[amsat-bb] Re: USB to serial converters

[Timothy Pickett]

I have a serial to usb unit, but no drivers for it. Does anybody know  
if there is a way to find out what the chip set is? Or where to find  
drivers that might work? Thanks...

Tim KG8OC

On Jan 1, 2009, at 1:39 PM, Mark Spencer wrote:

> Thanks all for the responses to this.   I was able to find a cheap  
> unit in a local electronics store that they agreeded to allow me to  
> return if it did not work.
>
> While at first it appeared that it had the FTDI chip set (some of  
> the driver software referrs to that chip set..)  it seems that it is  
> a "Simple Perfection" PL 2303 unit that uses a different chip set.
>
> So far it works with all my equipment (inlcuding my FT 736 and  
> SAT32PC)  If it does not work out in the future I will obtain one of  
> the ones you have mentioned.
>
> Best regards and 73
> VE7AFZ
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Tim Tapio <tim at timtapio.com>
> To: APBIDDLE at mailaps.org; amsat-bb at amsat.org
> Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 2:20:29 PM
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: USB to serial converters
>
> The FTDI chip set seems to be the best way to go.  I bought my  
> adapters
> through Parallax, for $14.95 plus s/h.  I have found nothing that  
> doesn't
> work with it, either under XP or Vista.
>
> Tim T.  K4SHF
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org]  
> On
> Behalf Of Alan P. Biddle
> Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 4:06 PM
> To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: USB to serial converters
>
> Mark,
>
> Keyspans are good.  I have only one, really old, obscure piece of  
> software
> which won't work with them.
>
> I got a rig programmer from RT Systems, and picked up one of the  
> RTS-03 as
> they guaranteed it would work.  It did, and with everything else I  
> tried it.
> Somewhat brand X, but it uses the FTDI chip set.
>
> http://www.rtsystemsinc.com/othercables_template.cfm?cfid=3106444&cftoken=39
> 931273
>
> Something to consider is an adapter by Parallax.  Go to  
> WWW.PARALLAX.COM and
> put in the part number 28030. It uses the FTDI chip set, and is  
> designed to
> be used as a programming controller rather than just a communications
> interface, so it brings out a few more lines than does the typical  
> USB to
> serial converter.  Some rigs may need those.  With the USB A to mini  
> USB B
> cable it is about $20.  I have never found a rig or similar control  
> function
> it will not support, even when making house calls.  The only  
> drawback it
> that it doesn't really have a case.  With a little Exacto knife work  
> you can
> modify a cheap plastic RS shell to fit.
>
> Alan
> WA4SCA
>
>
>
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