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Re: Amazing brand new 5700 fire panel still using serial port



On May 11, 11:29=A0am, "Bill" <billnomailnosp...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> "nick markowitz" <nmarkow...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > Amazing lap top computers no longer come with serial ports but SK
> > still puts them on there panels to download which means yet another
> > trail of error to find which one works best.
> > There not the only ones amazing how many other company's produce
> > equipment with serial ports
>
> Just get a USB to Serial (RS-232) Adapter. Some of these do not work
> right with some serial equipment. For example I bought one from
> Staples office supply and the serial "break" did not work as it
> should.
>
> Here is a USB to Serial (RS-232) Adapter which works as it should...
> (Note drivers for that adapter are on the following page as well.)http://=
www.parallax.com/Store/Accessories/CablesConverters/tabid/166/...
>
> FYI - Serial communications is relatively easy to implement in
> electronics. USB is quite difficult. So I imagine it would be less
> expensive to manufacture a panel with serial rather than USB...


I just can't picture a flash drive with a serial connector on it.



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