The USB to serial converter . Adding Serial Ports to a Computer with Only USB Ports

The USB to Serial Converter / Need to use a serial port , but only have USB ? It’s very common today to find that a new computer that will seem to have absolutely everything in terms of huge hard drive space, super fast processor, DVD writer, a whole multitude of ports, IR, Fire wire, USB, but yet will not have any serial ports.

Serial is perceived today by manufacturers as a thing if the past, but this really could not be further from the truth Sadly many computer manufacturers have totally ignored including RS-232.

Many computer manufacturers trying to push or rather force people to use such standards as USB & Firewire as opposed to serial have really not thought of the millions of users with hardware requiring a serial connection.

But luckily all is not lost; you can easily add a serial port by using a USB serial port adapter

A USB to Serial adapter is a quick and easy way to add a serial port to a computer. It will even give you the option to add more than one adapter on a single computer.

Various serial devices requiring some type of serial port Of course practically all hardware these days is designed using technology such as USB, but there is still so much hardware that still relies on legacy technology such as hardware keys, RIPS, routers, faxes, testing hardware.

It’s really down to you to assess as to whether the cost of the USB to serial adapter is going to be cheaper than the cost of replacing the hardware. Converters are not expensive to buy so generally this would be the easiest option.

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