setup-usb-windows.md

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Windows is slightly different beast to Linux and OSX in that there is less emphasis on command line interfaces for connecting and communicating with your Ocean.

Prerequisites for Windows

We recommend ZOC for connecting to an Ocean over USB. Download ZOC here

We will assume you are using ZOC for the rest of this guide.

However, PuTTY is another available option. PuTTY can be downloaded from this site.

1. Power on the Ocean and connect the USB

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2. Start ZOC and connect to the Ocean

When you launch the ZOC application, the Quick Connection wizard will pop open.


In this window, in the “Connect to:” field, type "serial".

Next, change “Connection type” in the dropdown menu to “Serial/Direct” and click on the “Configuration” button next to it.


The Configure Serial/Direct Options window will pop up. Select the checkbox “Override session profile defaults”.


More options should appear. Find the “Scan...” button, and click it. The following dialog should pop up.


Take a note of the list of available entries in "Ports" table, but then press "Cancel" to go back to the Configure Serial/Direct Options window.

Next, Plug in the Ocean into your computer's USB port.

Next, press “Scan...” again. The same dialog as before should pop up.


Select the new COM option that shows up, and press "OK".

Back on the Configure Serial/Direct Options window, select 115200 for baudrate, and turn RTS and DTR dropdown menus to both off, like this:


Press OK to close the window, and then press “Connect" on the Quick Connection window. You should now see the following:


3. Start the Ocean login prompt

Type console into the ZOC console, and you will see the following:


Two things will happen after this. The power button light will change color, from white to blue. Also, You should see standard linux login prompt.

$ console
ev s1

Debian GNU/Linux 8 FineRock ttyS2

FineRock login:

Note that every Ocean device has a unique name assigned to it. FineRock is the name of the test device we used to create this document. Your device will have a different name.

4. Login to your Ocean

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5. Follow the steps in the setup program

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6. Exit setup mode

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Next steps

[Connect to your Ocean with ssh]({{ site.baseurl }}/connect-with-ssh-windows)