This USB to serial RS232 adapter is a good choice for most applications, if has a high performance chipset and drivers compatible with all versions of Windows, Linux and Mac (yes even Windows 7) in both 32 and 64-bit systems. It is a medium priced adapter but still with a full featured cable and performance.
The housing is rubberized with a thumb-screw on each side of the DB9 male connector for securing it to a female DB9 connector. It has a molded cable attachment and a ferrite ring at the USB end to reduce electrical and high frequency noise to interfere with the data transmission.
After installing the downloadable drivers a virtual COM port will show up in your operating system's Device Manager. This virtual COM port can be used as if it was a standard COM port. The driver software will even allow you to configure several port parameters such as COM port number, data bits, parity rate etc.
This USB to serial adapter has protection against static electricity for up to 15KV which usually is sufficient for most commercial, laboratory and consumer projects. For industrial applications and devices sensitive to high voltage spikes we recommend one of our optically isolated USB to serial converters.
Overall features
- Port powered USB to serial adapter
- High performance chipset
- Baud rates from 300bps to 1Mbps
- Thumb-screws for connecting to DB9
- USB Plug and Play
- Wake-up and Intelligent Power Management
- Auto detection of data speed
- Built-in electro static protection up to 15KV/600Wms
- No IRQ Conflicts, no IRQs, IO or DMA required.
SPECIFICATIONS |
Model number |
XS8801 |
Recommended operating system |
- Windows 10 32/64, Windows 8 32/64, Windows 7 32/64, Vista 32/64, XP 32/64, Server 2003/8R2 32/64, 2000, ME, 98Se
- Linux
- Mac OS 8, OS 9, OS X
- Windows CE.NET (Version 4.2 and greater)
- Android
|
Processor |
FTDI FT232RL |
Baud rate |
300-921.600bps, auto detection |
Power |
Port powered from USB port |
RS232 interface |
DB9 male connector |
USB interface |
Male type A |
Power on pin 9 |
No |
Parity |
None, Odd, Even, Mark, Space |
Data bits |
7, 8 |
Stop Bits |
1, 2 |
Flow Control |
None, Xon/Xoff, Hardware |
Indication LEDs |
TX, RX and Power |
Buffer size |
128/385 Bytes |
RS232 output power |
~5.7VDC |
Serial signals |
DCD, RXD, TXD, DTR, GND, DSR, RTS, CTS, RI |
USB signals |
VCC, DATA+, DATA-, GND, FG |
Flow control |
Automatic. No IRQ Conflicts, no IRQs, IO or DMA required |
Cable length |
3 feet |
Current draw
|
Less than100mA |
ESD static protection |
15KV / 600W/ms |
Standards |
EIA/TIA RS-232C, USB: v1.0, 1.1, 2.0 |
Operating humidity |
5% To 95% - No Condensation |
Operating Temp. |
-20°C to 60°C |
Certifications |
CE, FCC, RoHS |
Warranty |
2-year Limited Warranty |
ECCN |
4A994.a |
Schedule B |
8471.80.1000 |
HTS |
8517.18.0050 |
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