Thread: USB to 9-Pin Serial Conversion
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Re: USB to 9-Pin Serial Conversion
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Originally Posted by Jake M View Post
I'm just hoping I don't have to actually go out and buy USB to 9-Pin Serial converters for everyone.
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but you do. There is no easy way to connect a RS232 device to your laptop's USB (you may very well frag something if you wire it up per your diagram).

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