USB-serial adapters for Windows

Bill Vlahos bvlahos at mac.com
Mon Jan 7 01:33:14 EST 2008


Sarah,

I would stick with KeySpans. I believe the KeySpan software maps them  
to the COM ports. KeySpan makes single and multiple serial port  
adapters.

Bill

On Jan 6, 2008, at 9:21 PM, Sarah Reichelt wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> For many years now, I have been successfully suing USB-serial adapters
> on Macs. Revolution recognizes them as serial ports and allows me to
> use the serial commands to read & write. Now I have to do the same
> thing on a Windows computer running XP (I think). The hardware has a
> standard D9 serial connector but the Windows laptop that I have been
> told to connect it to only has a USB port - no serial.
>
> Has anyone used a USB-serial adapter on Windows? If so, how does it
> work? Does the adapter just become COMx?
> Next question: has anyone got any recommendations? I have used various
> Keyspans to connect Apple's mini serial connectors and I've used an
> FTDI EasySync for D9's, but not for Windows so I would be grateful for
> any advice.
>
> Regards,
> Sarah
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