USB > RS232?

[viper_larry]

One of our users here wants to connect her BlackBerry PDA to her PC. However, the BB is USB only and the PC runs NT4 which does not support USB.

Anyone know where I can get a female USB > 9 pin RS232 serial connector so we can connect it to the serial port instead?

All I can find on the internet is adaptors that convert RS232 to USB.

Hope someone can help...

[FourWheelDrift]

I this what you're after? www.homestead.co.uk/usb232.htm

>> Edited by FourWheelDrift on Wednesday 25th February 10:40

[pdV6]

FourWheelDrift said:

I this what you're after? <a href="http://www.homestead.co.uk/usb232.htm">www.homestead.co.uk/usb232.htm</a>

I think what she wants is the opposite - i.e. convert a PC serial port in order to allow a USB device to connect. Not sure such a thing exists, though.

[viper_larry]

FourWheelDrift said:

I this what you're after? <a href="http://www.homestead.co.uk/usb232.htm">www.homestead.co.uk/usb232.htm</a>

Thanks, but no - I need something that converts a USB connector into an RS232 connector - the product above is the opposite way round.

[viper_larry]

pdV6 said:

FourWheelDrift said: I this what you're after? <a href="http://www.homestead.co.uk/usb232.htm"><a href="http://www.homestead.co.uk/usb232.htm">www.homestead.co.uk/usb232.htm</a></a> I think what she wants is the opposite - i.e. convert a PC serial port in order to allow a USB device to connect. Not sure such a thing exists, though.

Exactly ... but please 'He'

[FourWheelDrift]

Surely all you need to do is plug a male to female converter onto the RS232 end?
Same for the USB end if needed.

[viper_larry]

I guess a gender changer each end would do the trick? Need female RS232 and female USB.

[JonRB]

I doubt that gender changers would work.
If NT's lack of support for USB could be solved by a simple RS232 -> USB converter then I'm sure they would be very prominently on the market.

There's no way that connecting a USB -> RS232 converter is magically going to give an NT4 box USB functionality. Sorry.

[pdV6]

viper_larry said:

but please 'He'

Ah, but its not actually you with the requirement, is it? I thought about that before posting

[viper_larry]

pdV6 said:

viper_larry said: but please 'He' Ah, but its not actually you with the requirement, is it? I thought about that before posting

You are quite right

[pdV6]

Due to another requirement of mine, I've spent an hour or so looking for cabling & converters on various web sites this avo. Absolutely nothing cropped up in the way of RS232-->USB converters (several USB-->RS232, though)

[viper_larry]

pdV6 said:

Due to another requirement of mine, I've spent an hour or so looking for cabling & converters on various web sites this avo. Absolutely nothing cropped up in the way of RS232-->USB converters (several USB-->RS232, though)

Me too and nothing my end. Will upgrade users PC to W2K. Thanks for the help