SX-Key (DB9 Serial) and Parallax USB2SER?

Zoot

I have a USB2SER I use for Basic Stamps on one of my laptops (current driver, works great). Can I just plug the usb2ser into my DB9 serial SX-Key and expect it to just work? Or would I have to purchase a new USB SX-Key :-(

I have plenty of machines with DB9 serial, but our newest laptop is USB only.

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Peter Verkaik

It should work. Just set the comport in the IDE to the assigned comport of
the USB2SER device.

regards peter

CCraig

I do it all the time. You should have no problems.

HTH, Chris

Chris Savage

Hello everyone,

Please bear in mind that the USB2SER was a development tool used on the Propeller prior to its release and cannot bridge the gap between USB and RS-232 devices. The output is non-inverted and at 3.3V levels instead of the inverted +/-12V levels the key expects. Now if you actually have the USB to 232 adapter we have which has a MAX232 line driver on it then you can use that.· I know some may not realize we have the deveopment tool with that name.· A link is below.

http://www.parallax.com/Store/Microcontrollers/BASICStampModules/tabid/134/txtSearch/USB2SER/List/1/ProductID/32/Default.aspx?SortField=ProductName%2cProductName

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Chris Savage
Parallax Engineering

Zoot

My bad -- I meant the "Parallax USB to Serial (RS-232) Adapter" www.parallax.com/Store/Accessories/CablesConverters/tabid/166/CategoryID/40/List/0/Level/a/ProductID/378/Default.aspx?SortField=ProductName%2cProductName, not the USB2SER which is a different product, but I bet that's Peter and CCraig thought I was talking about

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