Cables To Go 26886 USB To DB9 Male Serial Adapter, Blue (0.45 Meters/1.5 Feet)

by Cables To Go

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 8 x 6 x 1 inches ; 1.6 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000067RVJ
• Item model number: 26886
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (70 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #72 in Electronics > Computers & Add-Ons > Computer Accessories > Computer Cable Adapters
  • #78 in Electronics > Accessories & Supplies > Cables > Computer > USB Cables
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 2, 2001

Product Description

Cables To Go Port Authority USB to DB9 Serial Adapter 26886 Cable Adapters

Customer Reviews

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51 of 53 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Works fine under XP, but is inanely slow, March 21, 2003

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Andy Chen (Santa Rosa, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cables To Go 26886 USB To DB9 Male Serial Adapter, Blue (0.45 Meters/1.5 Feet) (Personal Computers)

I had to load the XP drivers off the included driver CD, but otherwise, this adapter works perfectly fine.

PROS:
I had searched high and low for such an adapter so the fact that it exists is a big plus. The other plus is that it works perfectly fine. I think nearly all of the USB to serial adapters out there require you to load some type of driver first.

Also, this driver has a blue light (maybe an LED?) on it to let you know it's hooked in properly. The light didn't go on at first, but did once I loaded the drivers.

CONS:
The connection is very slow --- 9600 bps. I'm not sure if this is specific to this adapter or to all USB/Serial adapters.

My other complaint is that the driver put the adapter on COM port 9 (COM9) for some reason. I had to go under control panel and change it to COM1 before the adapter worked.

26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Works as advertised, June 12, 2003

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"i_wear_square_pants" (St. Louis, MO United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cables To Go 26886 USB To DB9 Male Serial Adapter, Blue (0.45 Meters/1.5 Feet) (Personal Computers)

This items works fine for me under XP Home on my laptop. Comes with easy to follow instructions and a CD with the drivers. The blue LED glows when connected, glows brighter when a serial device is connected, and flashes as data is transferred between USB and serial. I did quite a bit of research trying to find a USB to serial solution - I am very happy with my choice.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars It works with my Garmin GPS and MapSource (ONLY), April 28, 2005

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PCgameOnly "GameGameAndMoreGame" - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Cables To Go 26886 USB To DB9 Male Serial Adapter, Blue (0.45 Meters/1.5 Feet) (Personal Computers)

I use this adapter to connect my laptop (Compaq Presario with Window XP) with a Garmin eTrex vista GPS. A small problem, it only works with the MapSource software but not with Microsoft Streets & Trips. Microsoft Streets & Trips just won't find the GPS with any communication protocol including NMEA and RTCM. It is not a problem for me, because I purchased the MapSource software. For poeple who wish to use Microsoft's map (mostly for free, mine come with my new pc), you have to try with some other combination.