ACT IR224UN Lplus Manual v1.1.6 080115

921 Corporate Way, Fremont, CA 94539, USA
Tel: +1-510-490-8024 Fax:+1-510-623-7268

Web: http://www.actisys.com E-mail: [email protected]

ACT-IR224UN-Lplus
USB to RAW SIR Serial Adapter
Users Manual

January 15, 2008
Version 1.1.6

Copyright 2005-2008 ACTiSYS Corporation
All Rights Reserved
The Wireless Connectivity Expert ACT-IR224UN-Lplus
Users Manual

Copyright 2005-2008 ACTiSYS Corp
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

REVISION HISTORY ....................................................................................................... 3
1 FEATURES ....................................................................................................................... 4
2 OVERVIEW...................................................................................................................... 4
3 PACKAGE CONTENT...................................................................................................... 4
4 MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENT ............................................................................ 4
5 FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)..................................................................................... 5
6 MIGRATION FROM OTHER MODEL TO ACT-IR224UN-Lplus ..................................... 6
6.1 ACT-IR220Lplus Users............................................................................................. 6
7 GENERAL SETUP PROCEDURE..................................................................................... 6
8 INSTALLATION ............................................................................................................... 6
8.1 Common Installation Procedure.................................................................................. 6
8.2 Driver Installation..................................................................................................... 7
9 INSTALLATION CHECK............................................................................................... 11
9.1 Check from Add or Remove Programs or Programs and Features .......................... 11
9.2 Device Manager Check in Windows 2000/XP/Vista.................................................... 12
10 UN-INSTALL DRIVER OF ACT-IR224UN-Lplus ............................................................ 13
10.1 Driver un-installation for Windows 2000/XP.............................................................. 13
10.2 Driver Uninstallation for Windows Vista................................................................... 16
11 OPERATION OF ACT-IR224UN-Lplus............................................................................ 19
12 LED BEHAVIOR............................................................................................................. 19
13 ACT-IR224UN-Lplus DIMENSIONS ............................................................................... 19
14 CHARACTERISTIC AND SPECIFICATION.................................................................. 19
15 APPENDIX : TURN UAC On/Off in WINDOWS VISTA.................................................. 20
15.1 Check current UAC (User Account Control) Status..................................................... 20
15.2 Turn On / Off UAC................................................................................................. 21
16 WARRANTY INFORMATION........................................................................................ 22
17 CONTACT INFORMATION ........................................................................................... 23
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REVISION HISTORY
Revision History
Revision Date Comment
0.1 10/05/2006
Draft version
1.0 10/30/2006
Initial release
1.0.1 01/03/2007
Extracted Chapt. of detailed description for models & IR pulse format
1.1 01/25/2007
Added new configuration models and re-edited the chapter
Expanded function models to include competitors compatible models
1.1.1 04/14/2007 Removed IrReady label from dongle case; added CRoHS logo
1.1.2 04/25/2007
Revised Uninstallation Chapters for utility & driver; added FAQ
Modification in Installation Package for one time removal of both utility &
driver at a click
1.1.3 05/16/2007
Not released officially. Only for Internal use
1.1.4 05/22/2007
Modification In Utility GUI (COM Port Listing, Check For IR224UN-Li
During Launching Etc)
Removed Installation Package For Utility Program.
Modified Chapter Of Installation & deleted section of Configuration
insatallation & Chapter of Configuration uninstallation
Modified Chapter 14 for USB spec 2.0
1.1.4.1 05/30/2007
Rewrite Chapter of General setup procedure. Added section of Using
configuration utility to check
1.1.5 08/28/2007
Included Driver installation/Uninstallation procedure under Windows
Vista OS.
Included UAC Security features of Windows Vista OS in FAQ section &
Appendix.
Omitted IR mate 210 function
1.1.6 1/15/2008
Customized to emulate ACT-IR220Lplus only. Support for all other
models are removed.
Configuration Utility is removed.

ACTiSYS reserves the right to make changes without further notice to any products herein to
improve reliability, function or design. ACTiSYS does not assume any liability arising out of the
application or use of any product or circuit described herein.

