> I have a question about usb to serial converters, if I recall
> correctly these devices present an extra com port on the 
> pc and they work without any software. I know that they
> are HID devices, but how do hid devices create a virtual
> com port, 
> 
> or have I got it wrong?

Yes. The are not HID devices and do use software, either vendor-provided
or windows build-in.

Wouter van Ooijen

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