Learn what a USB to Serial adapter is used for, when you might need one, and whether installing a driver is required for it to work properly.

[Johan von Konow] found that he was using an FTDI USB-to-Serial chip in a lot of his projects and wanted to have an easy prototyping component on hand to facilitate this. What he came up with is ...

USB, short for Universal Serial Bus, is a common type of computer ... Most of these are USB-B to USB-A cables, though some ...

The classic serial null-modem cable was, among other things ... [Nick Sayer] needed just such a tool, but one that would work in a modern USB environment. Enter the isolated USB null-modem.

USB stands for Universal Serial Bus, a standard that simplified ... along with much faster transfer speeds, the USB Mini-B was introduced. This new connector was a smaller version of the ...