Windows 7 compatible USB serial RS232 adapter

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el-nord

New Member

• Feb 10, 2010

• #1

I had a really hard time finding a good Windows 7 compatible USB to RS232 serial adapter so I just wanted to share this link with everybody else:

USB, RS232, RS485, RS422 Data Adapters & Converters, USconverters.com

they have all kinds of serial adapter and converters.

 

Vizier87

Active Member

• Feb 10, 2010

• #2

I wonder if they have the Win 7 version for the UBW?

 

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el-nord

New Member

• Nov 3, 2010

• #3

They do,..I tested their PRO version of the USB serial adapter and it works fine.

 

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carmusic

New Member

• Nov 3, 2010

• #4

ive a lot of usb serial converter no name and they are all win7 32 and 64 bit compatible. they need to have the ftdi chip which most of usb converter uses

 

MikeMl

Well-Known Member

Most Helpful Member

• Nov 3, 2010

• #5

I recently had a problem with the FTDI USB to Serial converter. It loads ok under WindozXT, the system can find it, HyperTerm can talk to it, but the MSCOMM widget in Visual Basic 6 cannot find it. Anybody have a fix for this?

 

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ella

New Member

• Nov 4, 2010

• #6

I do not use FTDI at all. I do not like WIndoz USB to Serial software stack as it provides no real time.
This is my favorite:
SUb-20-R25
Well it is not a compatible solution and you can not use dumb HyperTerm but they supply for free a set of similar SUB-20 based tools that works very nice.

 

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PatM

Member

• Nov 4, 2010

• #7

The most reliable, if you have a open PCI or PCIe expansion slot, is to add a dual port serial card.
Not a option if you are using a laptop, however, as these are only good for a desktop computer.

Serial PCI Card RS232 PCI

PCI Express Serial Card

 

Last edited: Nov 4, 2010