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4USBSetup
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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
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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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