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Electronics => Electronics => Topic started by: Aethur on August 13, 2011, 05:13:19 PM

Title: USB to UART TTL Cable module PL2303 Converter ?
Post by: Aethur on August 13, 2011, 05:13:19 PM

http://cgi.ebay.com/USB-UART-TTL-Cable-module-PL2303-Converter-/260834959897?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cbaf9a219#ht_2133wt_1396 (http://cgi.ebay.com/USB-UART-TTL-Cable-module-PL2303-Converter-/260834959897?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cbaf9a219#ht_2133wt_1396)

Can this be used for data logging in place of the rs232 shifter board?

Title: Re: USB to UART TTL Cable module PL2303 Converter ?
Post by: Soeren on August 14, 2011, 07:17:29 AM

Hi,

No, it's just an USB cable that emulates "RS-232" (used for connecting older equipment to the USB).
If you need data logging, you need a logger of course.