Header banner
Revain logoHome Page
Obhed Mac photo
United Kingdom, Belfast
1 Level
729 Review
34 Karma

Review on πŸ”Œ TECHTOO 4 Port Professional FTDI CHIP USB to Serial RS232 DB9 Adapter Converter: High-Quality Serial Cable with Thumbscrews for Error-Free Connections by Obhed Mac

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Easy to use once you figure out which port is which

I've used this adapter cable on both Windows 7 and Windows 10 and it works great on both systems. Windows picked up the device on both systems, I didn't have to use the supplied floppy disk to download the drivers. The build quality of the cable appears to be good and the plastic used for the connectors is solid. My only problem with this adapter is that the COM port number changes every time I plug the USB into the PC. There are small numbered labels on the serial connectors, but these are of no help as the COM port numbers appear to be randomly assigned to each connector. I don't think that's a difficult problem. I just run PuTTY on each port to see which ones are talking. This works great for my purposes, but it would be nice if the COM ports were negotiated.

Pros
  • Great price
Cons
  • There are new competitors