All trademarks, logos, company and product model names belong to the trademarks, logos, and
company and product model names of the respective organizations or companies.
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1 FEATURES
a. Supports baud rates: 9.6k, 19.2k, 38.4k, 57.6k, and 115.2k bps.
b. 1.63 s IR pulse.
c. No IrDA protocols supported, only Raw IR.
d. Compatible with ACT-IR220Lplus.
e. Virtual COM port supported.
f. Less Latency time, average is 1.5 ms. The latency of a real COM port is about 0.5ms.
g. Fully compliant with USB 2.0 (Full speed, 12 Mbps).
h. 256 bytes outbound buffer and 256 bytes inbound buffer.
i. Designed for Windows XP Certified logo drivers.
j. Supports Windows 2000/XP/Vista, Mac OS, Linux.
2 OVERVIEW
Many customers have used ACTiSYS RS232 Raw IR adapters for a long time. But since RS232 has
been not now a standard COM port on current notebook PC any more, it then becomes an issue for
them. Some customers may use an USB-to-RS232 conversion cable to solve this problem. But still it
is not a good solution yet. ACT-IR224UN-Lplus is so designed for this purpose.
ACT-IR224UN-Lplus is an USB-to-IR adapter, which can generate a virtual COM port for user to
transmit data with other IR devices without IrDA protocols required. And its driver will help user to
make IR connection without changing any Application Program in new PC, which is only equipped
with USB for COM port access.
3 PACKAGE CONTENT
ACT-IR224UN-Lplus package contains the following items:
1 ACT-IR224UN-Lplus USB to Serial SIR Adapter x1
2 Installation CD x1, which includes:
a. Device driver installer
b. Users Manual.
c. Quick Installation Guide
4 MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENT
1. Windows 2000/XP/Vista.
2. At least 256MB RAM (512MB is recommended).
3. CPU Speed 1.8 GHz.
4. USB 1.1 port.
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5 FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
Q1: How to improve the channel utilization or throughput?
A1: We recommend sending bulk of data rather than sending byte-by-byte data to achieve good
throughput. E.g., send the entire data as a whole, instead of calling the write method for one byte at a
time. If your data size is too big, then you can send them in multiple blocks.

Q2: While uninstalling the ACT-IR224UN-Lplus Driver, Windows is prompting to Restart. Do I need to
restart the PC?
A2: Yes! We highly recommend restarting the PC so that you can complete the un-installation
successfully.

Q3: In some Windows XP, while Un-installing ACT-IR224UN-Lplus driver (from Add or Remove
Programs ), it does not restart automatically when I select yes to Restart. Why?
A3: In such case it is highly recommended to restart manually.

Q4: In Windows Vista, I am getting an elevation prompt of the administrator permission each
time I perform any new driver installation/un-installation or running any new application. Why?
A4: Windows Vista OS has added a new Security Feature called as UAC (User Account Control) .
So, for Windows Vista OS if UAC has been turned on (refer to Appendix) then you will get an
elevation prompt of the administrator permission each time you perform any new driver
installation/un-installation like follows. In that case, Press Allow button and continue your driver
installation/un-installation.

In general, with Administrator Approval Mode , Windows Vista will run most applications with

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standard user permissions even if the user is an administrator. If a user wishes to run a program that
requires administrator permissions, they must give consent through a User Account Control prompt.
Please have a further check on this feature on the following web pages:
1) http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsvista/aa906021.aspx
2) http://www.tweak-uac.com/what-is-uac/

6 MIGRATION FROM OTHER MODEL TO ACT-IR224UN-Lplus
6.1 ACT-IR220Lplus Users
Your customized application doesnt require any change. Please make sure that your application
supports virtual COM Port. Some application cannot handle COM Port greater than 4 or 9. Such
application needs to be updated.
7 GENERAL SETUP PROCEDURE
a) Make sure USB dongle is NOT plugged into PC until you have installed the driver.
b) From Add or Remove Program in Control Panel of Win2k/XP, make sure there is no driver
named: PL-2303 USB-to-Serial in PC. Or from Programs and Features in Control Panel of
Windows Vista, check if PL-2303 Vista Driver Installer exists in PC. If exists, please remove it
first.
c) Insert the installation CD and it will install driver automatically. But if you find it not AUTORUN,
especially in Vista, make sure the AUTORUN option under Control Panel=> AUTOPLAY has
been selected. Otherwise please browse the CD and run
ACT-IR224UN-Lplus-Setup-vx.x.x-yymmdd.exe manually.
d) Plug ACT-IR224UN-Lplus adapter into USB port. It will lead you to a Found New Hardware
procedure to complete the installation.
8 INSTALLATION
8.1 Common Installation Procedure
1. Insert the installation CD. In most cases this should start the installation automatically.
And the first step it will copy the following files to the path:
C:\Program Files\ACTiSYS\ACT-IR224UN-Lplus\
o ACT-IR224UN-Lplus Quick Guide &-Users Manual.
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o ACT-IR224UN-Lplus-2KXP-DriverInstaller.exe & ACT-IR224UN-Lplus-Vista-DriverInstaller.exe
are copied to the subdirectory named Driver.
2. If the installation Does start automatically, go to the next section.
3. Otherwise explore the CD contents
4. Double click ACT-IR224UN-Lplus-2KXP-DriverInstaller.exe for Win2K or XP.
5. Or double click ACT-IR224UN-Lplus-Vista-DriverInstaller.exe for Windows Vista to start the
installation.
8.2 Driver Installation
8.2.1 Driver installation for Windows 2000/XP
1. After completes the files copy, it will start the driver installation. Then a welcome screen for PL-2303
Driver installer will show up. Click Next to continue.

