Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Dad Jokes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoIf at first you don't connectlemmy.dbzer0.comimagemessage-square25linkfedilinkarrow-up1404arrow-down12 cross-posted to: lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world
arrow-up1402arrow-down1imageIf at first you don't connectlemmy.dbzer0.comViking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Dad Jokes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square25linkfedilink cross-posted to: lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world
minus-squareqprimed@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 days agoi would have guessed a null modem adaptor, cuz - why the hell not! but… assuming the USB to serial is a typical DTE (M) then the 9pin to 25pin would likely be (F) to (M), but the potato markings on the mystery adaptor seem to suggest M/M… so… 🤷♂️ your breakout box suggestion is a reasonable one.
i would have guessed a null modem adaptor, cuz - why the hell not! but… assuming the USB to serial is a typical DTE (M) then the 9pin to 25pin would likely be (F) to (M), but the potato markings on the mystery adaptor seem to suggest M/M… so… 🤷♂️
your breakout box suggestion is a reasonable one.