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Nuvoton Technology Corporation - Confidential
CIR Microsoft(R) Windows(R)-Based Driver Installation Package
Release Letter
Copyright (c) 2008 Nuvoton Technology Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
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CIR Microsoft(R) Windows(R)-Based Driver installation package for
Nuvoton WPC876xL, WPCE775x, and NPCE781C/3C Notebook Embedded Controllers
(henceforth referred to as "EC") Release Letter
Version: 7.60.5007
Date: November 2008
Please read carefully the included End User License Agreement in the file
Nuvoton_EndUserLicenseAgreement.txt.
PACKAGE CONTENTS
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This zip file contains the following files:
* setup.exe - The setup application, version 1.0.4
* CIRdrivers_Installer.msi - MSI installation package
* nuvotonhidcir.reg - HID CIR driver registry settings file
for Windows Media Center remote
control
* Nuvoton_EndUserLicenseAgreement.txt - End User License Agreement
* ReadMe.txt - This Release Letter
DESCRIPTION
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This product is the Nuvoton CIR driver installation package for
Nuvoton EC devices.
This installation package contains the following drivers:
1. WPC876xL Windows Vista(R)-Based MC CIR Port 32/64-bit Driver
Version: 7.1.62.2012
BIOS PnP ID: WEC1020,WEC1021
The driver implements:
- Receive-only Windows MC functionality for systems without
a TV tuner (BIOS PnP ID - WEC1020)
- Receive, Learning, and Transmit Windows MC functionality
for systems with a TV tuner (BIOS PnP ID - WEC1021)
2. WPCE775x Windows Vista-based MC CIR Port 32/64-bit Driver
Version: 7.1.63.1001
BIOS PnP ID: WEC1024
The driver implements:
- Receive-only Windows MC functionality for systems without
a TV tuner
- Receive, Learning, and Transmit Windows MC functionality
for systems with a TV tuner
3. The WPC876xL/WPCE775x/NPCE781C/3C Windows XP/Vista-Based HID CIR
32/64-bit Driver
Version: 7.1.64.1013
BIOS PnP ID: WEC1023
The driver implements:
Receive functionality for systems with RC6, NEC or RC5 remote control
The Windows-based drivers are designed to work with the EC firmware (FW),
which implements Windows MC CIR support.
See the next section (REQUIREMENTS) for details.
REQUIREMENTS
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* Operating System:
- CIR Port drivers:
32/64-bit Windows Vista
- HID CIR driver:
32/64-bit Windows XP/Vista
* Hardware:
A platform containing a Nuvoton EC device with appropriate firmware and
PnP BIOS.
- The EC FW should support Windows CIR functionality, as implemented in
the latest Nuvoton EC FW release.
The EC FW is provided in a separate package. For a detailed description
of the EC FW functionality, see its documentation.
INSTALL/UNINSTALL/REPAIR/UPGRADE PROCEDURES
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To install, extract the zip file to a directory of your choice on a system
with an on-board Nuvoton EC device.
You must have administrator privileges to install/uninstall/repair/update the
driver.
* Installation Procedure:
- Regular install:
1. Run "setup.exe" (by double-clicking or from the command prompt)
or
Run "<setup file path>\setup.exe" from the command prompt
or
Run "<setup file path>\setup.exe -i <msi file path>\CIRdrivers_Installer.msi".
2. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the driver installation.
- Silent install:
Run "setup.exe -s" from the command prompt
or
Run "<setup file path>\setup.exe -s" from the command prompt
or
Run "<setup file path>\setup.exe -s -i <msi file path>\CIRdrivers_Installer.msi".
Note: In Windows XP, if any "Found New Hardware" wizard dialogs appears
before installation, click Cancel to close it.
If any "Found New Hardware" wizard dialogs appears during installation,
it may be ignored.
To determine the installation status, check the value of the following
registry entry:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Nuvoton Technology Corporation\CIR Device Drivers\install
* Uninstallation Procedure:
- Uninstallation from GUI:
1. In XP: under the "Add or Remove Programs" list, click the "Remove"
button in the "Nuvoton CIR Device Drivers" entry
or
In Vista: under the "Programs and Features" list, click the
"Uninstall" button in the "Nuvoton CIR Device Drivers" entry.
2. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the driver
uninstallation.
