Return-Path: Received: from rly-df05.mx.aol.com (rly-df05.mail.aol.com [172.19.156.18]) by air-df03.mail.aol.com (v121_r5.5) with ESMTP id MAILINDF034-54f4967cc681fe; Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:15:21 -0500 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by rly-df05.mx.aol.com (v121_r4.4) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINDF054-54f4967cc681fe; Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:15:05 -0500 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1LLPcy-00013X-CP for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:14:52 +0000 Received: from [193.82.116.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1LLPcx-00013O-Vt for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:14:51 +0000 Received: from mail-bw0-f19.google.com ([209.85.218.19]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1LLPcx-000424-7v for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:14:51 +0000 Received: by bwz12 with SMTP id 12so30468842bwz.4 for ; Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:14:44 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=googlemail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to :subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type :content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; bh=anDWYTROQd+bYG0clFc+sfgNyaHZ9RnY+dgljhw54aI=; b=mb0esOl+1HsBvGKTfUty0wchb/X93yzCFsdPJ8N+PUETXdPaRQkkoI2m/Oc30K5rwq f9QRu9lgjxw+rNg4xlm4F0KNQj/gQuvcda68Z56NfdyoaRNjCDuVTlr5n1wCUBy0QYDe pDZtnhZs48ci+0CB4tkEBSRgZhdDJrJZuh6G8= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=googlemail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version :content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition :references; b=OSsf+t3XM3fpLKNwcPAsVp6Z73nNlnJa86HCgSv6rgB0e9vNY1MxxsFkqrh1i71E3n SSkQ2pALmkG+l1APeucjSZVyxnaUIlADU4PrijvgCLaCB0INztFJlojMBHprPntkYjtU COHx9EHLWtc5Doc9DG8Yb+iHrOovV7wkgjZTU= Received: by 10.181.240.7 with SMTP id s7mr9887576bkr.110.1231539283692; Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:14:43 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.180.228.10 with HTTP; Fri, 9 Jan 2009 14:14:43 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2009 22:14:43 +0000 From: "Andy Talbot" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org In-Reply-To: <001b01c972a6$5e94fdd0$a402a8c0@Inspiron> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Disposition: inline References: <003101c972a1$0a97a020$6401a8c0@asus> <001b01c972a6$5e94fdd0$a402a8c0@Inspiron> X-Karma: 0: DomainKey-Status: good (testing) X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,none Subject: Re: LF: RE: RS232 adapter Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none autolearn=no version=2.63 X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rs_out_1@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false X-AOL-IP: 193.82.116.20 X-AOL-SCOLL-AUTHENTICATION: mail_rly_antispam_dkim-m276.1 ; domain : googlemail.com DKIM : pass X-Mailer: Unknown (No Version) Provided the software uses 'proper' windows calls to the RS232 port and doesn't try to do anyhing clever (or ancient) it shoud work fine. Make sure your USB serial interface is a full external COM port and provides the correct polarity output, not a 5V logic level version. Someof those supplied by FTDIchip are the latter. Andy G4JNT www.g4jnt.com > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org > [mailto:owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org] On Behalf Of Gary - G4WGT > Sent: 09 January 2009 21:27 > To: LF -RSGB LF Group > Subject: LF: RS232 adapter > > Hi All, > > > > This may have been asked before. > > > > Will a USB to RS232 adapter work OK with a transceiver RS232 hardware > interface. My PC has only 1 RS232 port & no empty PCI slots. > > > > 73, > > > > Gary - G4WGT - IO83QP.