[Flexnet] No RS-232

[kb6yno at comcast.net]

John,

You're confusing baud with bits.  MBPS stands for mega-bits per second.  From there 8 bits = 1 byte.

73 de Eric, KB6YNO/W2AIR/NNN0NPO

 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "John Jewkes W6HNC/AAR0MI" <johnjewkes at aol.com>
> Speed is the only factor. MOST RS232 ports have a maximum of 115K Baud 
> of data transfer, while USB is rated at 10 MBPS (Mega Baud).
> In many cases a RS232 to USB would work. HOWEVER for things like USB 
> printers, cameras, drives, it would be way to slow.
> 73 de John Jewkes
> W6HNC