[1000mp] USB-serial port converters update

[Duncan Clark]

In message <BGECJAFKJHPEIEKNBLKMKEBCECAA.n6ws@charter.net>, Bill Shell 
<n6ws@charter.net> writes on the Wed, 17 Jul 2002
>Entegra 2U4S

On second thoughts may it is me being wrong :-(

I assumed this was a computer but it may be a converter. If it is you 
sound like you did get lucky :-))

A post some months ago, which I found after getting the Targus 
converter, said:

In message <001501c0d829$8a0f6f60$0201a8c0@any>, WA9ALS - John 
<wa9als@starband.net> writes on the Tue, 8 May 2001
>> Another inconsistency is what functions are available to the user on the
>> RS-232 port
>
>These "RS-232 problemsaren't confined to Yaesu.  Try out a few USB->serial
>converters to see what I mean.  They all seem to implement portions of the
>RS-232 standard, and they don't all work the same!  Some (Belkin, Connect
>Tech) will read the MP, and others (Targus and D-Link) will not.  Most will
>not do 5-bit Baudot code on the TxD line like the built-in serial ports will
>(most USB serial adapters only handle 7- and 8-bit).  The standard built-in
>serial ports on computers have RTS and DTR come up low, whereas the
>USB-serial adapters have these lines come up HIGH (and key your rig!).  It's
>been explained to me that the latter arrangement is more "standard" than
>Bill Gate's way (surprise).
>

Duncan


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