Review Details

36in FTDI USB to Serial Cable for MAC PC Linux, Win 11 w/ Tx/Rx LEDs

Product Review (submitted on August 26, 2015):

This adapter worked great with an industrial printing device; we had tried two different Prolific-based adapters that functioned with other simpler devices, but not with this particular printing equipment. I simply connected the adapter and installed the included drivers and then pointed the printer's software to the correct COM port.

The activity lights are probably my favorite feature. In my case, whenever the printer software is active, the activity lights on the adapter regularly blink showing TX/RX communications. Since I'm responsible for supporting these devices, being able to see if the equipment is communicating is an easy first step in the troubleshooting process.