Learn what a USB to Serial adapter is used for, when you might need one, and whether installing a driver is required for it ...

Since most of us are long past the days of hardware serial ports, the USB to serial adapter has become a mainstay on the hacker’s tool belt. While they’re cheap and convenient, USB to serial adapters ...

Housed in a ruggedized, overmolded enclosure, the SeaLINK+232-DB9 from Sealevel Systems is a single-port USB-to-RS-232 serial adapter that affords both durability and reliability in challenging ...

The SeaLINK+8/232 RJ and the SeaLINK+8 VC USB-to-serial adapters offer eight independent serial ports, each of which appear as standard COM ports to the host computer. The devices connect RS-232 and ...

USB-C is everywhere, but that doesn't mean your ports are doing everything they could be doing. These adapters can ...

FTDI-gate wasn’t great for anybody, and now with hardware hobbyists and technological tinkerers moving away from the most popular USB to serial adapter, some other chip has to fill the void. The ...

I have a number serial of devices I need to connect to a relatively modern computer with only 1 standard serial port. The obvious solution is to grab a couple of USB->serial adapters, which I did, ...

I recently schmoozed my manager into approving a nice 15" Powerbook, and I'm finding I miss my serial ports. Does anybody have experience with a good USB serial adapter with OSX drivers? I'm eyeing ...

Expanding the SeaLINK USB family, the SeaLINK+I.DIN (Item# 2113) and SeaLINK+2I.DIN (Item# 2213) optically isolated USB to RS-232/-422/-485 adapters offer one or two serial ports, respectively, and ...

When it comes to server consoles, users have two major options, graphical or text. I personally prefer a serial console to a graphical one, and this preference isn't all rooted in snobbery. Serial ...

Keyspan on Wednesday announced support for Intel-based Macs with its line of USB serial adapters and remote controls. The software is available for download from Keyspan’s Web site. The updates ...

Expanding the SeaLINK USB-to-serial product line, the SeaLINK+8/232.RJ and the SeaLINK+8.VC provide eight independent serial ports that appear as standard COM ports to the host computer, enabling ...