Visual Basic 6 problems with RS-232 communications
Hello! I have 2 problems with Visual Basic 6 mscomm32.ocx serial communications activex: 1. I’m having a new generation pci RS-232 interface with FIFO-UART 16950 and I face the problem that I can’t receive all incoming strings, but a part of them. 2. My application supports up to 6 RS-232 ports with mixed settings. I [...]

Answer Question   |  March 31, 2012  12:04 PM
RS-232, Serial Communications, Serial ports, VB6, Visual Basic 6

VB6 and VB.NET Serial (COM1) data error
Hello, I’m new to .NET. I have an application that is running in VB6. It sends text through COM1 port to another device. When I converted the VB6 code to .NET the string it sends out is different! I have tried so many things and don’t know what to do. I used a serial data [...]

Answer Question   |  February 4, 2011  4:29 AM
.NET, COM1, RS232, Serial ports, VB 6.0, VB.NET

how to use parallel port for serial communication
i want to use parallel port for spi. i dont know how to set phase and polarity for sclk.how to send and recieve data. do i need to shift data synchronized with the clock or the parallel port will do it automatically?

Answer Question   |  May 13, 2010  11:52 AM
Linux, Networking, Parallel port, Serial ports

How do I use the serial port in Sun virtual box with Windows XP
Ok here is my question. I have a windows host and another windows VM (XP). In the VM I want to access the serial port, com1, but it asks me to give the port path, I get lost there.

Answer Question   |  July 15, 2009  10:51 PM
COM1, Port, Serial ports, Sun VirtualBox, Sun VM, Virtual Machines, VM

RS-232 Port Buffer – Hardware protection
I am looking for a device that attaches between the RS-232 port on a computer (in this case a laptop) and a Serial device (in this case an old programmable logic controller) that acts as a signal buffer. I’m NOT looking for something that stores data, rather I’m looking for a device that will protect [...]

Answer Question   |  March 11, 2009  1:35 PM
Hardware devices, Port Buffer, RS-232, Serial ports, ZIF Socket

Cisco’s 2500 series router and WAN card serial interface differences
What is the difference between the serial interface of 2500 series Cisco routers and the serial interface of WAN cards (WIC-1t)? If there is no difference then is there any data-rate difference between the above two serial interfaces?

Answer Question   |  February 5, 2009  10:24 PM
Cisco, Cisco Routers, Interface cards, Network cards, Network devices, Network equipment, Networking, Routers, Serial ports, WAN hardware

VMware Server on Linux – COM / Serial Port Issues
We recently received the following question through the www.SearchServerVirtualization.com “Contact Us” Email address: I am running VMware on a linux machine. I cannot communicate through serial port COM1 when working in VMware. It says " Unable to connect to port COM1". Is there any specific setting that needs to be done to use serial port [...]

Answer Question   |  February 5, 2009  10:01 PM
Linux Machine, Serial ports, VMware, VMware on Linux, VMware Server

Location of Management LAN port
Which is better, a serial port on the front or back of a server/switch device for initial configuration and when the device is not working.

Answer Question   |  November 17, 2008  5:47 PM
LAN, LAN port, Serial ports

RS 232 is there any differance between (RS232) and (RS232-C) protocols
Hello, Is there any difference between(RS232) and (RS232-C) protocols? Please tell me details if possible. Thanks a lot.

Answer Question   |  May 30, 2013  5:51 AM
Cabling, RS-232, Serial ports