[BC] RS232 / USB adapter suggestions?

[Bernie Courtney]

Belkin has a unit as well, i've seen it at Staples, Best Buy, etc

On 7/31/05, Fred Morton <radioguy at airmail.net> wrote:
> The last one I bought was from Radio Shack. Not cheap (I think I paid around
> $29.95 for mine) but it works well with XP.
> 
> Fred Morton
> Houston
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bill Sepmeier" <dcpowerandlight at hotmail.com>
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> Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2005 6:51 PM
> Subject: [BC] RS232 / USB adapter suggestions?
> 
> 
> >
> >>Or at the very least a USB connection.  Serial ports are few and far
> >>between on laptops these days.
> >
> > Speaking of the lack of conventional (read: obsolete) serial ports on
> > laptops ... anyone know of a good RS-232 to USB adapter cable / driver
> > package?  Cheap?  I bought one for $5 or so on ebay and the chinese
> > software drivers won't load and run correctly ... so much for that $5.
> >
> > (Yes, I'm trying to interface with several solar PV driven high-power
> > inverters that use a LAN (not IP, natch', something proprietary!) to
> > communicate with each other and their ;ittle controller, and then provide
> > RS-232 to ... my laptop which has no RS-232 port. And yes, I've spoken to
> > the manufacturer about getting aboard the IP train ... to date, none of
> > them have!  Progressive, huh?)
> >
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