows7/Vista
10.1.3ArduinoDriverWindows7&WindowsVistaInstallation

Step1
AfterconnectingtheUSBCabletotheComputereitheraFoundNewHardwareWizard
Dialoguewindowwillappear,oradialogueboxasbelow,eitherwayjustclosetherespective
window.

Step2
NavigatetotheWindowsControlPanelandSelectSystemandthenselectDeviceManager
onthetoplefthandside.Youshouldthenbeabletoseeanunknowndeviceunderother
devices

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Step3
Rightclickovertheunknowndeviceandselectproperties.

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Step4
SelectUpdateDriver.

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Step5
SelectBrowsemycomputerfordriversoftware.

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Step6
SelectBrowse.

Step7
SelectPorts(COM&LPT).

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Step8
SelectHaveDisk.

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Step9
SelectBrowse.

Step10
NavigatetoWhereyoulocatedtheArduino1.0folder,thengointothedriversfolderandthen
selectArduinoMEGA2560REV3.infandclickOpen

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Step11
SelectOk.

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Step12
SelectArduinoMega2560R3thenselectNext.

Step13
SelectInstallthisdriversoftwareanyway.

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Step14
Afterashortwhile(itcouldbeuptoafewminutesdependingonyourcomputerspeed)the
followingmessageshouldappear,thenselectClose.

WecannowproceedtoWin7PortSpeedSettings

Win7PortSettings

10.0ComputerSetup
Backtotop

10.1ConnectingHardware&DriverInstallation

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10.1.3.1SettingPortSpeedWindows7/Vista
Wenowneedtosetthecorrectportspeedforthenewserialportwehavejustcreatedby
installingtheArduinodriverintheprevioussection.

Step1
NavigatetotheWindowsControlPanelandselectSystemandthenselectdevicemanager
fromthetoplefthandside.

Step2
NavigatetoPorts(COM&LPT)andexpandbyselectingthetriangle/arrowtotheleftofit,then
rightclickoverArduinoMega2560R3(COM?)andselectProperties

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Step3
MakeanoteoftheCOMportyourcomputerhasallocatedtotheArduinoSerialPort,inthetitle
COM,youwillneedthislaterwhensettingupyourprintersoftware.NowselectPortSettings

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Step4
SelecttheBitsperseconddropdownmenuandselect115200,thenselectOk

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Step5
SelectOk,nowwehavesettheportspeed.

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