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"Can't you just connect a serial cable from your computer to the programmer? You don't even need to deal with USB."
"Actually, why not get a usb to serial adapter, and simply plug the serial end into the laptop and the usb to the other part?"
Quote"Actually, why not get a usb to serial adapter, and simply plug the serial end into the laptop and the usb to the other part?"Hey, good question Robotboy! Does anybody know if that would work?
Hi, Is there something to connect USB devices to a computer's serial or parallel port? (For an old laptop without any USB ports.) Something like the "opposite" of this: http://www.parallax.com/detail.asp?product_id=28030Thanks
You want something like this.http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?pfp=cat3&product_code=309975&Pn=Serial_to_USB_Adapter