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Appendix.1 UWP Setup Guide

The document describes how to set up the Active USB-COM port driver for use in UWP applications. It discusses differences between regular driver setup and UWP driver setup, including changed registry locations. It provides instructions for installing the driver for UWP apps using an installation batch file or command line options.

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Appendix.1 UWP Setup Guide

The document describes how to set up the Active USB-COM port driver for use in UWP applications. It discusses differences between regular driver setup and UWP driver setup, including changed registry locations. It provides instructions for installing the driver for UWP apps using an installation batch file or command line options.

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Appendix.

1 Setting up Active USB-COM port driver


When Using UWP Application
This manual describes the procedure for setting up Active USB-COM port driver to use UWP applications
(hereinafter referred to as “UWP apps”).

COM port constructed according to the setup procedure described in “ActiveUSBCOM_UsersGuide.pdf”


(hereinafter referred to as “regular setup”) cannot be used for the UWP apps.

To use the COM port via this driver for the use of an UWP app, set up the driver for the UWP app
referring to “3. Setting up Driver for UWP app.”

There are some specification differences between the driver set up for the UWP app and the regularly
set up driver. For details, refer to “2. Differences in Driver Operation between Setup for UWP App and
Regular Setup.”

1. Operation Environment

■ Windows OS (When this version is released)

Windows OS having confirmed its Active USB-COM port driver operation is as follows:

Windows 10 (32bit/64bit) version 20H2/21H1/21H2

Windows 11 (64bit) version 21H2

* For details and updated information of Windows OS supporting status, refer to the following URL.

https://www.denso-wave.com

■ Execution environment for setup and ancillary tools

Available only for the desk top mode:

(Not supporting the execution of setup and ancillary tools in the S mode)
2. Differences in Driver Operation between Setup for UWP Apps and
Regular Setup
Differences in driver operation between setup for UWP apps and regular setup are described in the table
below:

Difference 1: The registry positions specified in “6. How to Check Connected USB Device”,
Registry position “6.2 How to Check Registry Information” of “ActiveUSBCOM_UsersGuide.pdf”
for checking the are changed in red bold characters in the table below:
device connection Regular setup Setup for UWP app

Key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\


SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\ SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\
Enum\Root\PORTS\nnnn Enum\DWBUS\dwserial\
(nnnn: 4-digt optional numerals nnnnnnnnnnnnnn
determined by Windows) (nnnnnnnnnnnnnn: 14-digt optional
alphanumeric characters determined by
Windows)
Entry FriendlyName FriendlyName

Type REG_SZ REG_SZ

Data When connected: DENSO WAVE Active When connected: DENSO WAVE Active
USB-COM Port (COMp) – Connected USB-COM Port (COMp) – Connected

When disconnected: DENSO WAVE When disconnected: DENSO WAVE


Active USB-COM Port (COMp) – Active USB-COM Port (COMp) –
Disconnected Disconnected

* No indication of “Disconnected” just * No indication of “Disconnected” just


after installation after installation

(p: COM port number) (p: COM port number)

Key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\


SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\ SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\
Enum\Root\PORTS\nnnn\ Enum\DWBUS\dwserial\
Device Parameters nnnnnnnnnnnnnn\
(nnnn: 4-digit optional numerals Device Parameters
determined by Windows) (nnnnnnnnnnnnnn: 14-digit optional
alphanumeric characters determined by
Windows)
Entry ComNumber ComNumber

Type REG_DWORD REG_DWORD

Data Indicating COM number in 4 bytes Indicating COM number in 4 bytes

(Ex) COM3: 0x00000003 (Ex.) COM3: 0x00000003

Key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\


SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\ SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\
Enum\Root\PORTS\nnnn\ Enum\DWBUS\dwserial\
Device Parameters nnnnnnnnnnnnnn\
(nnnn: 4-digit optional numerals Device Parameters
determined by Windows) (nnnnnnnnnnnnnn: 14-digit optional
alphanumeric characters determined by
Windows)
Entry ConnectStatus ConnectStatus

Type REG_DWORD REG_DWORD

Data Indicating the connecting status in Indicating the connecting status in


4 bytes. 4 bytes.

When connected: 0x00000001 When connected: 0x00000001

When disconnected: 0x00000000 When disconnected: 0x00000000

When porting the existing Win32 app and .NET app using this registry to UWP
app, change the registry position to be referred.
Difference 2: The driver configuration specified in “3.1 About Driver Configuration of Active
Driver USB-COM Port Driver” of “ActiveUSBCOM_UsersGuide.pdf” is changed in red
configuration bold characters in the table below:

Regular setup Setup for UWP app


This driver is composed of two drivers as shown This driver is composed of three drivers as shown
below: below:
Driver for virtual COM port: dwserial.sys Virtual path driver: dwbus.sys
(Resident driver) (Resident driver)
Driver for USB: dwusb.sys Driver for virtual COM port: dwserial.sys
(Plug and play driver) (Resident driver)
Driver for USB: dwusb.sys
(Plug and play driver)

When files of this driver such as sys file are registered in the PC security
software, additionally register dwbus.sys.
To check if dwbus.sys is installed normally, check that "DENSO WAVE Static
Bus Enumerator" is under "System Devices" in Device Manager.
3. Setting up Driver for the UWP App
To use this driver for the UWP app, the following procedure is prepared instead of “2.1 How to install
Active USB-COM Port Driver” of “ActiveUSBCOM_UsersGuide.pdf.”
- Double-click the file “Install_UWP.bat” to execute.
- Execute the file “install.exe” by specifying the option “-uwp” or “-UWP” from the command prompt.

Execute by double-clicking “Install_UWP.bat”

This method generates one COM port to the smallest available COM port number, which is 3 or after,
managed by PC. The installation procedure is described below:

1) Execute “Install_UWP.bat.”

When the user account control message screen is displayed, select “Yes (Y).” InstallShield wizard
screen is displayed, and select “Next (N).”

When it is set up for UWP app, “[UWP]” is


displayed in the title.

As for the subsequent operations, follow “2.1.1 Double-click ‘install.exe’ to execute” of


“ActiveUSBCOM_UsersGuide.pdf.”
Execute “install.exe” by specifying the option “-uwp” from the command prompt

[Format example]

>start /wait install.exe –uwp

[Return value]

Refer to 2.1.8 of “ActiveUSBCOM_UsersGuide.pdf.”

[Use in combination with other options]


All command line options from 2.1.3 to 2.1.7 of “ActiveUSBCOM_UsersGuide.pdf” can be used in
combination with “-uwp” option.

(Example: Specifying COM number as “10” to set up the driver for UWP
start /wait install.exe –uwp –p 10.)

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