I found one on the net for $22 shipped, thanks for the tip! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jake Anderson" To: Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2004 11:52 PM Subject: Re: [EE:] Alternate serial port? > the driver acts as a serial port > > com 3 is the serial port your modem is using presumablly > well your modem is emulating being com 3 > > -----Original Message----- > From: pic microcontroller discussion list > [mailto:PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU]On Behalf Of Robert B. > Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2004 2:40 PM > To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU > Subject: Re: [EE:] Alternate serial port? > > > Good idea - I'll give it a shot. Have you ever tried one? I'm wondering > that if my PC doesn't have the serial port how will the hardware interface > work with something like hyperterminal? Right now in hyperterminal it gives > me the option of "software modem" and COM3. Do the devices come with a > driver that takes care of all that? I also don't have any idea what COM3 > is... > > Thanks for the suggestion! > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jake Anderson" > To: > Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2004 11:25 PM > Subject: Re: ] Alternate serial port? > > > > USB to serial port adapters retail for around $50 or so i think > > most computer stores seem to have them > > > > its odd to have a prallell and no serial > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: pic microcontroller discussion list > > [mailto:PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU]On Behalf Of Robert B. > > Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2004 2:18 PM > > To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU > > Subject: [EE:] Alternate serial port? > > > > > > I've got one of these new-fangled laptops that are too good for things > like > > floppy drives and serial ports. Not realizing it was my only PC with a > > functioning serial port, I shipped my desktop home from school a few weeks > > early, so now I've got a PIC dumping RS-232 level debugging info and no > way > > to read it. Is there any way I could easily get this in through a > different > > port on my laptop? The only input ports on my laptop are usb, parallel > port > > and sound card. > > > > Hopefully I'm not just SOL! > > > > -- > > http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList > > mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu > > > > -- > > http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList > > mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList > mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList > mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu