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USB to Serial Adapter - Professional

Part: XS8801
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So you are looking for a good low-cost USB Serial adapter (RS232) and you are asking yourself "Will a $10 USB Serial adapter cable work with my device? and will it work with Windows 7 and Windows 8?!" Well read on and find out why you have to be careful about which adapter you choose.

Why many low-cost USB Serial adapter cables does not work with Windows 8.
The reason why many USB Serial adapters does not work with Windows 7 and Windows 8 is because these adapters are made with a low-cost processor chip which complies only with the minimum requirements or less. The physical quality of the processor chip is usually of average quality however the drivers for the chipset are often poorly written programs which makes the USB serial adapter unstable and unreliable and not fully compatible with Windows 8 and other current operating systems. Because of this you will in many cases be unable to make a low-cost USB serial adapter work with Windows 8 and Windows 7 and you can expect some of the following typical errors:

- Computer freeze
- Invalid debug DLL
- Computer crashing		 - Driver problems
- Unable to communicate
- Unable to establish a COM port
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Click here for a deeper technical explanation of these problems. So will the USB Serial adapter we are selling here work with all serial devices? No, however it will work with the majority of devices and we guarantee that the processor chip and drivers are fully optimized for Windows 8 and Windows 7 so you will not experience any driver problems. This USB serial adapter is designed with one of the best processor chips available, the FT232RL from FTDI, a British family owned company established in 1990 with distributors in more than 50 countries. This chipset is unique in design and has been tested and improved extensively over several years to offer compatibility with the majority of devices on the market.

Features.
Our USB serial adapter easily adds a serial COM 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, Windows 8, Linux and Mac. It is compatible with most GPS and PDA devices (Garmin, Mallagan, Palm), modems, printers, scanners, digital cameras and office equipment.
This USB Serial adapter cable has protection against static electricity and surges of up to 15KV which gives you reliable data transfers and protects the converter and your equipment from damage due to over voltages.
USB Plug and Play allows easy installation and requires no IRQ, DMA, or I/O port resources which means that more devices can be attached to your system without the hassles of device and resource conflicts. Drivers comply with Microsoft WHQL and VCP for Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8.
If this USB Serial adapter is not compatible with your device you can return it within 30 days for a refund.

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Overall features:
  • Compatible with: Windows 8 32/64, Windows 7 32/64, Vista 32/64, Server 2003/8R2, XP 32/64, 2000, ME, 98Se, Mac 8/9/X, Linux, Android
  • Works with Cisco Standard Break Key Sequence for Password Recovery
  • Compliance: USB1.1, 2.0 and 3.0, EIA/TIA RS-232
  • Serial interface: standard 9-pin RS232 Male
  • USB interface: Standard Type A Male
  • USB Serial adapter Plug and Play
  • RS232 signals: TX, RX, RTS, CTS, DTR, DSR, RI, GND
  • Internal TX/RX 128/385 Byte buffer
  • No IRQ Conflicts, no IRQs, IO or DMA required.
  • Processor: FTDI FT232RL
  • RS232 output power: ~5.7VDC
  • Power on pin 9: No
  • 3 feet cable
  • Automatic handshake support
  • Baud rates from 300 to 921.600bps
  • 15KV/600Wms static ESD electric protection
  • Wake-up and Intelligent Power Management
  • Current consumption less than 100mA
  • Working temperature: -20C to 60C
Price: $34.95
Part: XS8801
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Date Added: 02/28/2013 by Karen McCready
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Sew Right ! Our new laptop with Windows 8, using my previous USB/serial adapter, would not communica...

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Date Added: 01/09/2013 by Jarrett Perry
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Absolutely one of the best if not the best adapter out there. We had had numerous challenges with di...

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Date Added: 08/20/2012 by Robert Hicks
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Purchased the XS8801 for use with Win7x64 after struggling with a different USB-to-serial adapter no...

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Date Added: 07/13/2011 by Kenneth Williams
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Very satisfied, thanks. Easy to install and setup with windows 7. I wasted money on several other us...

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Date Added: 06/03/2011 by Joe Beall
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Today I received your UT8801 USB to Serial Port Converter. It worked perfectly and was a super easy ...

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Quick Tip!

The USB Serial Adapter - Generally

Using a USB to Serial adapter is the easiest way to create a RS232 serial COM port in most laptops and desktop computers. The way that a USB Serial adapter works is that the USB Serial adapter drivers create a virtual COM port in your computer which you can use as if it was a built-in COM port. On a high level USB serial adapter you will even be able to adjust several COM port parameters such as latency times and enumeration. The USB Serial adapter comes in different variations, the most common are single port non-isolated RS232, RS485 or RS422 models, however also isolated and industrial USB serial adapter units exists. If you chose a good quality USB serial adapter you will in most cases not experience any communication problems, however many low-cost USB serial adapters are not fully compatible with Windows 7 and Vista which is why we highly recommend spending a few extra dollars on a quality USB Serial adapter,.. it will easily save you much frustration and time.

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