Rs-232 To Usb Adapter Driver
Milton Beaty
This 3 ft. USB to Serial adapter is a tool of choice when supporting serial peripherals in newer computers without serial support. Now supported by Windows 11, this is an ideal solution for device support.
The GM-FTDI-LED offers an advanced an FTDI Chipset supported by Windows 11, USB 2.0 RS-232 connection with double color LED Display of Full Signal Power. The device is powered individually by the USB 2.0 port. This device is easy to install, it features a Plug & Play Easy test RS-232 Host to Device link and is backwards compatible with USB Spec 1.1.
Excellent, Tried on multiple legacy switches and storage devices and worked flawlessly.
Excellent, Tried on multiple legacy switches and storage devices and worked flawlessly. Windows 10 & 11 both worked plug n play. No driver needed.
INCREDIBLE
I needed to have an adapter for a Windows 7 device to an ancient device AND IT WORKED WITH THIS ADAPTER. Nothing else has worked so far. I am indebted to this device. I will have a special slide dedicated to this adapter when I graduate from my PhD.
Works perfectly with windows 10, drivers were part of windows
Plugged in and immediately recognized be Windows 10. Works perfectly. I bought this one because if the indicator LEDs which allow you to see the signals and makes troubleshooting so much easier.
Just what I needed
Bought this for shop so we can service Espar heaters that we install inside our semi trucks. Once it I have all I had to do was plug, confirm some settings and we were off the races the races. Great product, easy to use!
Everything you need
Unit arrived as described and early. The best part is that it contained a thoughtfully prepared software disc with documentation for installation and even modification of the included drivers for any system you may have including Linux and Mac. I was sufficiently impressed to write a review. I will definitely buy from these guys again.
Saved the day
One of our computers died and it had this serial device connected to it. The new computer did not come with any serial ports as expected. I purchased this device to convert the USB to RS232 and for our surprise it worked very well and we are back in business. It comes with a small CD disk with drivers for all operating systems you can think of like linux, android, mac, windows CE, and regular windows from XP to 10 64-bit.
Serial to USB with visual indicators!
Just like a generic Serial to USB, but much better with the LED status! It helped me diagnose a wiring issue with the serial port I was working with. Great value, great product. Seems solid and very reliable.
This Adapter Works While Others Did Not
After trying unsuccessfully for hours to get a different RS232-to-USB adapter to work, I was able to install the Gearmo adapter and get it running in perhaps 10 minutes. It also came with its own driver DVD which was appreciated after so much trouble with the other adapter, wondering if indeed I had found the best driver.
Best USB to RS232 hands down
I been looking for a good USB to RS232 for a while and played with a few options, this one hands down is the BEST.Having the LED indicators on the plug helps with troubleshooting and avoiding second guessing on what is going wrong.If you are a maker or work with old industrial connections this is a MUST to have tool in your toolset.
works as a link for Amiga to PC
not much to say, its a usb to serial with ACT indication, i got mine as a way to interface my amiga with modern computer hardware, and it works. was able to get data back and forth.
What is with Amazon ratings? Sheerness, Thickness for an electronic product
This is crazy, no? Please clean up your rate features page!These USB to serial converters are excellent. They work with Win 10 and do the job day after day. I will reorder without hesitation when I need more. The whole line has been superb, doing just what they are supposed to without hiccough or excessive configuration.
Worked perfectly
Windows 10 on my laptop: immediately identified device as a COM port with no additional drivers required. Immediately connected to my Parker SSD motor drive using their DSE Lite tool, no issues what so ever. This is the FTDI USB-RS232 adapter you need!
Use RS 232 interface with new technology.
I bought this item in order to communicate with a older piece of electronic gear that has an RS 232 interface and no USB connecting ability. This solves the problem of using outmoded but still valuable gear and interface using this USB to RS 233 item.
