Setting up a USB pole display
To set up a USB pole display:
1. Install drivers (if any).
2. Plug in USB pole display.
3. Find out what virtual COM port the pole display was installed on using Device Manager > Ports section. Also check the COM port settings to make sure they are 9600, 8, N, 1
Note: To access Device Manager, right-click on My Computer and select Properties. Go to the Hardware tab.
4. Determine the pole type. 0 is Birch. 1 is opos/logic controls. 2 is Epson emulation (most of the poles on the all-in-one units). Possibly set dip switches or otherwise configure the pole. (Typically, this is unnecessary. Usually one of the pole types works for the display “out of the box”.)
5. Add the section to the Ports.INI file:
[Pole]
PoleDisplay=TRUE
PoleType=1
ComPort=7
BaudRate=9600
Parity=N
DataBits=8
StopBits=1
Note: You can specify pole display text from SysManager > Preferences > Miscellaneous > Pole Display.