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Signed Windows FTDI Drivers for Navigator Windows Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7, 8 & 10, 32 & 64 bit Navigator ONLY! Not for HamLinkUSB devices!. Download: Navigator Driver 2.04.20 Package RevA1.zip. (14 MB) Navigator Mac FTDI Drivers. Download and read the file entitled “MAC Readme” Download: Mac Drivers (700 K). Click on the link at the left in order to download and install the latest version of this software. In addition to the normal monitoring mode a DEMO mode is available via the “PC-Display DEMO” desktop shortcut, which will allow you to interact with PC-Display just as if it were connected to a live Vmed wireless remote device.
Mbed 2 is now deprecated. For the latest version please see the Mbed OS documentation.
For the latest information about Serial, please see The Windows Serial Driver.
The mbed serial port works by default on Mac and Linux, but Windows needs a driver. These instructions explain how to setup the mbed Microcontroller to use the USB serial port on Windows.
1. Download the mbed Windows serial port driver¶
Download the installer to your PC, e.g. your desktop.
Examples Of Usb Devices
2. Run the installer¶
With your mbed plugged in
, and no explorer drive windows open, run the installer:
Custo Med Usb Devices Driver Download Win 7
It will take some time (especially on Vista), and pop up a few 'unsigned driver' warnings, but after a while you should have a Serial port.
Where Next¶
- SerialPC - Communication with a PC
- Terminals - Guide to using terminal applications
Troubleshooting
If you have multiple mbed microcontrollers, but the serial port only appears for one of them:
- Make sure you run the installer for every mbed; windows loads the driver based on the serial number, so it needs to be run for each mbed you use
If the installer fails because 'No mbed Microcontrollers were found':
- Check your mbed Microcontroller is plugged in
If the installer reports the message 'mbedWinSerial_nnnnn.exe is not a valid Win32 application':
- It is likely you are using Internet Explorer to download the installer file, which sometimes seems to only download part of the installer application for an unknown reason
- To solve this, download the installer with a different browser (Firefox, Chrome), and try again; this should solve the issue.
If the Installer appears to hang:
- Check if windows has popped-up a 'unsigned driver/permission' window; these often get hidden behind other windows with nothing to indicate so in the taskbar! Windows may be waiting for you to click 'OK'!


If you have any problems, or think this tutorial could be improved, please tell us in the Forum!
Custo Med Usb Devices Driver Download Windows 7
- August 22, 2019 2.9.8
Device driver for all The Imaging Source USB cameras except the 33U, 37U, 38U and AFU auto focus series. |
Version 2.9.8 | Released August 22, 2019 | Type ZIP | Filesize 3MB |
Requirements - Intel Core i3 or similar, 2 GB RAM
- USB 3.0 controller
- Graphics card with 24 or 32 bit
- Windows 7 (32 & 64 bit), Windows 8 (32 & 64 bit), Windows 10 (32 & 64 bit)
- DirectX 9.0c or higher
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Changelog - Added several internal interfaces for particular sensors (J003).
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- January 25, 2019 2.9.6
Device driver for all The Imaging Source USB cameras except the 33U, 37U, 38U and AFU auto focus series. |
Version 2.9.6 | Released January 25, 2019 | Type ZIP | Filesize 3MB |
Requirements - Intel Core i3 or similar, 2 GB RAM
- USB 3.0 controller
- Graphics card with 24 or 32 bit
- Windows 7 (32 & 64 bit), Windows 8 (32 & 64 bit), Windows 10 (32 & 64 bit)
- DirectX 9.0c or higher
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Changelog - Added missing Tonemapping Auto property.
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- May 4, 2018 2.9.5
Device driver for all The Imaging Source USB cameras except the 33U, 37U, 38U and AFU auto focus series. |
Version 2.9.5 | Released May 4, 2018 | Type ZIP | Filesize 3MB |
Requirements - Intel Core i3 or similar, 2 GB RAM
- USB 3.0 controller
- Graphics card with 24 or 32 bit
- Windows 7 (32 & 64 bit), Windows 8 (32 & 64 bit), Windows 10 (32 & 64 bit)
- DirectX 9.0c or higher
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Changelog - Enabled tonemapping for 8bit video formats, e.g. Y800, RGB24 and RGB32.
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- November 21, 2017 2.9.4
Device driver for all The Imaging Source USB cameras except the 33U, 37U, 38U and AFU auto focus series. |
Version 2.9.4 | Released November 21, 2017 | Type ZIP | Filesize 3.2MB |
Requirements - Intel Core i3 or similar, 2 GB RAM
- USB 3.0 or USB 2.0 controller (depends upon camera model)
- Graphics card with 24 or 32 bit
- Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 (32 & 64 bit), Windows 8 (32 & 64 bit), Windows 10 (32 & 64 bit)
- DirectX 9.0c or higher
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Changelog - Repaired not working J003 mono sensor pattern fix on particular video formats.
