While the average computer user likely hasn’t given much thought to the lowly serial port in decades, the same can’t be said for the hardware hacker. Cheap serial-to-USB adapters are ...

PC remote control receivers range from ancient serial port designs (who has one?) to USB devices not supported by popular software. In this how-to we design a USB infrared receiver that imitates a ...

This file describes all of the currently plugged in USB serial devices. usbserinfo:1.0 driver:v1.4 0: module:keyspan name:"Keyspan 1 port adapter" vendor:06cd product:0119 num_ports:1 port:1 ...

Also known as an RS-232 port, serial ports provide very slow speeds and have been superseded by USB on desktop computers. USB-to-serial adapters are available for old peripherals. DB (D-Sub ...

Nonetheless, as AV professionals overcame the early challenges, HDMI became the main connectivity standard—and since then, ...

But before smart television screens were as affordable or accessible as they are today, many of us relied on the use of Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports to get the same experience. But, before we can ...

My USB-C may not be the same as yours. And the USB-C you bought two years ago may not be the same as the one you got today.

USB, short for Universal Serial Bus, is a common type of computer port that makes it easy to charge a device or transfer data between two devices. Since it was first developed in the 90s ...

Before the introduction of USB, electronics relied on various legacy connectors and protocols, such as serial ports, parallel ports, and FireWire. They often required specific drivers and ...

Hubs plug into serial ports on the computer and provide four or more ports for peripherals. The peripherals themselves may also contain hubs. For example, a monitor may have a built-in USB hub in ...

USB stands for "Universal Serial Bus." It was named this because ... Different devices have different types of USB ports. These are generally split into three types: USB 3.1, USB 3.2, and ...

The simulation of a serial port in software in order to allow USB, Ethernet or some other input/output port to take its place. Virtual serial ports are necessary to enable an application that was ...