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Telling DesignaKnit 8 or 9 which cable & port number to use
1. Open Stitch Designer and select Transfer / Upload.
2. Select the required knitting machine from the Knitting Machine Selection list by left
clicking it, then click the Setup button.
3. KH930, KH940, or KH950i: Under Link or Cable link, select 'USB Brotherlink 1'. If this
choice is not available for these machines, it may mean that you need to update your
DesignaKnit using Help / Web Updates / Program Update.
KH965i, KH970: Under Link or Cable link, select 'Magnetic switch link'.
4. Click on the Find Link button and then Start Search.
5. When DesignaKnit finds the port number it will automatically enter that number into
Knitting Machine Setup. If it reports that the link was not found, go to the section titled
Troubleshooting for information about updating the driver.
6. Click OK and OK again. When back at the list of knitting equipment, finish by clicking
Cancel.
Telling DesignaKnit 7 which port number to use
Please see
https://softbyte.co.uk/usingdevicemanagertofindport.htm
find the port number using Device Manager. When you have worked out which port number you
are using:
1. Open Stitch Designer and select Options / Upload.
2. Select the correct machine from the Knitting Machine Selection list by left clicking it, then
click the Setup button.
3. At the top of the Knitting Machine Setup dialogue box you will see 'Connected to serial
port number'. Enter the port number that was found in Device Manager and click OK.
4. When back at the list of knitting machines, finish by clicking Cancel.
Upload, Extract, & Restore
These features are available from the Transfer menu in Stitch Designer.
Upload transfers all 900 series patterns from the knitting machine or CB-1 memory to
DesignaKnit, in a single batch.
For the CB-1 use the Save data to disk icon.
for instructions on how to
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