Module connection

Module connection under windows

When connecting and using the module under Windows, you need to install the module’s USB driver. The general installation process of the module is as follows:

Module preparation

Module kit includes TC/TS series module, USB cable and power supply (some models do not require power supply) as shown in Table 2, take TC series module as an example:

Table2 Module kit

1

TC series module

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2

Micro USB cable

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3

12V power adapter

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Module installation

In the Windows system, run the smarttof_usb_install.exe program in the windows / drivers directory of the SDK to install the driver. The normal installation process is shown in the following figure.

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After the driver is installed normally, connect the USB cable to the module and PC, and open the device manager to see the device name of the module, as shown in the figure below.

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Module connection under linux

libusb installation

If you using linux release version ubuntu14 and ubuntu16, libusb was installed by default.If you need install libusb, remove libusb installed, and type the following command

sudo apt-get install libusb-1.0-0-dev

Then run the smartTOFViewer tool in the tool / SmartTofViewer directory under the SDK directory to check whether the device is connected properly. The normal connection displays the device number as shown in the figure below.

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Change libusb permissions

Add a new usb rule for module to avoid input password every time open module, run setup.sh scripts in “linux/lib” folder, result like follows:

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