Product DescriptionThe USB PDA/Serial Adapter (GUC232A) provides you with an external serial (DB-9 male) plug-n-play connection for use with computers, notebooks, and hand held computing devices that support USB. The PDA/USB Serial Adapter has a standard type A USB plug. This USB PDA/Serial Adapter provides PDAs, digital cameras, modems, and ISDN terminal adapters with high quality serial connections at a data transfer rate of over 115Kbps. This makes the USB interface transparent to serial peripherals, allowing them to easily interface with USB computers. This eliminates the setup hassle found with traditional serial port connections. This device also supports energy saving suspend and resume operations.
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Rating: - Do not buy this for a Mac OSX computer
Do not buy this for your Mac OSX computer.
I needed to sync my old Palm V with my new MacBook Pro, and I had a choice between this IOGear serial-to-USB converter or a Keyspan device which was $5 more. I bought this first, and after hours on the phone and online with combinations of IOGear, Palm, and finally in-peson with Apple people, I determined that the driver was just not working with MAC OSX.
After returning this device and purchasing a Keyspan one, I am happily using ... Read More
Rating: - Don't put more than one IOGEAR GUC232A on a system
I have spent hours and hours testing these devices. They work fine under most circumstances. They are low power devices as explained in a review by somebody else. Put one of them on a computer and as long as the electrical ground is good between the computer and the device sending and/or receiving the data, they work flawlessly. Also, they have problems with long cable runs. If you put two or more on a computer, you can be assured that your system will crash as soon as you start sending large amounts ... Read More
Rating: - Great with Vista! Cisco Compatible!!!
I bought this device in hopes that it would emulate as a serial port and work with Cisco Rollover Cables. It works! I can hyperterminal as COM8 or COM9 and make changes on various Cisco switches. Used it all day at work and did not have a problem.
I don't believe in using the CD media provided. I downloaded from the website and did not have one problem installing drivers.
I have also read that it works for OS X to do Cisco work. So happy it works. I wish laptops still had Serial ... Read More
Rating: - Works with Modems
This adapter is is the US version of the ATEN adapter, UC232A. Same adapter just a different label. I have used this adapter to connect to modems on Windows, 2000, XP, and Vista computers. It is the only VISTA compatible adapter that actually works on VISTA (that I have tested). Unfortunately the VISTA driver does not come on the CD. You will need to download the driver from IO Gear's website.
The adapter also has OS X drivers but it DOES NOT function on OS X with modems. It will not work. Best ... Read More
Rating: - Works good
We bought this to replace one that we had to give to my brother. It is overpriced but works fine
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Electronics : IOGEAR USB to Serial/PDA Converter Cable (GUC232A)
- Do not buy this for a Mac OSX computer
- Great with Vista! Cisco Compatible!!!