Go for the FTDI based units and you should have no issues.

Just beware that there are cheap copies of the FTDI ones (eBay, etc) and=20
they won't work with the later FTDI drivers.
David...

On 3/10/2014 8:37 PM, Matt Rhys-Roberts wrote:
> Hi, please can anyone suggest any known and trustworthy USB <-> RS232
> converters available to the UK?
>
> I'm not sure what fails to work properly with some of them, perhaps bad
> handling of handshake lines or something like that. Anyhow I just want
> to buy one that won't need sending back.
>
> The intended device is a small thermal printer that uses 9600,8,N,1
> configuration, so nothing extreme required!
>
> Much appreciated,
>
> Matt


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