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| 528188 | 2007-02-26 00:50:00 | Hi Guys and Gals Does any body out there have a standalone serial port tester. I remember from the dim dark ages "PC TECHNICIAN" and "CHECKIT" having floppy bootable test that did this. Are there any USB versions out there? |
Happy Harry (321) | ||
| 528189 | 2007-02-26 04:23:00 | Hmm...........for what testing? Why not just plug a serial mouse or serial modem in it, if it works then the port works. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 528190 | 2007-02-26 05:36:00 | You could. A long time ago, plug in a loopback cable. | Sweep (90) | ||
| 528191 | 2007-02-26 12:33:00 | You can find the info on how to build the test RS-232 looback plug here (www.airborn.com.au). Then you can use port-testing tools like this (www.brainz90.karoo.net). Additional info (www.bb-elec.com) on building the loopback plug. There are also commercial pluggable port testers out there. There are also commercial USB2RS-232 adapters (www.google.com). | loopedin (11916) | ||
| 528192 | 2007-02-27 00:41:00 | Thanks for the response This is for use in a retail environment with up to 5 serial ports that are in use on each pc. It is a time thing to be able to check the status of all the serial ports that is a big factor Thanks loopedin, good info. Cheers HH |
Happy Harry (321) | ||
| 528193 | 2007-02-27 04:57:00 | You can probably still buy a simple "RS232 tester" from Jaycar or somewhere like that. It's a couple of (25 pin) D conectors at either end of a plastic box, and 6 LEDs which show the status of the data lines and the important control lines. You'll probably need a couple of 25-9 adapters (of the appropriate genders). Enter "rs232 tester" to the "Find Product" search window in the www.jaycar.co.nz site to find it. |
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