Most of the newest laptop now didn’t have traditional RS232 serial ports. The alternative function is using a USB to Serial Port Converter. Yeh.. we got a solution here… but dun get it to easy because it not an easy as your think. You need to find the right software or driver to make sure the converter run perfect. For me i use this converter to communicate with the ARM TS7200 SBC. We got an option here, we can use either Windows and Linux to communicate with the board. Here is the best website i had found but i dun know where to download the software for free.

For windows we can use Telix and in Linus as usually use minicom. Actually this two is same things because it communicate using serial communication. Minicom is a clone of the MS-DOS Telix communication program. It emulates ANSI and VT102 terminals, has a dialing directory and auto zmodem download. You can go here for more information.

My problem now is i cannot use the USB to Serial Port Converter. I already install the application from the CD given but still cannot use it. When i open up my HyperTerminal ( Start > All Programs >Accessories>Communication>HyperTerminal) it show the connection using COM3 but I need COM1 to connect the ARM TS7200 SBC. I also had read some great tutorial on how we can use this USB to Serial Port Converter here. Honestly I did not success install the USB and hopefully I can find another great tips to overcome my problem. Your suggestion and idea are most welcome.