Difference between revisions of "Isolated USB Serial Port"
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There are two types of USB serial converters in the industry. Each of them has a unique chipset. | There are two types of USB serial converters in the industry. Each of them has a unique chipset. | ||
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*USB Serial Drivers for Prolific Chip Adapters | *USB Serial Drivers for Prolific Chip Adapters | ||
| − | We strongly recommend that you purchase FTDI chipped adapters over the Prolific - especially for 64 bit machines. | + | We strongly recommend that you purchase FTDI chipped adapters over the Prolific - especially for 64 bit machines. The converter shown on this screen runs well in Windows 7 without causing the blue-screen like the Prolific adapters. |
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| + | The benefit of this device is that it is isolated from electrical surges. The standard units are not. | ||
[http://www.serialgear.com/1-Port-Serial-USB-USBG-SSRS1.html See the adapter] at the CoolGear.com site. | [http://www.serialgear.com/1-Port-Serial-USB-USBG-SSRS1.html See the adapter] at the CoolGear.com site. | ||
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==Other== | ==Other== | ||
* See [[Advanced Tubular Loopback Tester Software]] | * See [[Advanced Tubular Loopback Tester Software]] | ||
* Back to [[Miscellaneous]] | * Back to [[Miscellaneous]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:52, 13 October 2011
There are two types of USB serial converters in the industry. Each of them has a unique chipset.
- USB Serial Drivers for FTDI Chip Adapters
- USB Serial Drivers for Prolific Chip Adapters
We strongly recommend that you purchase FTDI chipped adapters over the Prolific - especially for 64 bit machines. The converter shown on this screen runs well in Windows 7 without causing the blue-screen like the Prolific adapters.
The benefit of this device is that it is isolated from electrical surges. The standard units are not.
See the adapter at the CoolGear.com site.
