MVBD - JAWS (with a virtual serial port)

Yes, it is possible to connect the MVBD with the JAWS screenreader. In this case the MVBD is a wrapper between JAWS and our braille devices. You don't need a real braille device to test this. The MVBD shows the braille characters in a virtual device.

• Download and install the free Virtual Serial Port Software com0com. Use allways the signed version and trust the driver.
  com0com homepage
  Direct download 3.0.0.0 signed.zip">
  
• Click the Setup link in your Startmenu and add a new pair from a free port like COM8 to COM_MVBD.
  The name of the second port have to be COM_MVBD!
  JAWS supports only ports from COM1 to COM9.
• Select the JAWS tab in the MVBD. Set the Activate checkbox. Activate the 'Show Brailleline' checkbox in the bottom of the MVBD too.
• In JAWS select the ESYS device on COM8 (the first name in your pair)

If JAWS don't find the device you can manage and restart JAWS in the MVBD.