![]() Will be settable in software.Ī3: As above - appears as a standard serial port.Ī4: Some manufacturers peripherals do strange things and may not work for all converters. The most common units (usually a "cable" that plugs into a USB port) appear to a PC as a standard serial "comms port". You can build your own using any of several available custom ICs created for this purpose - but doing that will cost you more than buying a prebuilt one.Ī market leader but not the only source of ICs is FTDI corp who make these products.Ī2. ![]() Here are a few dozen photos and links to serial to USB converers - hover over the pictures for more information (on the page linked to above - not on the picture below) - click to go to the related site. You won't build one for that little - probably by a factor of 10 to 20! OK - checks - you're in Mumbai, India - checks - $US1.99 to India, free shipping!. Wow! - here is one for $US3 including shipping to the US from Hong Kong. Here are ebay's listings of USB to RS232 converters - well worth looking at to see the range available (and prices). I've seen these advertised on ebay for under $5 and those were probably not the cheapest. A1: By far the quickest and easiest method, and possibly the equal best, is to buy an existing USB to serial converter.
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