Step-by-step guide to configuring Windows for PPP-Blinky¶

This guide was made using Windows 8.1.

If you use a different version of Windows, your steps may look slightly different.

Use Device Manager to configure your mbed serial port is¶

1. Ensure your mbed board has the latest firmware installed - check with your board vendor.

2. Ensure your PC has the latest USB driver installed for your mbed board - check with your board vendor.

3. Use Device Manager and check under Ports to find your mbed board's USB virtual serial port.

In the example below, the mbed LPC1768 board registered as "mbed Serial Port (COM3)"

4. Double-click on the mbed serial port to open its properties window, and set the baud rate and parameters as follows:

5. Under Control Panel, find the Phone and Modem entry, and click on it.

6. This will open the Phone and Modem dialog. Go to the Modems tab and click on Add

7. Select Don't detect my modem. I will select it from a list. in the Add New Hardware wizard, and click Next