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Running the AVDI in a virtual machine (VMware): installation, USB redirection and shutdown

If you run the Abrites software inside a virtual machine, the AVDI has to be installed in the VM and the USB port has to be redirected from the host to the VM, otherwise the interface cannot be used.

Procedure

1. Start the virtual machine you want to use the AVDI on and install the ABRITES software for your interface inside it, exactly as you would on the host PC (same sequence of installation files).
2. During installation make sure the box for installing the interface USB drivers is ticked, especially if this is the first time you install Abrites diagnostic software on that machine. Wait for the drivers to be installed.
3. Connect the AVDI to a USB port on the host PC.
4. In VMware Player open the menu "Virtual Machine" -> "Removable devices" -> "Future devices avdi interface 17xxxx" (or 16xxxx, where 17xxxx is your interface ID number) -> "Connect (Disconnect from host)".
5. Confirm the message warning you that the USB device will be disconnected from the host machine and connected to the virtual machine.
6. Set the Latency Timer to 1 ms on the COM port where the AVDI is detected: this is a prerequisite for use in a virtual machine.
7. Work normally with the Abrites software inside the VM.
8. To hand the AVDI back to the host PC: close VM Player, or use the menu "Virtual Machine" -> "Removable devices" -> the AVDI interface entry -> "Disconnect (Connect to host)".
9. When you are finished always perform a proper "Shut down" of the virtual machine operating system, never force it closed.

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