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Thread ID: 89142	2008-04-22 04:00:00	Serial port-USB adaptor	kbcad (1025)	Press F1

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661116	2008-04-22 04:00:00	I have a digitising tablet that is currently connected to my old PC. The tablet has a data connection to a 25 pin female connector, which also has a power supply point (low voltage) on it. A male 25 pin connector fits into the female one and its cable leads to a 9 pin female connector that plugs into the back of the PC. (serial port?) I want to use the digitiser on my new PC which requires a USB input. Can someone please advise how to achieve this. All help much appreciated. KB.	kbcad (1025)
661117	2008-04-22 04:11:00	Get a COM (short for Communications port) to USB Adaptor. Like this from DSE (www.dse.co.nz)	jwil1 (65)
661118	2008-04-22 06:15:00	Thanks, jwil1 - will follow this up. KB.	kbcad (1025)
661119	2008-04-22 21:52:00	Had a look at DSE site. The adaptor shown did not appear to have the right connection. I need USB at one end of cable and a 25 pin male at the other end. KB.	kbcad (1025)
661120	2008-04-22 22:28:00	You can get gender changers at DSE $10 (www.dse.co.nz).	jwil1 (65)
661121	2008-04-22 22:46:00	EDIT: Are you sure it's 25-pin? Serial ports normally have 9 pins Do a google image search and find an image that matches the port on your device.	jwil1 (65)
661122	2008-04-24 06:04:00	Normal ("RS232") serial connectors are 25-pin. :D It's only because IBM didn't have room for 2 25-pin connectors on one of their backplane plates that they started using the 9-pin ones. :( Most USB to serial converters have a 9-pin plug on the RS232 side. Your present 25M to 9F adapter cable will fit that. If you don't like the extra cable length, you could use a 25M to 9F adapter plug (be careful when selecting one of these: 25F to 9M ones are available, too). The digitiser will "probably" work on the USB to serial adapter. ;)	Graham L (2)
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