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๐Ÿ”Œ Enhance Connectivity with the High-Quality Tera Grand Premium Serial Adapter Review

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Description of ๐Ÿ”Œ Enhance Connectivity with the High-Quality Tera Grand Premium Serial Adapter

OS SUPPORT - Supports Windows 11, 10, 8, 7, Vista, 2000, XP, 98, Apple MAC OS8 or higher, Linux 2.4.0 and later, OpenBSD 2.9 and later & FreeBSD 4.7 and later. This cable is NOT used for computer VGA monitors which use a HDB15 (15-pin) VGA connector. USB2 TO RS232 - Installed as a standard Windows COM ports, Full RS-232 modem control signals, RS-232 data signals; TxD, RxD, RTS, CTS, DSR, DTR, DCD, RI, GND. CONNECT SERIAL DB9 DEVICES - Provides instant connectivity with modems, ISDN terminal adapter, PDA, bar code scanner, label printer, and devices with DB9 SERIAL ports. This cable is NOT used for VGA monitors which use a HDB15 (15-pin) VGA connector. FTDI CHIPSET - Built with FTDI chipset, Powered by USB port, Download the latest driver from the Tera Grand website. This cable is NOT used for VGA monitors which use a HDB15 (15-pin) VGA connector. IMPORTANT - This cable is NOT used for computer VGA monitors which use a HDB15 (15-pin) VGA connector. This cable is used for RS232 serial devices. Please double check if your RS232 Serial device needs a cable with Male Thumbscrews or Female Hex Jack Nuts. These connector styles are not interchangeable.

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Revainrating 5 out of 5

Exactly what I needed.

Selling a cash register that can be programmed with a PC via an RS-232 connection, but only needs to be connected to a laptop with USB ports. This Tera Grand cable worked great between the null modem cable I usually use and the PC. The bushings allowed me to twist the cables together to form a semi-permanent unit. This cable came with a mini driver CD, but Windows 10 automatically installed it before I could boot the CD. Communication is fast (for RS-232C) and transparent. I'm glad Revain isโ€ฆ

Pros
  • complete set
Cons
  • operating speed

I had to upgrade the usb to serial cable because I ended up with a win 10 computer capable of streaming the police scanner to the internet is used. My old FTDI chipset cable didn't seem to be compatible with Win 10 and this one works. This cable is working great so far, it connects to a Uniden BCD996T scanner and is used to program the scanner and view text tags for my scanner. Audio stream on Broadcastify. I would order again for any other scanners I plan to add to my streaming setup. If youโ€ฆ

Pros
  • Dope ๐Ÿ”ฅ
Cons
  • Appearance

Revainrating 4 out of 5

That's great, but there are things you need to know

For daisy chaining with a headless server, JBOD, etc. this is great. You just have to know what you're getting yourself into: for me this works great with no drivers required for OSX High Sierra with a third party serial app. The game is to get one of these, and then get adapters for different uses. Some use RJ11 for serial port, some use RJ45, and the pins are NOT universal. There is no one size fits all! So it is very important to know the required pinout before getting the second puzzleโ€ฆ

Pros
  • Nicely
Cons
  • Zero

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Ideal for telescope control!

I bought this to be able to control my telescope from my laptop using the RS232 cable included in the mounting kit. It has an FTDI chipset which was recommended by the bracket manufacturer and worked great on the first try. Windows 10 recognized it without loading any external drivers, but I downloaded the latest drivers from the Tera Grand website in case I needed them. I am very happy with this purchase and would not hesitate to buy again if I ever need a replacement or just a second one forโ€ฆ

Pros
  • Hands Free Operation
Cons
  • Appearance

I bought this cable because I have an Atari 130XE that I needed to connect to a PC, to use it with APE, Atari peripheral emulator. Unfortunately the last time I used an Atari I had a different computer with a serial port. This solves this problem and with the registered version of APE it works fine. Anyone reading this and wanting to use it on their Atari beware - you must purchase a registered copy of APE, the shareware version will not work.

Pros
  • Works great for me
Cons
  • Almost everything is there

Revainrating 4 out of 5

OK - 4 stars good for serial cables

I was going to give this thing 3 stars but that wouldn't be fair. That's mostly due to my disappointment with the physical format of the thing - as can be seen in the photo, which I wasn't paying attention to. 1) It's short. 3 feet is not enough for most applications, remember 2) Most frustrating. The DB9 end has holes for female screws, not male screws. And they are not removable. Yes, as in the photo. But that means I can't connect it to a serial port with any hardware I have. why would youโ€ฆ

Pros
  • Cables and accessories
Cons
  • Previous model

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Fixed problems of our customer! Great adapters!

For many years, our company has supplied another brand with the Prolific chipset. However, about a year ago we received several complaints from customers that their devices were not working properly. After some research we found that there were reported compatibility issues between Prolific chipsets running Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10. Several people have indicated that switching to FTDI chipsets solved their problem. We found the Tera Grand USB. to serial adapters on Revain thatโ€ฆ

Pros
  • Computer accessories and peripherals
Cons
  • Questionable purchase for the elderly

Note. I needed a cable to replace an old one that was no longer working. In my case for an old Magellan SporTrak GPS. The error message on three computers was "COM port 3 is busy". Tera Grand provides a very detailed .pdf file online. You can also download the latest drivers from its website. (The drivers are on the package CD.) When I plugged it in I still got an error, so after much searching I found a solution. If your problem is related to a busy port, type "Troubleshoot" in the Windows 10โ€ฆ

Pros
  • Cables and Connections
Cons
  • Will Write Later