We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. As technology has advanced, the types of ports on computers have also changed for the better. However, that doesn't mean devices with older ...

Since most of us are long past the days of hardware serial ports, the USB to serial adapter has become a mainstay on the hacker’s tool belt. While they’re cheap and convenient, USB to serial adapters ...

In my line of work I use serial on a near daily basis. Currently, I have 3 different USB>Serial cables; an IO Gear GUC232A, a Cables to Go (Prolific PL2302 chipset) and a older Radio Shack cable (with ...

Housed in a ruggedized, overmolded enclosure, the SeaLINK+232-DB9 from Sealevel Systems is a single-port USB-to-RS-232 serial adapter that affords both durability and reliability in challenging ...

Developers, hobbyists and electronic enthusiasts searching for a optically isolated USB to Serial adapter may be interested in a new piece of open source hardware called the ZeptoBit Isolated USB-UART ...

How reliable are usb to serial adapters? A friend does high end home theatre installation, and is looking to buy a new laptop. He needs to interact with a myriad of apps that use the serial port to ...

Debugging with printf is something [StorePeter] has always found super handy, and as a result he’s always been interested in tweaking the process for improvements. This kind of debugging usually has ...

Keyspan has announced new versions of its USB PDA Adapter and its High Speed USB Serial Adapter. The company said that the devices are faster and have undergone a form factor change to make them more ...

When it comes to server consoles, users have two major options, graphical or text. I personally prefer a serial console to a graphical one, and this preference isn't all rooted in snobbery. Serial ...