Review Details

USB to Serial RS-232 Adapter with LED Indicators, FTDI Chipset, Supports Windows 11/10/8.1/8/7, Mac OS X 10.6 and Above

Product Review (submitted on October 14, 2013):

I needed this for connecting my laptop (which does not have a serial port) to a piece of lab equipment. My windows 7 machine did not need the included drivers (on a mini-disk), it just worked when I plugged it in. I am using LABView to communicate thru the USB adapter to control what the lab equipment settings are, or to communicate status/measurements from the equipment and this works beautifully. The LED's are a nice touch to verify that data is being sent back and forth, which helps when you are setting up for the first time and want to verify communications are working properly.

I haven't beat this up, but it is being used in a work environment and so far this has held up nicely. It's not industrial strength, but it also doesn't feel like it's going to break into pieces if I drop it. I bought several for our lab.