S Sean Feb 8, 2008 #1 I need to make a USB port COM PORT 1/2/3/4.....it is for a new computerised cash register. Is this possible?
I need to make a USB port COM PORT 1/2/3/4.....it is for a new computerised cash register. Is this possible?
F Frank Hickman Feb 9, 2008 #2 Sean said: I need to make a USB port COM PORT 1/2/3/4.....it is for a new computerised cash register. Is this possible? Click to expand... A couple of ways you can achieve this: 1) Write a driver to make a USB port to operate as a standard serial port. 2) Get a USB to serial cable and let that handle the conversion for you. -- ============ Frank Hickman NobleSoft, Inc. ============ Replace the _nosp@m_ with @ to reply.
Sean said: I need to make a USB port COM PORT 1/2/3/4.....it is for a new computerised cash register. Is this possible? Click to expand... A couple of ways you can achieve this: 1) Write a driver to make a USB port to operate as a standard serial port. 2) Get a USB to serial cable and let that handle the conversion for you. -- ============ Frank Hickman NobleSoft, Inc. ============ Replace the _nosp@m_ with @ to reply.
B Ben Voigt [C++ MVP] Feb 11, 2008 #3 Sean said: I need to make a USB port COM PORT 1/2/3/4.....it is for a new computerised cash register. Is this possible? Click to expand... Disable the built-in COM ports in the motherboard BIOS, then the first USB serial port installed should become COM 1...
Sean said: I need to make a USB port COM PORT 1/2/3/4.....it is for a new computerised cash register. Is this possible? Click to expand... Disable the built-in COM ports in the motherboard BIOS, then the first USB serial port installed should become COM 1...
