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Coms/RS232 Expander

BrianD · 2005-05-16 11:04:16

Looking for a gizmo that will allow multiple RS232 connections to a laptop comms port. ANybody know of such a device?

16-05-2005 11:04am

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BrianD

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Looking for a gizmo that will allow multiple RS232 connections to a laptop comms port. ANybody know of such a device?

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#2 16-05-2005 11:23am

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I have seen USB versions of this (usb->multiple serials). Check ebay.

usb to serial is what you're looking for if that's acceptable (rs232 is the geeky name). Not sure that you can split a single serial into multiple serials.

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#3 16-05-2005 12:17pm

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I got a usb->serial cable of komplett not so long ago. Dont know if you can then split the serial thou

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