With the prevalence of USB devices, it might be easy to mix up USB headers and ports, but there is a key difference between ...

[Jethomson] worked out a way to use a Nokia USB cable at a USB to Serial cable. He was able to pick up one of these cables for less than $3 delivered. A little probing worked out which conductors go ...

We know, you’ve already got a USB to serial adapter. Probably several of them, in fact. But that doesn’t mean you couldn’t use one more — especially when it’s as as cleverly designed as this one from ...

In my line of work I use serial on a near daily basis. Currently, I have 3 different USB>Serial cables; an IO Gear GUC232A, a Cables to Go (Prolific PL2302 chipset) and a older Radio Shack cable (with ...