- This driver version is the last that works in Windows XP.
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- January 9, 2017 2.9.3
Device driver for all The Imaging Source USB cameras except the 33U, 37U, 38U and AFU auto focus series. |
Version 2.9.3 | Released January 9, 2017 | Type ZIP | Filesize 3.2MB |
Requirements - Intel Core i3 or similar, 2 GB RAM
- USB 3.0 or USB 2.0 controller (depends upon camera model)
- Graphics card with 24 or 32 bit
- Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 (32 & 64 bit), Windows 8 (32 & 64 bit), Windows 10 (32 & 64 bit)
- DirectX 9.0c or higher
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Changelog - Added a pattern fix for J003 mono sensors.
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- January 9, 2017 2.9.1
Device driver for all The Imaging Source USB cameras except the 33U, 37U, 38U and AFU auto focus series. |
Version 2.9.1 | Released January 9, 2017 | Type ZIP | Filesize 3.2MB |
Requirements - Intel Core i3 or similar, 2 GB RAM
- USB 3.0 or USB 2.0 controller (depends upon camera model)
- Graphics card with 24 or 32 bit
- Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 (32 & 64 bit), Windows 8 (32 & 64 bit), Windows 10 (32 & 64 bit)
- DirectX 9.0c or higher
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Changelog - Fixed the driver signature Code 52 error on new Windows 10 v1607 systems.
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- January 15, 2016 2.8.9
Device driver for all The Imaging Source USB cameras except the 33U, 37U, 38U and AFU auto focus series. |
Version 2.8.9 | Released January 15, 2016 | Type ZIP | Filesize 2.3MB |
Requirements - Intel Core i3 or similar, 2 GB RAM
- USB 3.0 or USB 2.0 controller (depends upon camera model)
- Graphics card with 24 or 32 bit
- Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 (32 & 64 bit), Windows 8 (32 & 64 bit), Windows 10 (32 & 64 bit)
- DirectX 9.0c or higher
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Changelog - Changed certificates so that the driver can also be installed in Vista.
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- November 9, 2015 2.8.7
Device driver for all The Imaging Source USB cameras except the 33U, 37U, 38U and AFU auto focus series. |
Version 2.8.7 | Released November 9, 2015 | Type ZIP | Filesize 2.3MB |
Requirements - Intel Core i3 or similar, 2 GB RAM
- USB 3.0 or USB 2.0 controller (depends upon camera model)
- Graphics card with 24 or 32 bit
- Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 (32 & 64 bit), Windows 8 (32 & 64 bit), Windows 10 (32 & 64 bit)
- DirectX 9.0c or higher
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Changelog - Fixed an error which can appear when using sharpness on older CPUs.
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- October 20, 2015 2.8.5
Device driver for all The Imaging Source USB cameras except the 33U, 37U, 38U and AFU auto focus series. |
Version 2.8.5 | Released October 20, 2015 | Type ZIP | Filesize 2.3MB |
Requirements - Intel Core i3 or similar, 2 GB RAM
- USB 3.0 or USB 2.0 controller (depends upon camera model)
- Graphics card with 24 or 32 bit
- Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 (32 & 64 bit), Windows 8 (32 & 64 bit), Windows 10 (32 & 64 bit)
- DirectX 9.0c or higher
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Changelog - Fixed a bug which can appear on LivePause call.
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- July 15, 2015 2.8.0
Device driver for all The Imaging Source USB cameras except the 33U, 37U, 38U and AFU auto focus series. |
Version 2.8.0 | Released July 15, 2015 | Type ZIP | Filesize 2.4MB |
Requirements - Intel Core i3 or similar, 2 GB RAM
- USB 3.0 or USB 2.0 controller (depends upon camera model)
- Graphics card with 24 or 32 bit
- Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 (32 & 64 bit), Windows 8 (32 & 64 bit), Windows 10 (32 & 64 bit)
- DirectX 9.0c or higher
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Changelog - Support of DFK ECU010-L34 with serial number property.
- Added tone mapping.
