USB-serial adaptors

[Dave McGuire]

On Jun 3, 2009, at 11:09 AM, Mark Tapley wrote:
>> I think there has been other threads here regardng the hit-or-miss
>> nature of these USB-to-serial adapters.  I know when I needed one
>> to sync a Palm, I couldn't find one that did it right.  I think
>> I hit my head against three $30 adapters to no avail, but this
>> was four-five years ago.
>
> I have no experience with these, but have a strong recommendation  
> from Tim Lindner, who helped develop a serial file-server for Tandy  
> Color Computers:
>
> At 8:46 -0700 4/12/09, tim lindner wrote:
>> Be on the lookout for a device that contains an FTDI chipset.  
>> Boisy and
>> I agree they are the best USB <-> RS232 devices.

   I have designed with these chips, and I like them.  They do have  
their problems, but I agree that they're pretty good.

             -Dave

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Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL