Wireless Serial Solutions. Serial to Ethernet Converters. Serial Port Cards. Serial Accessories. Lantronix Brand Converters. Discontinued Products. Your header in Here. Technical Articles. It keeps on detecting it is a " USB Composite" device, even after installing the correct Windows drivers downloaded directly from the manufacturer's website. Uninstalling it and reinstalling it doesn't help. I get the same result on another computer also running Windows It simply refuses to recognize the adapter as a USB to Serial device anymore and keeps on detecting it as a "USB Composite" device as soon as you plug it in after uninstalling it and restarting Windows.
Windows also claims that it finds no better driver than the one currently installed when doing a driver search, even after installing the manufacturer drivers. What I don't understand, is that it worked fine, then all of a sudden started to detect it as a workable "USB Composite Device". Any advice, please? Please log in or register to comment. We're active on social media! Stay informed with our latest updates by following us on these platforms:.
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Subscribe to the Blog Set up your preferences for receiving email notifications when new blog articles are posted that match your areas of interest. Subscription Options Unsubscribe from All. Select All. Getting Started. Suggest an Article Is there a topic you would like to learn more about? For example, there are three types of problems that you may encounter when using a USB to RS adapter: Driver issues Hardware issues Performance issues Issue 1: Driver The most common problem that our customers encounter with a USB to RS adapter is getting the proper driver installed.
In the drop-down menu that opens, select Properties. Almost all amateur radio TNCs and many amateur radio transceivers and other devices are equipped with RS serial ports for communicating with a computer. But most computers sold today no longer have RS serial ports. In fact, on many laptops, and certainly on devices like tablets, there is no room for such a large connector.
So, USB-to-serial adapters have become essential for filling the connectivity gap between devices with serial ports and computers without serial ports. There are many, many vendors offering USB-to-serial adapters and most have at least one model. But not all are created equal. Some work better than others and some really don't work very well at all. Therefore, the choice and use of USB-to-serial adapters has become a real pain point for many users.
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Depends on the adapter Some have a physical UART chip, some emulate it in software, but it doesn't matter since it's electrically the same to the device Other than that, on the USB side, it's just ones and zeros like any other device. Guess I am not quite getting the jist of your question. Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. Improve this answer. Sign up or log in Sign up using Google.
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