Worked perfectly and saved my business ton of money
I own a veterinary practice and we have a digital radiology unit that has two monitors one of which is a touchscreen that is used to set the parameters for radiographs. The com port that the monitor was attached to stopped functioning, so by using this cable serial adapter we were able to transfer the monitor connection and function to a usb port. To repair/replace the card with a new com port on our special computer was estimated to be in the neighborhood of 800 to 1,000 dollars. Less than 30 dollars was a real bargain. Converting over to this cable connection was quick and easy.
It works where others fail
I used this to connect my laptop to stepper motor drivers which require serial input to change settings. Two other adapters failed and this one worked straight away with no tweaking.
If you are connecting to a female port with fastener posts the product will not fit
The product is male with female fastening posts, so if you are connecting to a device that is female with female fasteners already on it, this will not be able to connect.
As a Network Engineer working with Cisco products it is necessary for me to have a serial port available to console into routers and switches and new notebooks no longer have a serial port as a standard feature so USB serial adapters are required. If you just have a cable then if the console port does not come up then you have to figure out if it is the notebook or the console port that is causing the issue. Having the LED breakout indicators makes this much easier. I highly recommend this product.
After having struggled with corrupt data on my PL2303-based adapter every few minutes, I was suspecting problems with the target device, especially when the problem persisted after swapping adapters, reloading drivers, and trying a different PC.
I needed a serial cable to communicate to an Allen Bradley Micrologix PLC and my laptop does not have a RS-232 serial port. I read about some bad experiences people have had with other adapters. It seemed that the general consensus has been to stick with the FTDI chipset adapters.
My computer uses the 64-bit version of Windows 7. When I plugged the adapter in, the OS recognized it and downloaded the drivers via Windows update. It defaulted to COM7, so I changed it to COM1 and connected it to the PLC. I auto-configured a DF1 channel in RSLinx Classic and immediately discovered it using RSWho.
Awesome!! One of the only serial to USB adapters out there with status lights. Makes it very easy to trouble and diagnose serial data issues and pin configurations. Also works out-of-the-box on Win 7 x64 with no need to install additional drivers. Thanks for the great product!!
I got this usb rs232 converter and I was wondering if somebody knows if it is possible to use this (or any other usb rs232 converter) without using the drivers. The converter I got has a FTDI chip and it does have drivers included, but I want to use it without the drivers because I plan to connect it to an Arduino and a serial printer, and not a computer, so there is no operating system for the drivers.
I cannot give you too much guidance on what you are doing but, you might want to consider using a MAX232 chip or a serial adapter like our Pololu 23201a Serial Adapter. Using a device with a USB connection seems like it would be very complex and probably not the way to go.
After a lot of research and experimenting I can now answer my own question Apparently it is impossible to use a USB serial adapter without having an operating system at the USB end where the drivers can be installed. In other words, a USB serial adapter cannot convert data without drivers. Correct me if I am wrong, but this is what I have concluded so far. I actually find it strange that no converter exists where the full conversion is made inside the converter, without the need for an operating system.
You may be surprised by the amount of code involved. For examples of what is required on the device end (source code included), there are two open source projects for AVR processors that I know of. One is the software-only V-USB project fourwalledcubicle.com/LUFA.php
A driver for the USB adapter is available for download from Meade.com which effectively creates a virtual serial port within the PC. The USB adapter and software are compatible with all Windows operating systems.
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The 2105R features programmable baud rate and data formats with 128-byte transmit and 384-byte receive buffers. The USB serial adapter is compatible with all standard PC baud rates and supports high-speed communication to 921.6K bps. The 2105R is powered by the USB port and status LEDs molded into the enclosure indicate serial data activity and connection to the host.
Sealevel SeaCOM USB software drivers and utilities make installation and operation easy using Microsoft Windows and Linux operating systems. After installing the software, simply plug the 2105R into an available USB port and the serial port is recognized as a standard COM port by the host system enabling compatibility with legacy software.
The attached cable is approximately 56 inches long and fully shielded to protect the 2105R from RF and EMI interference that is common in mobile and industrial environments. Standard operating temperature range is 0C to 70C (32F to 158F), and an extended temperature range of -40C to 85C (-40F to 185F) is optional.
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