I f you've been using computers for more than a couple of decades, you've probably used a serial port to attach peripherals like your mouse and modem. Until the USB standard rendered them obsolete ...

Also known as an RS-232 port, serial ports provide very slow speeds and have been superseded by USB on desktop computers. USB-to-serial adapters are available for old peripherals. DB (D-Sub ...

It’s also possible to map serial ports to USB devices, it just takes a bit of work. Report comment. Reply. Paul says: February 10, 2018 at 3:58 pm ...

Although serial port connections have been replaced by USB ports in most computers, older business equipment such as fax machines and printers may still utilize them. When a serial port stops ...

Serial Port Redirector makes serial data from virtual serial ports available on a TCP/IP network. All data written to virtual COM port appers on specified TCP-port of remote IP address.

Plug the USB-to-serial adapter into an open USB port on your computer. Insert your adapter's driver CD when you see a "Found New Hardware Wizard" window appear on your screen.

It’s astounding that Microsoft can’t secure their USB ports but locks small developers out of a virtual serial port. I ended up dropping Windows for my own work. Not just for that, but it was ...

Cisco has added USB Type-B ports to their devices and these ports can be used as a console cable. You will need three things to get this working. 1) A device that uses this type of USB Type-B port ...

This, and the rest of the board's specs, are pretty normal—but then there's the 20 USB 3.2 type-A ports. Yes, that's right, 20 USB ports, and box headers for an additional four straight serial ...

A yellow USB Type-A port (the rectangularly shaped type of port) port is essentially the same thing as a red USB port, which is used to mark ports that conform to USB 2.0 or USB 3.0 Gen1 standards.