USB to Serial

rad dad

I just bought a HomeWork Board and neither of my computers will recognize the board.· The board has a serial connector and my PCs have only USB ports.· One PC is running Windows XP and the other Vista.· Both look for a driver which is not found on the CD or the internet.·· I downloaded Basic Stamp Editor 2.4.2 which supposedly has USB drivers.

The serial cable came with the board so it's not likely a NULL cable.· The USB/serial converter is new and did not come with any drivers.·

Any ideas?

erco

First, not all USB-serial adapters work. There's a partial list at http://forums.parallax.com/showthread.php?p=784398

Reportedly, you need the FTDI drivers to try to make it work. Although my four-year-old ATEN cable works flawlessly on XP and Vista with just the drivers that came on the CD.

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eiplanner

I purchased the below pictured USB/Serial Adapter Cable from Radio Shack and it has been working fine with my Homework Board.

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eiplanner

The link to the Radio Shack online store that sells the above shown cable.

http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3120513#

Says it works with works with Vista on down. It did not say Windows 7 but I am sure it would work there as well.

It's RS232 compliant.

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