I have a bunch of Kenwood TK-2100 VHF radios that are re-programmable via the serial port. I have a DOS-based application that works with the radios, but is only reliable with computers with two (2) ...

If you’re planning to do some hacking with CPLD or FPGA chips you’ll need a way to program them. JTAG is one of the options and here’s a cheap method that uses the serial port (translated). This ...

Okay, I was thinking last night about a possible mod, and have some questions.<BR><BR>My idea was to use an old VU meter or analog voltage meter as a processor usage meter to put on the front bezel of ...

If you are a software and hardware developer working with serial ports, you often need a reliable serial port monitor that allows you to capture, display, analyze, record, and replay all serial port ...

What is a serial port? Serial ports are generally built into the motherboard. This is why the connectors behind the casing that are connected to the motherboard by a wire cable can be used to connect ...

A circuit board that contains multiple serial ports for connection to modems and other serial devices. The serial port is used as an interface by many different kinds of sensors and data collection ...

[Christian] was running a Linux box as a home server but needed a way to quiet the noisy machine. Like many Linux servers, he’s using some pretty old hardware which doesn’t have an on-board header for ...