USB to Serial Converters
Since newer computers don't have serial ports it is necessary to use a Serial port converter that plugs into a USB port on your PC.
We recommend USB to Serial converters that use the Prolific brand chip. These kind have worked under all conditions. Other kinds have not worked well. Drivers are available for all windows versions including Windows 7 and 64-bit.
Information about drivers for Prolific chip: |
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| PL2303_Prolific_DriverInstaller_v150.zip | 2011/10/24 | v1.5.0 | 3072 KB | ||||
| PL2303_Prolific_DriverInstaller_v10518.zip | 2009/7/17 | v1.4.17 | 3201 KB | ||||
| PL-2303 USB to Serial Bridge (H,
HX, X) Installshield Driver Setup Program Installer version & Build date: 1.4.17 (2011-5-24) Windows 2000/XP/Server2003 (32 & 64-bit) WDM WHQL Driver: v2.0.16.166 Windows Vista/7/Server2008/Server2008R2 (32 & 64-bit) WDF WHQL Driver: v3.3.17.203 Language Support: English (default), Chinese (Traditional), Chinese (Simplified), Japanese For Prolific USB VID_067B&PID_2303 Only Prolific recommends to purchase from following Cable Makers: (1) ATEN UC232A USB to Serial Driver for Win7 XP 2000 (2) I-O Data USB to RS232C (3) Belkin USB to Serial (4) Elecom USB to RS232C (5) BAFO USB to Serial Adapter |
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We have bought converters on ebay. These worked good for us:
This 8-port usb to serial converter works well. Available at:
http://www.usbgear.com/computer_cable_details.cfm?sku=USBG-8X-RS232&cats=199&catid=199,469,478,474
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Stay away from these blue things. They don't work. |
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