How do you get this meter to work with USB? Does is come with software for WIN 7?
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I ordered the optional USB cable for about $14.00 and it works great. The KKmoon UNI-T infrared USB interface cable sold by Amazon.
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To get this meter to work with a USB, you have two options. One you can get the optional USB cable directly from UNI-T. Second you can get a USB 2.0 to Serial (9-Pin) DB-9 RS-232 Converter Cable. i personally went with the second option and it works great. With regards to the software, the meter comes with a software CD, or you can directly go to UNI-T to get the software for the meter. I am running the software on both a windows 7 and 8.1 pc and them both work great.
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I believe that this device will work with any version of Windows that supports USB provided you have the drivers. It is just hardware, but for the price, how can you go wrong? I have used it with Windows XP and Ubuntu. Both did the setup automatically as I recall.
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No, it does NOT work with the software. I specifically purchased the cable not long ago for this very reason. Sure, it plugs in okay, but the One Touch software is proprietary in that it will only work with the expensive cable sold specifically for the meter. It costs around $35.00. Trust me on this. I followed the directions exactly and this cable will not work no matter what you do.
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I believe it worked with Windows 7 when I tested it out. I actually use it exclusively to power some usb fans. With it being a USB 2.0 device it should work with Windows 7 without the need for manual installation of any drivers right out of the box.
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Works fine on Windows 7, USB scanner should work with just about any OS. Mustek makes the best scanners - period.
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I want to know if it works with windows 7 and if not what can i buy or install to get it to work?
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It is recognized as a USB device on Win 7. The software (MagicScan?) never worked for me, so I scan to the included SD card and then copy over, that works ok. I would call the TaoTronics help line to confirm, they are quite responsive.
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I don't know. It just plugs into the USB. I have Windows 7. It works real well.
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I know almost nothing about the software included but I wrote relatively full featured python script that will get the meter values and work in any operating system (both because I wanted programming access to the meter and because the included software wouldn't work in the OS I use). Search for "tp4000zc python xuth" and you'll find the software either on github or my personal site.
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Hi,I have the iomega 100M with usb on Windows xp (home edition) and it works just fine.If that helps?Hiram Connell
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I use windows 7 and it detected and installed driver automatically once i plugged it into the usb. The green light should be on to indicate it's working.
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I'm pretty sure there is no software. The only thing the USB is for is power.
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I'm looking at buying this meter and just checked their website. As of July 2014, they have an updated version of the software that says it will work on Win7 and Win8. No Mac or Linux version.
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I had mine working on windows 7 and it worked fine. I'd say give it a try since there is no download to get it to work, it just connects in the USB. I really enjoy it!
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Yes, I have used with XP and Win7. These things work great and are so cheap! We ordered a bunch just to have at the office. The driver calls it a "USB-SERIAL CH340" under WinXP. The driver file can be found online. The one I have had success with is actually called "CH341SER.xxx" but works great. Just search the web. Good Luck!
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It should be a simple as plugging it into a working usb port and allowing the driver software to install. After that it should work as a reader that automatically translates the magnetic info into numbers. This works automatically with excel and a few other programs but depending on what you are using it may have to be configured manually. What are you using it for? What is the software you are using it with? What operating system are you running?
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I have not found a driver, but I figured out how to write and read from the other tools and AP they provide. Using teh USB port in a shell script works for me, but my code is a ways away from being complete, I was able to get it to make a request and read the request but to this point I have not done anything else on it, just been too busy.