Date   : Sun, 04 Jan 2015 00:16:38 +0000
From   : pete@... (Pete Turnbull)
Subject: USB to serial adapters and the BBC Micro

On 03/01/2015 23:48, Wookie wrote:
> Has anyone used a FTDI USB to RS-232 serial adapter between a pc and a
> Beeb ?
>
> Do they work ? and can you configure them for a slowish baud such as
> 2400 or 4800 ? all I can see is 115Kbps.

The Beeb is one of the world's least fussy machines when it comes to 
RS232-style connectivity, and the FTDI range are amongst the most 
respected USB-to-serial range - few others handle all the handshake 
lines correctly - so it should be a no-brainer.  I've not needed to use 
one from laptop to Beeb, but I do use them on other machines at many 
different speeds; normally 9600 or 1200, but they should do all the 
standard speeds from 75 up, except probably not 110.  I assume you're 
thinking of a COM232-PLUS module or one like it.

-- 
Pete

Pete Turnbull