- Uninstallation from a command line:
Run "setup.exe -u CIRdrivers_Installer.msi"
or
Run "<setup file path>\setup.exe -u <msi file path>\CIRdrivers_Installer.msi".
- Command line silent uninstallation:
Run "setup.exe -s -u CIRdrivers_Installer.msi"
or
Run "<setup file path>\setup.exe -s -u <msi file path>\CIRdrivers_Installer.msi".
* Repair Procedure:
- Repair from GUI:
1. In XP: under the "Add or Remove Programs" list, click the Change"
button in the "Nuvoton CIR Device Drivers" entry
or
In Vista: under the "Programs and Features" list, click the "Repair"
button in the "Nuvoton CIR Device Drivers" entry.
2. If a window titled "Nuvoton CIR Device Drivers" appears, ignore it.
3. A dialog named "Device Driver Installation Wizard" appears. Follow the
on-screen instructions to complete the driver repair.
- Repair from command line:
1. Run "setup.exe"
or
Run "<setup file path>\setup.exe -i <msi file path>\CIRdrivers_Installer.msi".
2. Select "Repair" from the following dialog.
* Upgrade Procedure:
Follow the Installation procedure above.
To revert to an older driver package:
1. Follow the Uninstallation procedure above.
2. If the "Found New Hardware" wizard dialog appears, click Cancel to close
it.
3. Follow the Installation procedure above.
ENHANCEMENTS
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* The Installer works on Croatian, Arabic, Hebrew and Traditional Chinese Windows
systems. On such systems, the EULA appears in the local language (previously an
English EULA appeared on these OS's).
FIXED ISSUES
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None.
KNOWN ISSUES
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* The "Repair or Remove" dialog (which appears when a repair procedure is
initiated) is in English only, regardless of the local system language.
* If the Repair procedure is attempted in a non-Administrator mode, in Vista,
the system becomes heavily loaded for several minutes instead of generating
an appropriate error message.
* In Croatian systems, the user interface dialogs appear in English (the EULA
appears in Croatian).
HISTORY
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Version 7.60.5006 June 2008:
ENHANCEMENTS
None.
FIXED ISSUES
* After resuming from S3 power state, the driver might not report the first
key press.
* If a key is pressed and the IR signal does not reach the IR receiver (e.g.,
due to inaccurate pointing to the IR receiver), the next key pressed might
not be reported by the driver.
Version 7.60.5005 May 2008:
ENHANCEMENTS
* If installation was attempted on a system on which the package is already
installed, a dialog window (in English) appears and enables Repair, Remove
or Cancel options.
FIXED ISSUES
* If installation was attempted on a system on which the package is already
installed, a window would appear and immediately disappear, and
installation would not occur.
* The "Repair" option from the Add/Remove Programs (XP) and "Change" option
in Programs and Features (Vista) did not actually reinstall corrupt or
missing driver files.
Version 7.60.5002 January 2008:
ENHANCEMENTS
* Setup.exe can be called without a -i flag, even if invoked from a different
directory.
* Added version resource to setup.exe.
FIXED ISSUES
* If installation was attempted by a user without administrator privileges,
no error message would appear, although installation would not succeed.
Version 7.60.5001 January 2008:
ENHANCEMENTS
* The package supports multilanguage installation, including multilanguage
license files (major version number change).
FIXED ISSUES
* If installation was invoked from a directory other than installation files
path, and installation files path contained hyphens, then installation
would not succeed.
Version 7.60.1012 August 2007:
ENHANCEMENTS
* The package contains the new WPCE775x Windows MC CIR Port Driver.
* The installation package supports both WPCE775x and WPC876xL chips.
FIXED ISSUES
* HID CIR driver sometimes issued fake report due to external noises.
* HID CIR driver default settings (winbondhidcir.reg) disable the remote
control address (ID) matching mechanism.
Version 7.60.1003 June 2007:
ENHANCEMENTS
* The HID CIR driver supports 32/64-bit Windows XP.
* Changed installation procedure
- Added silent installation mode
- Removed limited installation mode
- Added HKLM\SOFTWARE\Winbond Electronics Corporation\CIR Device Drivers\install
registry entry for installation status determination
FIXED ISSUES
* HID CIR driver reacted improperly to some IR transactions.
Download Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
For more help, visit our Driver Support section for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.