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Does mce support USB-rs232 convertors?

Started by geekyhawkes, May 25, 2009, 09:56:27 PM

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geekyhawkes

May 25, 2009, 09:56:27 PM
My motherboard only supports 1xrs232 port which isnt going to be enough for what i have planned.  Does MCE support usb-rs232 convertors?

hari

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May 25, 2009, 10:11:48 PM
yes
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Dale_K

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May 26, 2009, 04:55:10 PM
Some of them.

I tried the Belkin usb>serial adapters and they didn't work.  The Simpletech adapters however, were plug and play.

colinjones

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May 27, 2009, 01:19:21 AM
Anything that uses the PL2303 chip (Prolific Technology) will work fine, plug and play.

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May 27, 2009, 01:41:23 AM
Quote from: colinjones on May 27, 2009, 01:19:21 AM
Anything that uses the PL2303 chip (Prolific Technology) will work fine, plug and play.

Yes we can confirm that.

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May 27, 2009, 12:15:40 PM
FTDI is also recommended.
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May 29, 2009, 09:31:01 PM
Quote from: colinjones on May 27, 2009, 01:19:21 AM
Anything that uses the PL2303 chip (Prolific Technology) will work fine, plug and play.

It's not always obvious which adapters are using which chips.  I can confirm that the last two Startech ICUSB232 adapters that I have purchased use the PL2303.  That adapter seems to be readily available in Canada at least.
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