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Re: USB to 9-Pin Serial Conversion

The USB specification is IIR freely available (and several hundred pages). There is quite a bit that goes on at the MAC and PHY levels which software does not, typically, have control over. RS232 has none of that.

I recommend a little dongle. Blackbox makes some nice multi-port ones, as do other companies. I'd avoid anything with a prolific chipset, the FTDI chipset is better.

Hobby Engineering, http://www.hobbyengineering.com
Sells some modules for integration if you are interested. I've used them for projects before and they work pretty well. Drivers for windows and linux.
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