[Elecraft] [OT] Obsolescence of serial ports

[Fred Jensen]

On 4/9/2013 2:59 PM, Mike K8CN wrote:
> Those who've dealt with issues in USB to serial port conversion will
> appreciate Bill Wong's commentary in Electronic Design:
> http://electronicdesign.com/blog/s-obsolete-not

Sigh.  I've got a Liberty Basic app that talks via RS-232 to a Microchip 
controller to run the [currently] 33 irrigation valves for my wife, "The 
Kamikaze Gardener."  All is well with a "real" serial port from this 
desktop.  All is not well with at least two USB-Serial adapters from 
here or either of our laptops.  I also tried the one from Elecraft 
[Prolific] which works fine everywhere else.

Clearly, all serial ports are not created equal.

73,

Fred K6DGW
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