  2 Port USB to RS-232 Serial DB9 Adapter Using Prolific Chip Expand your system using a USB serial RS232 dual port converter driven with Prolific usb Serial Chip. Gain more control over your current serial devices through your USB Port. Compatible with Windows 98SE / ME / 2000 / XP, Windows Server 2000 and up. MAC OS 9.1,X.3 up and Linux. Got more serial peripherals than you do ports? Don’t sweat it, we have the solution to your problem with the 2X232. It equips your system with two RS-232 serial ports while taking up only one USB port! Connecting devices like serial modems, GPS receivers, serial printers, and PDAs has never been easier. Perfect for laptop users, the 2X232 is light weight and compact, so you can take it with you when you’re on the go. As well, the unit is fully plug and play compatible, allowing you the flexibility of hot swapping your serial devices without rebooting. Expand your PC or Notebook computer using a USB serial RS232 Converter. Gain more control over your current serial devices through your USB technology. Small and convenient, the USB serial RS232 2 port converter can enable and expand your peripheral usage many times over. How the USB Serial dual port rs232 converter works The USB Serial Dual-Port converter with Prolific USB Technology allows the use and operation of two serial devices via USB control simultaneously. The USB serial dual-port converter is self powered through the USB Port it's connected to. The USB serial dual-port converter adds 2 additional rs232 serial ports to you PC or Laptop as seen in the images above. To install the device on your computer, first insert the converter driver CD into your CD-ROM drive and install the drivers. After the drivers have been installed, connect the USB to rs232 serial converter to your USB Port. The new hardware wizard in Windows after connecting the USB serial rs232 converter to the USB port should automatically recognize the new hardware. You will see the new hardware wizard several times as it must install the driver for each of the rs232 serial ports to function properly with the USB port. You will see that the prolific USB serial bridge drivers will be installed for each new hardware found. NOTE: If for some reason the usb serial converter is not recognized after connection, try rebooting your PC or laptop or manually adding the hardware through Add New Hardware Wizard. Top of Page Features of the USB Serial dual-port RS-232 converter The USB Serial Dual-Port converter with Prolific chip set is connected and self powered. Top of Page Adds 2 RS232 ports (9-Pin) to your PC or laptop. Standard USB To RS-232 Adapter. Easy to install - Plug and Play capability. Supports: PDA RS-232 ports, 56K modem, Serial Mouse and Serial PC Camera. FUlly compliant with USB 1.1 specifications. Compatible with Windows 98SE / ME / 2000 / XP, Windows NT 5.0 up. MAC OS 8.6 up and Linux. Testing the USB Serial dual-port converter During testing of this item 4 serial devices were used, two modems and two computer mice. Once all devices are connected to the USB serial dual port converter, use the add hardware wizard to allow Windows to find your hardware through the serial ports. You may need to install the drivers for those particular items your are connecting. Although the project table looks quite messy, the USB Serial Dual-Port converter can be mounted on the wall for convenience, for testing purposes it was left on the table. Test items used in the USB serial dual-port converter testing were 2 serial modems. To make sure your devices have been installed, take a look in your device manager for the drivers. The image on the left shows all devices used in the testing. The device manager is seeing the devices through the USB serial RS-232 Converter. All devices performed as they should through the USB serial connection. Other devices to consider for use with the USB serial dual port rs-232 Converter: |
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