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- February 17, 2015 2.7.33
Device driver for all The Imaging Source USB cameras except the 33U, 37U, 38U and AFU auto focus series. |
Version 2.7.33 | Released February 17, 2015 | Type ZIP | Filesize 2.4MB |
Requirements - Intel Core i3 or similar, 2 GB RAM
- USB 3.0 or USB 2.0 controller (depends upon camera model)
- Graphics card with 24 or 32 bit
- Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 (32 & 64 bit), Windows 8 (32 & 64 bit), Windows 10 (32 & 64 bit)
- DirectX 9.0c or higher
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Changelog - The Auto Focus Onepush Running flag now resets correctly after the auto focus has finished.
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- February 5, 2015 2.7.32
Device driver for all The Imaging Source USB cameras except the 33U, 37U, 38U and AFU auto focus series. |
Version 2.7.32 | Released February 5, 2015 | Type ZIP | Filesize 2.4MB |
Requirements - Intel Core i3 or similar, 2 GB RAM
- USB 3.0 or USB 2.0 controller (depends upon camera model)
- Graphics card with 24 or 32 bit
- Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 (32 & 64 bit), Windows 8 (32 & 64 bit), Windows 10 (32 & 64 bit)
- DirectX 9.0c or higher
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Changelog - Video format MJPG (2592x1944) of DFK AFU050-L34 camera can now be used.
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- January 14, 2015 2.7.31
Device driver for all The Imaging Source USB cameras except the 33U, 37U, 38U and AFU auto focus series. |
Version 2.7.31 | Released January 14, 2015 | Type ZIP | Filesize 2.3MB |
Requirements - Intel Core i3 or similar, 2 GB RAM
- USB 3.0 or USB 2.0 controller (depends upon camera model)
- Graphics card with 24 or 32 bit
- Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 (32 & 64 bit), Windows 8 (32 & 64 bit), Windows 10 (32 & 64 bit)
- DirectX 9.0c or higher
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Changelog - Support for IMX236 based cameras.
- Support for RGB64 color formats.
- Several performance improvements.
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- June 6, 2014 2.7.9.1152
Device driver for all The Imaging Source USB cameras except the 33U, 37U, 38U and AFU auto focus series. |
Version 2.7.9.1152 | Released June 6, 2014 | Type ZIP | Filesize 2.1MB |
Requirements - Intel Core i3 or similar, 2 GB RAM
- USB 3.0 or USB 2.0 controller (depends upon camera model)
- Graphics card with 24 or 32 bit
- Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 (32 & 64 bit), Windows 8 (32 & 64 bit), Windows 10 (32 & 64 bit)
- DirectX 9.0c or higher
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Changelog - Added new properties: Brightness, sharpness, de-noise, saturation, hue and contrast.
- Added new property: Highlight reduction.
- Added new property: White balance temperature controls.
- Pixelfix for Y16 cameras now works as expected.
- VideoControl_ExternalTrigger (DirectShow property) can now be set as expected.
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- January 1, 2014 2.6.5.1014
Device driver for all The Imaging Source USB cameras except the 33U, 37U, 38U and AFU auto focus series. |
Version 2.6.5.1014 | Released January 1, 2014 | Type ZIP | Filesize 1.9MB |
Requirements - Intel Pentium IV or similar, 2 GB RAM
- USB 3.0 or USB 2.0 controller (depends upon camera model)
- Graphics card with 24 or 32 bit
- Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 (32 & 64 bit), Windows 8 (32 & 64 bit)
- DirectX 9.0c or higher
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Changelog - Fixed missing auto-gain for DFK AFU130.
- Fixed focus when start value is out of auto_focus_range.
- Fixed problem with AUTOFOCUS_ROI_RIGHT: minimum possibly wrong.
- Fixed auto focus ROI not working for 21*UC cameras.
- Fixed crash on load/connect with certain cameras 22/72xUC.
- Fixed previous exposure settings not being loaded on reconnect.
- Complete reworking of internal property system.
- Fixed Windows XP driver load crash.
- Fixed drop counter to be accessible from DirectShow.
- Fixed Windows 8 problem with certain video formats needing converters with standard DirectShow filters (e.g. Y800, capturing to an Y800 avi file was not possible).
- Fixed a problem with Windows 8 usbxhci driver not allowing transfers larger then 4 MB.
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- February 26, 2013 2.4.14.851
Device driver for all The Imaging Source USB cameras except the 33U, 37U, 38U and AFU auto focus series. |
Version 2.4.14.851 | Released February 26, 2013 | Type ZIP | Filesize 1.9MB |
Requirements - Intel Pentium IV or similar, 2 GB RAM
- USB 3.0 or USB 2.0 controller (depends upon camera model)
- Graphics card with 24 or 32 bit
- Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 (32 & 64 bit), Windows 8 (32 & 64 bit)
- DirectX 9.0c or higher
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Changelog - WHQL certification.
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