Anyone use a USB to Serial adapter?

AuraEdge · February 4th, 2003, 06:15 PM

Does it work? Heres a link to one
http://www.compgeeks.com/details.asp?invtid=USB2RS232

I'd think it wouldnt be too hard to do , but the driver for all 3 of my serial devices requires you to pick a com port through each of thier respective driver softwares, and it seems like the com port information would get lost through USB...or does it?

HKS · February 5th, 2003, 10:36 AM

I've used a keyspan usb to serial convertor on my boss' pda cradle. The software include will emulate a com port, so any software requesting a com port will be able to choose a com port. Make sure you get the latest drivers.

Undeadlord · February 5th, 2003, 10:45 AM

We use a similar product here at my work, I know the drivers it comes with usually makes the USB port into something like COM11 and then you can use that like a normal COM port.

Undeadlord

**EvilRick** · February 5th, 2003, 10:52 AM

All the new HP laptops we are getting have these w/ them.

They actually work pretty well. We have a couple that use serial connections all the time for "special" needs. They used to call all the time saying they couldn't get them to work.

AuraEdge · February 5th, 2003, 06:49 PM

Thanks everyone. Might be picking up a few of these so I wont be tied to a board with Serial ports and so I can use more than 2 serial devices.