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USB-232 – USB to Serial Converter
What is it?
An electronic adapter that intelligently converts a USB interface into
a standard 9-pin serial COM port.
What is included?
1 x Aten “UC232a” USB to Serial adapter;
1 x INT-232 Serial Cable;
1 x Driver disk;
1 x Manual.
When should I use this?
Newer PCs and laptops tend to not include traditional 9 pin serial connections any longer, and AudioCore works through a
serial port. Therefore one of these converters may be plugged in to provide a “virtual COM port” and RS232 serial
output.
What else should I know?
The converter requires no external power, but does require a driver to be installed from the disk supplied. It is
compatible with Windows 98 onwards.
The XTA Interface system has been optimised for use with this converter. It generally installs itself as a virtual COM port
on the next available port number on your system. The easy way to check which COM port it is on is through
Control Panel  System  Hardware  Device Manager  Ports.
As this is a USB device designed for “hot swapping”, remember that if the device is unplugged the virtual COM port will
disappear, and depends on which USB port the device is plugged into. A different USB port may well install it on a
different COM port.
The maximum cable length from the output of the converter is 25 feet or approximately 7.5 metres.
Where do I get one?
There is a multitude of very similar looking USB to serial devices available in most computer stores but in our experience,
they can prove unreliable due to timing of data through the converter, and inconsistencies between manufacturers.
It is highly recommended that the XTA converter be used!
The converter can be purchased from your local XTA supplier or directly from XTA by credit card. See the end of this
document for details.
XTA Part Number: USB-232
For technical support on this product please email [e-mail].