USB to Serial - SSC-32

Lynxmotion Electronics & Software
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I was trying to send commands to the ssc-32 using a usb to serial cable since my laptop (like most new computers) doesn’t have any serial ports and I’m not sure of the best way to setup communications. I was able to confirm that the “prolific usb” driver is installed and all of the usb ports appear to be available. I was trying to use perl (also attempted with python) to talk to the usb ports, but wasn’t sure if the “Device::Serial” or “Device::USB” module was the way to go. does anyone have any advice on setting this up?

Thanks

Kevin

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Have you tested your adapter to see if it actually works? The adapter should be seen in device manager as a serial port. I’d verify that it is working by communicating with the ssc-32 with the lynxmotion terminal program or hyperterminal.