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• USB to RS232

Some USB-RS232 converters can't handle RTS handshaking.
The rocrail.ini must be edited by hand to turn this off:

  <digint iid="roco-1" lib="roco" rtsdisabled="true" ..../>

This is a listing of working USB-RS232 devices which supports most common aspects of the RS232 hardware including handshaking.

Manufacturer	Linux	OS X	Win	Link	lsusb	Handshaking	DCC232	Picture	Euro
Digitus	y	y	y	Reichelt DIGITUS DA-70156	Future Technology Devices International, Ltd FT232 USB-Serial (UART) IC	RTS/CTS	positive messages are found in the forum		ca.14

Availability and price checked in June 2023.

See: FAQ