USB Serial Adapter - Standard

$19.50 In stock

Notice: This USB to RS232 adapter is not recommended for use with Windows 7 and Vista. Click here for a fully compatible Windows 7/Vista USB to RS232 adapter. Also please see why most low-cost adapters are not compatible with Windows 7/Vista.

This USB to RS232 adapter is a good allround standard adapter great for mobile applications and devices. It is utilizing the popular standard PL2303 chip from Prolific which makes it easy to add a serial port to your desktop or laptop, for general office, commercial and industrial use.
Serial outputs are automatically configured as additional COM ports with Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7, Linux and Mac.

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This standard USB to RS232 unit is compatible with most GPS and PDA devices (Garmin, Mallagan, Palm), modems, printers, scanners, digital cameras and office equipment.
USB Plug and Play allows easy installation and requires no IRQ, DMA, or I/O port resources which means more devices can be attached to your system without the hassles of device and resource conflicts. Drivers are fully compatible with Windows 98Se, ME, 2000, XP, Server 2003, Mac and Linux but has only limited compatibility with Windows 7 and Vista, (click here for an adapter fully compatible with Windows 7 and Vista).

Overall features
- Compliance: USB1.1/2.0, EIA/TIA RS-232
- Serial interface: standard 9-pin RS232 male
- USB interface: standard Type A female
- USB Plug and Play
- Processor: Prolific PL2303HX
- 2 feet cable included
- Automatic handshake support
- Baud rates from 300bps to 115200bps
- Wake-up and Intelligent Power Management
- Port powered < 100mA
- Working temperature: -20C to 60C
- Windows 98Se, ME, 2000, XP32/64, Server 2003 32/64
- Limited compatibility with Vista 32/64 and Win 7 32/64
- Mac and Linux

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