We have already discussed that the USB-to-Dynamixel adapter is a USB-to-serial converter with an FTDI chip on it. We have to install a proper FTDI driver on the PC to detect the device. The driver is required for Windows but not for Linux, because FTDI drivers are already present in the Linux kernel. If you install the RoboPlus software, the driver may already be installed along with it. If it is not, you can manually install it from the RoboPlus installation folder.
Plug the USB-to-Dynamixel into the Windows PC, and check Device Manager (right-click on My Computer and go to Properties | Device Manager). If the device is properly detected, you'll see something like this:
The COM port of the ...