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2. When this Installation completes, click Finish to close the Wizard window.

3. Now plug ACT-IR224UN-Lplus IR adapter to USB port. System will pop up a Found New
Hardware bubble window at the right corner of Tool Bar and display the message: Prolific
USB-to-Serial Comm Port at the first time you plug in.
4. This completes the driver installation. Now you can confirm the installation as the next chapter.
8.2.2 Driver Installation for Windows Vista
1. After completes the files copy, it will start the driver installation. You may get elevation prompt of
(UAC) if UAC has been turned ON in your Windows Vista OS (see FAQ for details) else installation
will continue with welcome screen of PL-2303 Driver Installer as follows. Click Next to continue.

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2. Select I accept and click Next

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3. You will see the Vista Driver Installer under processing:

4. When this Installation completes, click Finish to close the Wizard window.

5. Now plug ACT-IR224UN-Lplus IR adapter to USB port. System will pop up a Found New
Hardware bubble window at the right corner of Tool Bar and display the message: Prolific
USB-to-Serial Comm Port the first time you plug in.
6. This completes the driver installation. Now you can confirm the installation as the next chapter.

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9 INSTALLATION CHECK
9.1 Check from Add or Remove Programs or Programs and Features
9.1.1 Check Programs in Windows 2000/XP
You can open Add or Remove Programs window from Control Panel in Win2000/XP. Check if
PL-2303 USB-to-Serial is listed as shown below:

9.1.2 Check Programs in Windows Vista
In Windows Vista, you can open Programs and Features window from Control Panel and see
PL-2303 Vista Driver Installer as below.

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9.2 Device Manager Check in Windows 2000/XP/Vista
1. You should have plugged ACT-IR224UN-Lplus Dongle to USB Port.
2. To confirm if the installation is successful, you can also open Device Manager .
3. You will see the device described as Prolific USB-to-Serial Comm Port (COMx) installed under
Ports (COM & LPT), where COMx is the COM port number, COM3 for this example. This is the
place you can check which virtual COM port this device has been connected. See below.

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10 UN-INSTALL DRIVER OF ACT-IR224UN-Lplus
Note: This un-installation will only remove the Dongle Driver alone. As to all the other files copied to the
folder under C:\Program Files\ACTiSYS\ACT-IR224UN-Lplus\, you have to delete them manually when
needed.
10.1 Driver un-installation for Windows 2000/XP
10.1.1 Method 1 - Add or Remove Programs
1. Double click Add or Remove Program under Control Panel.

2. Select PL-2303 USB-to-Serial and click on Change/Remove to remove the drivers.

3. After Uninstallation completed, it will ask you to restart your computer, select Yes and click
Finish to complete the wizard and restart the Windows.

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10.1.2 Method 2 - Driver Installer
1. From C:\Program Files\ACTiSYS\ACT-IR224UN-Lplus\Driver, run
ACT-IR224UN-Lplus-2KXP-DriverInstaller.exe.

2. It will show a Setup Type screen as below.

Note: Instead of running above file, if you insert Installation CD the second time, you will also find the
same screen as above. Because the CD will auto run installation again and system will then detect
that you have already installed driver (see red circle above).
3 Select Uninstaller driver. Then it will complete the driver uninstallation procedure and show the
same window: PL-2303 Driver UninstallCompleted! as shown in the step 2 of section 10.1.1
Method 1.

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10.1.3 Method 3 - Program Uninstaller
1. You can run from Windows Start => All Programs => PL-2303-USB-Serial Driver =>
Uninstaller as shown below:

2. Then it will complete the driver removal procedure and display the same window: PL-2303 Driver
Uninstall Completed! as shown in the same screen of step 2 in the Method 1.
3. Select Yes and Click Finish to restart the Windows.

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10.2 Driver Uninstallation for Windows Vista
10.2.1 Method 1 Programs and Features
1. Double click Programs and Features under Control Panel.

2. Right click on PL-2303 Vista Drivers Installer and then click on Uninstall to remove the driver.
You may get elevation prompt of (UAC) if UAC has been turned ON in your Windows Vista OS
(see FAQ for details). Else uninstallation will continue as follows. Click Yes button to continue.

