Serial Port to USB Adapter and Mac OS X

adam naples adam.naples at yale.edu
Sat Feb 10 18:16:03 PST 2007


I've had success with multiple keyspan usb/serial adapters,  
addressing each as it's own port. I use primarily python, but  
pyserial uses termios, so I'm thinking it should work for you.
hope this helps
-a
On Feb 10, 2007, at 9:08 PM, Christopher Hunt wrote:

> Hi there,
>
> I'm looking to communicate with two rear projectors via a published  
> serial port protocol. Can anyone recommend a tried serial port to  
> usb cable/adapter that works well with the termios api?
>
> I've found a number of adapters including the Belkin one:
>
> http://www.harristechnology.com.au/N/0/keyword/usb+serial/part/ 
> G0816/detail.hts
>
> ...but I've been unable to find out whether they're programmed via  
> termios.
>
> Additionally if I plug in two of these types of adapter, then  
> should I be able to address them as individual serial ports?
>
> Kind regards,
> Christopher
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