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Lindy USB to 4 Port Serial Converter vs StarTech.com RS232 to TTL serial converter - DB9, F/M

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  • 16specifications compared
  • 15differ
  • 1identical
  • 16known for one product only

Key differences

The Lindy USB to 4 Port Serial Converter has 805.8 Kbit/s more baud rate than the StarTech.com RS232 to TTL serial converter - DB9, F/M (921 Kbit/s vs 115.2 Kbit/s). The StarTech.com RS232 to TTL serial converter - DB9, F/M has 3.2 m more maximum cable length than the Lindy USB to 4 Port Serial Converter (5 m vs 1.8 m). The Lindy USB to 4 Port Serial Converter has 147 g more weight than the StarTech.com RS232 to TTL serial converter - DB9, F/M (172 g vs 25 g). Host interface: USB 1.1 on the Lindy USB to 4 Port Serial Converter, RS-232 on the StarTech.com RS232 to TTL serial converter - DB9, F/M. Output interface: RS-232 on the Lindy USB to 4 Port Serial Converter, TTL on the StarTech.com RS232 to TTL serial converter - DB9, F/M.

  • Host interface
    • USB to 4 Port Serial Converter:USB 1.1
    • RS232 to TTL serial converter - DB9, F/M:RS-232
  • Output interface
    • USB to 4 Port Serial Converter:RS-232
    • RS232 to TTL serial converter - DB9, F/M:TTL
  • Baud rate
    • USB to 4 Port Serial Converter:921 Kbit/s
    • RS232 to TTL serial converter - DB9, F/M:115.2 Kbit/s
  • Chipset
    • USB to 4 Port Serial Converter:FTDI
    • RS232 to TTL serial converter - DB9, F/M:CD4093
  • Maximum cable length
    • USB to 4 Port Serial Converter:1.8 m
    • RS232 to TTL serial converter - DB9, F/M:5 m
  • Product colour
    • USB to 4 Port Serial Converter:Black, Silver
    • RS232 to TTL serial converter - DB9, F/M:Black
  • Weight
    • USB to 4 Port Serial Converter:172 g
    • RS232 to TTL serial converter - DB9, F/M:25 g
  • Package width
    • USB to 4 Port Serial Converter:196 mm
    • RS232 to TTL serial converter - DB9, F/M:142 mm

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Comparison of 42858, IC232TTL
32 specifications
Technical details6 differ
Host interfaceDiffersUSB 1.1RS-232
Output interfaceDiffersRS-232TTL
Connector genderMale/FemaleMale/Female
Baud rateDiffers921 Kbit/s115.2 Kbit/s
ChipsetDiffersFTDICD4093
Maximum cable lengthDiffers1.8 m5 m
Product colourDiffersBlack, SilverBlack
Serial ports quantityKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
Connector 1Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDB-9
Connector 2Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDB-9
Data bitsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7, 8
Parity bitKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceEven, Mark, Odd, Space, No
Weight & dimensions5 differ
WidthKnown for one163 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one62 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one25 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers172 g25 g
Package widthDiffers196 mm142 mm
Package depthDiffers156 mm171 mm
Package heightDiffers68 mm32 mm
Package weightDiffers379 g81 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source34 x 63 x 15 mm
Softwareidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Certificates1 differ
CertificationDiffersCE, UKCA, FCC, RoHS & REACHCE, FCC
Compliance industry standardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRS232, TTL, EIA/TIA
Indicationidentical
LED indicatorsKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs0 - 80%5 - 95%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs0 - 50 °C-40 - 85 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs-20 - 70 °C-40 - 85 °C
Poweridentical
Power consumptionKnown for one380 mAUnknown — not stated by the source
Materialidentical
Housing materialKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePlastic
Packaging dataidentical
ManualKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes

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