Cables To Go 26886 13in USB To DB9 Male Serial Adapter
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Manufacturer: Cables To Go
Model: 26886
Binding: Electronics
Publisher: Cables To Go
Label: Cables To Go
Network Interface: USB
Special Features: nv:Cable Type^USB to Serial Adapter|Cable Length (Feet)^1.0 ft|Cable Connector A^USB A|Cable Connector B^DB9 Male|Shielded^Yes
Features for Cables To Go 26886 13in USB To DB9 Male Serial Adapter:
- Cables To Go
- USB to Serial Adapter
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Customer Reviews
Does NOT work with Vista 
2008-07-10
This product did not come with the device drivers to enable my Garmin to connect with a PC Vista computer. I am unsure whether this is due to the major scratches on the disc that came with it (I tried it on an XP computer as well) or what. I tried to find something online but everything relevant is in Chinese. A COMPLETE waste of money. Be careful...this company makes it sound like it will work with basically any device, but that was NOT my experience.
Does not work well in industry 2008-05-13
The CablesToGo USB to Serial adapter did not work for me. I tryed using it in an industrial setting to connect a Vista machine to RS Linx and other industrial software. I love their instructions - see if the adapter shows up as properly installed in the windows device manager (which it does). If it doesn't work, the problem is with your software. Right.
Don't waste your time or money on this product. There is a reason there are 54 used ones for sale for a couple of bucks on Amazons site. If you want a solution that works every time, purchase the Keyspan USA 19HS adapater. It plain works. Sure it costs twice as much, but no excuses. See my review on the Keyspan adapter for connectivity to RS Linx using a Vista or XP machine.
Works great 
2008-05-01
I run a couple of devices off of this cable as needed. Each works flawlessly. It may take a little bit more computer savvy then the normal plug and play, just to make sure that the computer is searching for the device on the right com port (took me about ten minutes of frustration to figure out that the device had seated on com11 - switched it to com1 and all well)!!
Also - for those who don't read installation manuals (myself included) - it helps to run the install disk first... :)
If you need this type of connectivity, I highly recommend!
All the best,
Jay
Great COM1 option for laptop with USB only 2008-04-20
I have a laptop with USB but I needed a COM1 port to communicate with my GPS.
This product did exactly what I needed. It came with a CD with the necessary drivers and instructions that made the whole process quite easy.
If you need a COM1 port on a computer that only has USB, this is the product for you.
Good Product, Fair Price 
2008-04-12
This adaptor was a good value; preformed its function and was trouble free in use.
Works as advertised 2008-03-30
The USB to DB9 Serial Adapter from Cables To Go provides the connection between USB and the traditional RS-232 serial port. The adapter is designed for connections to Cellular phone, PDA, digital cameras, modems, or ISDN terminal adapters through your USB port with over 230 kbps data transfer rate. Since the adapter uses no IRQs, it is perfect if you need many serial devices attached to your PC.
Not sure why they recomended it? 
2008-02-28
This was recomended when buying the plusdeck2 so I added it to the order. Have found no need for it.
Works with Palm Vx 2008-02-25
The adapter works well with my Palm Vx under XP Pro 32-bit w/ SP2. The only thing extra I had to do was Setup the HotSync Manager to use the correct, newly assigned Port.
The adapter allows you to sync as if you had a serial port; it does not give you USB transfer rates, as far as I was able to configure.
Excellent Product. 2008-02-25
This product works as advertised. It is very easy to set up. If you are missing Serial Port on your notebook, here is alternative for you.
You just install driver (CD Comes with this Product), connect cable and you are good to go. (You may have to configure COM Port from Device Manager - Need Computer knowledge).
Overall, awesome product and highly recommanded.
Works as advertised 2008-02-23
I purchase this cable to attach an older Magellan GPS to my newer tablet computer. (no serial ports) It hasn't done any heavy work yet, but I have sent data in both directions and that's all I need.
