[AusNOG] Retailers who stock USB-to-serial adaptors?

Simon Kong Win Chang simon at skaccess.com
Thu Feb 14 12:08:40 EST 2013


did you buy your switching regulator? or you build one?


5V to the bluetooth to serial adapter i am assuming? (no datasheet on dx )

if 5V then it will be a (3.7V-4.2V) to 5V




On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 8:49 AM, David Treacy <David_Treacy at nsc.net.au>wrote:

>  I rolled my own:  http://imgur.com/a/Qhqea  :)****
>
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> Use it with my android tablet, phone and PC. ****
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>
> Bluetooth module from dealextreme.
> http://dx.com/p/db9-rs232-wireless-bluetooth-serial-module-104301  $12ish*
> ***
>
> Lipo battery from a heavily crashed  and grounded mini-RC helicopter, and
> switch circuit.  $priceless****
>
> Elastic band – $free ****
>
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> Charge lasts for months, BT module draws hardly anything.  Charges in
> 10-15 mins.  Only flaw is that I can’t use it and charge at the same time.
> Not sure how long it lasts under usage, but its long.   The other problem
> is that changing the speed/settings on the fly is challenging.  9600/8/n/1
> is all we need right!****
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> Cheers,****
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> Dave****
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> *From:* ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net [mailto:
> ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net] *On Behalf Of *Simon Kong Win Chang
> *Sent:* Thursday, 14 February 2013 10:41 AM
> *To:* Matt Perkins
> *Cc:* ausnog at lists.ausnog.net
> *Subject:* Re: [AusNOG] Retailers who stock USB-to-serial adaptors?****
>
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> anything similar for android by any chance?****
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> On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 7:25 AM, Matt Perkins <matt at spectrum.com.au>
> wrote:****
>
> This ipad/phone based solution is  very cool. We have them rolled out for
> all our ops' and resellers.
>
> http://www.get-console.com/
>
> Very Very handy and much lighter/more battery  then laptop in most cases.
>
>
> Matt.****
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>
>
> On 14/02/13 10:21 AM, Jake Anderson wrote:****
>
> pshaw, real men use 2 terminals, tail and echo > /dev/ttyfoo
> (no internet makes installing serial packages hard, need serial packages
> to get internet....)
>
>
> On 13/02/13 22:21, Tim March wrote:****
>
>
> Any dongle with a Prolific PL2303 chipset (such as those sold by Jaycar)
> will be reasonably compatible with most OS'.
>
> The default Ubuntu/CentOS kernel will talk to them and OSX will talk to
> them with something like https://github.com/berg/osx-pl2303
>
> Kermit is the go if you've got hair on your chest and Minicom will work if
> you dig on mothers milk =)
>
>
>
> T.
>
> On 13/02/13 9:39 PM, James Hodgkinson wrote:****
>
> Well, only accept the ATEN brand ones in my experience - from any
> seller... though I guess I've been lucky in the past with MSY. I've
> had ones from Jaycar that I ended up taking back for driver issues
> etc. :S
>
> James
>
> On 13 February 2013 21:05, John Lindsay <JLindsay at internode.com.au> wrote:
> ****
>
> And you can live with the possibility that it will be some random piece of
> crap that needs a special driver.
>
> Still annoyed that I didn't test a 32GB SD card before I left the store a
> few weeks ago.
>
> Went to use it in a picture frame and my Mac won't talk to it.
>
> Given that it was brand-name I assume it's dodgy as per bunny's blog
> (worth Googling and reading).
>
> Haven't bothered trying to take it back.
>
> Cheers,
>
> jsl
>
>
> On 13/02/2013, at 9:05 PM, James Hodgkinson <yaleman at ricetek.net>
>   wrote:****
>
> Msy if the job's not too early :)
>
> On 13 February 2013 20:10, Joshua D'Alton <joshua at railgun.com.au> wrote:**
> **
>
> Side joke, are you sure it is the cable that is faulty and not the <insert
> whichever brand would most likely to be broken or for this to have the most
> comedic value> router? </has had that problem>
>
>
> On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 9:07 PM, Joshua D'Alton <joshua at railgun.com.au>
> wrote:****
>
> DSE, JBHI, Hardly Normal possibly.
>
>
> On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 8:51 PM, Mattia Rossi
> <mattia.rossi.mailinglists at gmail.com> wrote:****
>
> That should do it:
>
> http://www.jaycar.com.au/productView.asp?ID=XC4834
>
> http://www.jaycar.com.au/stores.asp
>
> Cheers,
>
> Mat
>
> Am 13.02.2013 10:47, schrieb Paul Gear:****
>
> Hi folks,
>
> I've just realised that my USB-to-serial adaptor that stays in my laptop
> bag is faulty and i have a job to use it on tomorrow. Which brick & mortar
> retailers are most likely to stock them?
>
> Thanks,
> Paul
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*Simon Kong*

Network Administrator

Perth



SKaccess

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