Date   : Sun, 04 Jan 2015 00:16:08 +0000
From   : beeb@... (Dr. David Alan Gilbert)
Subject: USB to serial adapters and the BBC Micro

* Wookie (bbcmicro@...) wrote:
> On 04/01/15 00:00, Dr. David Alan Gilbert wrote:
> > I've got a Prolific PL2303 usb serial adaptor running at 1200 baud,
> > but not to a beeb; not sure I've got an FTDI to try.
> > (It was just a cheapo usb to pin board I picked up for a couple of quid).
> 
> I only mentioned the FTDI chipset as I know that is supported in Linux, 
> cheers for that I'll look into that.

My prolific is on Linux; works fine (I've only got rx/tx connected, not doing
any handshaking).  I've also got a CP210x dongle that I've used on Linux
(I think at 9k6); again this was a cheap USB to pins board, probably TTL levels
(or it might be 3.3 so worth checking).

Dave

> 
> Cheers
> Howard
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