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[WANT] USB > Serial adapter (plugs into RS232 port)

I have a device with cable having a USB connector to plug into a computer. I want to get a USB-to-Serial adapter so I can plug the device into a computer's serial port (9 pin). This is backwards from modern times, when companies are offering devices to convert a serial connector to USB to plug into a computer's USB port. _I am looking to take a USB connector and plug into a Serial port_.

Any leads would be most helpful. This would at least be used for a laptop.

Thanks.

Scott

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Scott Ehrlich
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I guess you don't have a spare PC card slot for one of these...

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Many other makes/types available.

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CWatters

You are not going to find such an animal.

The devices you see are not simply plugs with wires; they contain electronics that are driven by drivers on the host computer that provide a "virtual" serial port that is mimicked by those electronics.

To do the reverse ... plug a USB device into a serial port ... is simply not feasible as there is no established way to make electronics and device driver support to create a virtual USB hub.

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Mike S.

I'll agree with Mike.

If one was available, though, it would probably be from Lantronics.

_But_, AHBPO, even if you get one you are going to have one hell of a time getting the device driver in the computer to work correctly via the serial port.

Your best solution is to change to a different computer or device (printer, whatever).

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Nicholas O. Lindan

You can buy a two-port USB adapter card for $3.87 ;-)

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