CoolGear® USB to Serial Adapter, 9-pin male, provides transmit & receive lights, FTDI chipset

CoolGear® USB to Serial Adapter, 9-pin male, provides transmit & receive lights, FTDI chipset



CoolGear® USB to Serial Adapter, 9-pin male, provides transmit & receive lights, FTDI chipset Feature :

USB to 9-pin male serial adapter

Provides transmit & receive lights

Uses FTDI chipset

Length is 10 inches (25 cm)

Supports speeds of 300 bps up to 921,600 bps

This USB Serial Adapter is designed to make serial port expansion quick and simple. Connecting to a USB port on your computer or USB hub, this USB Serial Adapter instantly adds a serial communication port to your system with easy plug-and-play and hot-plug features.

Plugging the USB Serial Adapter into the USB port, the adapter is automatically detected and installed. There is no IRQ & COM port conflicts, since the port doesn't require any additional IRQ, DMA or memory on the system. The RS-232 serial port functions as a native Windows COM port, and it is compatible with Windows serial communication applications.

This USB Serial Adapter provides instant connectivity to any RS-232 communication device.

SPECIFICATIONS:

* Adds a high speed RS-232 serial port via a USB 1.1 or 2.0 connection
* 384 byte receive buffer.
* 128 byte transmit buffer for high speed data throughput.
* Requires no IRQ, DMA or I/O port.
* Data rate speed range: 300 bps to 921,600 bps
* Serial Connector: DB-9 male connector
* RS-232 data signals: DCD, RxD, TxD, DTR, GND, DSR, RTS, CTS, RI.
* LEDs which show transmitting and receiving of data.
* Uses an FTDI brand chipset.
* Cable Length is 10 inches (25 cm).
* RoHS compliant.
* Virtual COM port drivers provided for Windows 98, 98SE, ME, 2000, 2003, XP, Vista, 7, Linux 2.4.0 & later, OpenBSD 2.9 and later & MAC OS8 & later. (Latest drivers can be downloaded from the chipset makers (FTDI) website.)

Please note that the driver CD included is in between the two pieces of cardboard in the product packaging and can be easy to miss.