Accessing Windows Serial Port

Roel Schroeven rschroev_nospam_ml at fastmail.fm
Tue Feb 7 07:35:13 EST 2006


malv schreef:
> Hi All,
> Would anybody know whether PySerial would work over an usb/serial
> adapter?

If the driver for the adapter creates a virtual COM-port (i.e. it shows 
up as a serial port in Windows' device manager), it works. The software 
sees no difference between a real port and a fake one.

> (what about usb/parallel adapters?)

Never tried it, but I guess it will work too.

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Roel Schroeven



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