Learn what a USB to Serial adapter is used for, when you might need one, and whether installing a driver is required for it ...

Since most of us are long past the days of hardware serial ports, the USB to serial adapter has become a mainstay on the hacker’s tool belt. While they’re cheap and convenient, USB to serial adapters ...

[Felipe Navarro] wanted to add a few serial ports to his computer, but couldn’t find an adapter that suited his needs. So, he built his own. His Quad Serial device is a nicely designed converter that ...

Developers, hobbyists and electronic enthusiasts searching for a optically isolated USB to Serial adapter may be interested in a new piece of open source hardware called the ZeptoBit Isolated USB-UART ...

I require the use of a serial port for work, but my laptop didn't come with one.<BR><BR>I got an adapter from work, a Keyspan USA-19HS, but there are currently no drivers for it - none for any modern ...

Some software and specialty hardware requires you to use a traditional serial port. Serial ports have been around for decades and work by transferring one bit of data at a time at a relatively slow ...

Each adapter adds one, two, four, or eight Serial COM ports without the need for card-slots or external power supplies. The USBCOMS Series maintains the full data-control set of a nine-pin serial ...

If you've been using computers for more than a couple of decades, you've probably used a serial port to attach peripherals like your mouse and modem. Until the USB standard rendered them obsolete in ...

I have a Palm, and I use it with a laptop that has no serial port. Now, I use the IR port to sync the data, but it is giving me all sorts of headaches lately.<br>The craddle I have only has a serial ...

For years I have been wondering when Cisco would activate the USB ports on their devices. I have been hoping for all kinds of USB functionality to routers, switches, firewalls but Cisco has been slow ...

After connecting a device with a serial port with the computer via the Prolific PL2303 cable, some users have received the following error message: Please install the ...