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Xircom(R)PortGear USB Serial Port Converter Compatibility with Windows*

The Xircom® PortGear USB to serial converters allow many standard serial devices to be connected via the USB ports. We have tested a number of specific serial devices for compatibility. The only known devices that will not function through the USB to serial converters are:

  • Visioneer PaperPort Scanners
  • LapLink serial cables.
  • Any Serial Device that does not use Windows API

Xircom is now shipping Microsoft* Windows* 95 OSR2.1 or higher, Windows* 98, Windows* 2000 and Windows* Me drivers for all PortGear single-port USB to serial converters:

PortGear USB to 9 Pin Serial (PGSDB9 or CON-USB-S9) - This product uses a DB-9 (PC style) serial connector and is primarily designed for Windows. Windows driver support is provided with this product.

PortGear USB to 25 Pin Serial (PGSDB25 or CON-USB-S25) - This product uses the DB25 (modem style) serial connector. Windows driver support is provided with this product.

PortGear USB to DIN 8 Mac Serial (PGMSD8 or CON-USB-D8) - This product uses a DIN-8 (Mac style) serial connector and is primarily designed for Apple MacOS*. It is not supported in the Windows/PC environment.

PortGear 4 Port Multifunction Hub (PGMHUB4, PGFHUB02 or HUB-2U1S1P) - This is a multifunction hub with 2 USB ports, one DB-9 serial port and one parallel printer port. Windows driver support is provided with this product.

This applies to:
XircomŪ PortGear 4 Port Multifunction USB Hub (PGFHUB02, PGMHUB4)
XircomŪ PortGear 6 Port Multifunction USB Hub (PGMHUB6, HUB-2U4S)
XircomŪ PortGear 7 Port USB Hub (PGHUB7, HUB-7U, MAC-HUB-7U)
XircomŪ PortGear USB To 25 Pin Serial Converter (PGSDB25, U1-S25)
XircomŪ PortGear USB To 9 pin Serial Converter (PGSDB9, U1-S9)
XircomŪ PortGear USB to Mac* DIN8-Serial Converter (PGMSD8, U1-D8)



Solution ID: CS-017211
Date Created: 22-Nov-2004
Last Modified: 14-May-2006
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