Actisense PC-USB-1 USB to Serial Interface Cable

Convert a USB port into a standard PC RS232 port.

Actisense presents the USB to Serial Adapter, that provides an external plugn-play RS232 serial connection for computers, notebooks, laptops, and handheld computing devices that support the USB specification. The Actisense PC-USB-1 is an intelligent, external RS232 serial connection compatible with most computers and other devices that support USB connection.

The Actisense PC-USB-1 USB to Serial Interface Cable can support multiple adapters per PC and will remember the exact communication port that each cable was last given by Windows. This ensures that all subsequent PC boot-ups will use the same set up and communicate correctly with the linked PC software.

Actisense PC-USB-1 USB to Serial Interface Cable Features:

• A very robust sealed case design
  
• Simple Plug'n'Play installation and connection for use with almost all computers, notebooks, and hand held computing devices that support USB
  
• Full compliance with the standardised USB v1.1 specification
  
• Fully compliant serial communications (RS232) port
  
• Fast Data Baud Rate, capable of data transfer rates over 115k Baud
  
• Supports remote wake-up requests and power management control for energy saving operations
  
• Large transfer buffers
  
• Wide compatibility, operates with cellular phones, PDA devices, digital cameras, modems, and even ISDN terminal adapters
  
• Operating System Support Drivers available for Windows® 98, 98SE, ME, 2000 and XP, and Mac's with OS 8.6 and upwards
  
• Transparent Operation makes the USB interface transparent to serial peripherals, allowing them to easily interface to a computers USB serial port
  
• Can free up your serial RS232 port for other uses, and does not require the use of a valuable IRQ
  
• Software CD

Actisense PC-USB-1 USB to Serial Interface Cable Specifications:

Parameter	Description	Min.	Max.	Unit
Supply voltage	Derived from the USB bus port	5	5	V
Supply current	Derived from the USB bus port	-	70	mA
USB in/out
USB version		Version 1.1 compliant
RS232 in/out		-15	+15	V
Input voltage tolerance		0.8	1.2	V
Input voltage threshold	Logical '1' / stop bit Logical '0' / stop bit	1.7	2.8	V
Baud rate		-	230400	bps
Dimensions
Case Length		-	66	mm
Case Width		-	34	mm
Case Height		-	16	mm
Cable Length		-	0.35	metres
Weight		-	60	grams
Connectors
USB cable end	PC standard connection	USB Type A plug D-Type 9-pin plug
RS232 cable end	PC standard connection
General
Ambient temperature		-20	+70	degreesC