Tech Support

Here you will find helpful information regarding most types of data converters.
It will help you put the pieces together!
Feel free to contact us at any time if you do not find answers to your questions here.

RS232

RS232 Tester / Troubleshooter (pdf)

RS485

RS485 Greatest Troubleshooter (pdf)

RS232 to RS485 Port Check

RS485, Connecting a 4-wire Slave to a 4-wire Master

RS485 Connection Examples

RS485 Termination

RS485 Multidrop Networks

10 Ways to Bulletproof RS485 Interfaces (pdf)

RS485 Explained (pdf)

RS422

Basic RS422 Connections

RS232 to RS422 Port Check

USB - Serial

How Can I Check my USB - RS232 Port? Loop-back test (pdf)

How Can I Check my USB - RS485 Port

FTDI FT232RL Default Driver Settings (pdf)

Silabs CP210X Default Driver Settings (pdf)

Prolific PL2303HX Default Driver Settings (pdf)

Moschip MCS7820CV Default Driver Settings (pdf)

How to fix "USB Device Not Recognized error" (pdf)

How to fix "This Device Cannot Start. (Code 10)" (pdf)

Non-standard USB-Serial baud rates - Windows (pdf)

Non-standard USB-Serial baud rates - Linux (pdf)

Advanced FTDI driver options (pdf)

Installing FTDI VCP Drivers on Linux (pdf)

Serial - Ethernet

How Ethernet Works

Serial to Ethernet

BF430 Tunneling Mode over LAN (pdf)

XS1000/BF430 Tunneling Mode over Serial (pdf)

How to hardware reset XS1000 (pdf)

How to hardware reset BF-430 (pdf)

How to access a serial device over Internet

How to setup a serial to Ethernet device server using DHCP (pdf)

Serial to Ethernet without Virtual COM software - XS1000 (pdf)

Serial to Ethernet without Virtual COM software - BF430 (pdf)

XS1000 VCOM Default Settings (pdf)

BF430 VCOM Default Settings (pdf)

Tunneling mode over LAN using US2000A serial ethernet converter (pdf)

How to access a serial device over Internet using a wired router and No-IP (pdf)

Serial Wireless

Wireless standards

Serial Bluetooth Setup Examples (pdf)

Serial RF Setup Examples (pdf)

I can't communicate with my wireless serial adapter...why? (pdf)

YSC10U Default parameter settings (pdf)

YSC30L Default parameter settings (pdf)

How to Setup a Wireless RS232 Link Step-by-Step

Using the YSC10U/YSC30L serial radios with RS485 ports (pdf)

Adhoc vs infrastructure networks - What's the difference? (pdf)

How to Access a Serial Device over the Internet (pdf)

Miscellaneous

Port-powered serial converters

Repeaters, extending network

Quick Serial Reference

Optical isolation and ground loops

Basic Modbus Troubleshooting

ModBus Over Serial Guide (pdf)

DTE/DCE Connections (pdf)

Links

The RS232 Standard

The USB Standard

RS-232 Cables, Wiring and Pinouts

Serial Interface Primer