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I recommend the keyspan version which worked straight away after driver install.
Highlights
Quality
Very reliable and surprisingly powerful for long com cable runs.
This converter has never let me down connecting to tons of different pieces of industrial equipment.
The point is that this is a usb host to serial adaptor, so the usb/pc is isolated.
The board had a very clear cut-out / clearance trench where the isolation is from the usb side over to the serial connector side.
Price
Amazing that for this price you get true isolation.
Packaging/appearance
I opened the case and looked at the circuit board, it has a dc-dc isolator for the power as well as the expected isolation barr... Read More
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
It is isolated to protect your computer from transients or high power that may get dumped on the rs485 line
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
There is also a jumper inside to enable the rs485 120ohm termination resistor if needed which surprisingly is not listed in the detailed hardware data on waveshares website
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
If you need any other serial io lines youre out of luck
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I opened the case and looked at the circuit board it has a dcdc isolator for the power as well as the expected isolation barrier for the signals
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The board had a very clear cutout clearance trench where the isolation is from the usb side over to the serial connector side
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The point is that this is a usb host to serial adaptor so the usbpc is isolated
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