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3. Then you will get Setup Status window as follows.

4. Click Finish button to complete the Uninstallation as below.

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10.2.2 Method 2 - Driver Installer
1. From C:\Program Files\ACTiSYS\ACT-IR224UN-Lplus\Driver, run
ACT-IR224UN-Lplus-Vista-DriverInstaller.exe.

2. You may get elevation prompt of (UAC) if UAC has been turned ON in your Windows Vista OS
(see FAQ for details). Else uninstallation will continue as follows. Click Yes to continue.

Note: Instead of running above file, if you insert Installation CD the second time, you will also find the
same screen as above. Because the CD will auto run installation again and system will then detect
that you have already installed driver.
3. Follow the same steps in 3 & 4 of section 10.2.1 Method 1 to complete the uninstallation.

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11 OPERATION OF ACT-IR224UN-Lplus
Establish IR Connection with another PC. After confirming the detection of ACT-IR224UN-Lplus as
indicated above, place any other Raw IR device (e.g., ACT-IR220Li). Launch your Communications
application like HyperTerminal or any other application in the Windows.
12 LED BEHAVIOR
Status Behavior
Power on LED on for one second
Standby and receiving LED off.
Transmitting Blinks rapidly but weak

13 ACT-IR224UN-Lplus DIMENSIONS

Cable Length: 120 cm.

14 CHARACTERISTIC AND SPECIFICATION
Parameter MIN. TYPICAL MAX. Units
DC supply voltage 5.0 5.2 V
Supply voltage, VSS 0 V
Operating temperature range, TA 0 60
DC current (Ready mode) 15 20 mA
DC current (Active mode) 60 100 mA
Infrared Transmitting range 1 158 200 cm
USB signal threshold level +4.8 +5V +5.5 V

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15 APPENDIX : TURN UAC On/Off in WINDOWS VISTA
15.1 Check current UAC (User Account Control) Status
1 Go to Control Panel => Security Center

2 You can see current status of UAC (On or Off) like below:

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15.2 Turn On / Off UAC
1 Go to Control Panel => User Accounts, you can see below window. Click Turn User Account
Control on or off button.

2 You can turn either on (checked) or off (unchecked) UAC by clicking the following check box as
below.

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16 WARRANTY INFORMATION

ACTiSYS Corporation warrants the first end-user purchaser, for a period of 1 year from the date of
purchase, that this wireless interface (The Product) will be free from defective workmanship and
materials, and agrees that it will, at its option, either repair the defect or replace the defective Product or
part thereof at no charge to the purchaser for parts or for labor.

This warranty does not apply to any appearance items of the Product, any consumable items
such as paper, ink ribbon, or batteries supplied with the Product, or to any equipment or any
hardware, software, firmware, or peripheral other than the Product. This warranty does not
apply to any Product the exterior of which has been damaged or defected, which has been
subjected to misuse, abnormal service or handling, or which has been altered or modified in
design, construction or interfacing. Tampering with Label Voids Warranty.

In order to enforce the rights under this limited warranty, the purchaser should mail, ship or carry the
Product, together with proof of purchase, to ACTiSYS.

The limited warranty described above is in addition to whatever implied warranties may be granted to
purchasers by law. To the extent permitted by applicable law, ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDE
THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANT ABILITY AND FITNESS FOR USER ARE LIMITED TO A
PERIOD OF 1 YEAR FROM THE DATE OF PURCHASE. Some states do not allow limitations on
how long an implied warranty lasts, so the above limitation may not apply to you.

Neither the sales personnel of the seller nor any other person is authorized to make any warranties
other than those described above, nor to extend the duration of any warranties beyond the time period
described above on behalf of ACTiSYS. Corporation.

The warranties described above shall be the sole and exclusive remedy available to the purchaser.
Correction of defects, in the manner and for the period of time described above, shall constitute full
satisfaction of all claims, whether based on contract, negligence, strict liability or otherwise. In no
event shall ACTiSYS Corporation be liable or in any way responsible, for any damages or defects in the
Product which were caused by repair or attempted repairs performed by anyone other than ACTiSYS
technician. Nor shall ACTiSYS Corporation be liable or in any way responsible for any incidental or
consequential economic or property damage. Some states do not allow the exclusion of incidental or
consequential damages, so the above exclusion may not apply to you.

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17 CONTACT INFORMATION

ACTiSYS Corporation
921 Corporate Way
Fremont, CA 94539, USA
TEL:+1-510-490-8024, FAX:+1-510-623-7268
E-Mail: [email protected]
Web: http://www.actisys.com

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