[Coco] Serial to USB adapter Question

[Gene Heskett]

On Tuesday 09 October 2018 18:24:37 Stephen Fischer wrote:

> Not stocked by Fry's :(
>
> Not wanting to come home with nothing I got:
>
> SABRENT Model: SBT-USC6M $7.99

At that price that almost has to be a bogus pl2303. And that actually has 
a better chance of working than the real thing as it might have the bug 
fixed, which should cost around $25 if it was the real thing.

> https://www.sabrent.com/product/SBT-USC6M/6-feet-usb-rs-232-db9-serial
>-9-pin-adapter-prolific-pl2303/
>
> Crossing My Fingers.

You might need to tie them in knots. I have had pl2303 problems enough 
that they are on my personal black-list. The story I've read is that 
they go to sleep to save power, but throw away the first bit waking up. 
Not terribly important in a tcp protocol since tcp will get a bad 
checksum and ask for a re-transmission, which is of course then good, 
and the rest of the exchange then proceeds. It's even possible it will 
work with drivewire as I believe theres a keep alive in that protocol 
which prevents it from going to sleep. One of my ftdi adapters has data 
leds, and I see a once a second burst of traffic on the drivewire cables 
as long as its working correctly.

I could be full of it, but thats the story I got after it kept 
disconnecting a printer many years ago.

> SHF
>
> On 10/6/2018 6:52 PM, Mark D. Overholser wrote:
> > On 10/05/2018 08:27 PM, Stephen Fischer wrote:
> >> https://www.frys.com/product/2978905
> >>
> >> $24.99
> >>
> >> On my list for the next trip to Fry's
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> SHF
> >
> > I/O Gear is "solid"....
> >
> >
> > I know of Customers that use them....   ( the ATEN is in a very
> > similar package )
> >
> >
> > MarkO



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