Windows 7 compatible USB serial RS232 adapter

[el-nord]

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]

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

 

[el-nord]

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

 

[carmusic]

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]

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?

 

[ella]

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.

 

[PatM]

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