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USB Serial Interfaces

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  • 1, 2, and 4 ports
  • Handle RTS/CTS hardware handshake lines
  • Accept 5, 6, 7, or 8 data bits
  • 128 B transmit and receive FIFOs
  • NI-Serial device driver works with NI-VISA for easy development
  • DTE and DCE transceiver modes with automatic transceiver detection

National Instruments USB-232 and USB-485 interfaces transform USB ports into asynchronous serial ports for communication with serial instruments. NI USB-232 and NI USB-485 interfaces are available in either 1, 2, or 4-port models and use standard RS232, RS422 or RS485 communications. All models are shipped with NI-Serial driver software for Windows 2000/XP. You can install and use the USB-232 and USB-485 as standard serial ports from your existing applications or with applications written with NI-VISA.