COM Port with USB


  1. Posts : 2
    Ontario
       #1

    COM Port with USB


    Hi,

    I am trying to use a program, which requires an available COM port, and I have two 3.0 USB ports.

    From what I remember, I can use the USB's as COM ports in the program.

    Is this correct? Because I cannot see any COM ports available in that program.
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  2. Posts : 41
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #2

    I may be wrong here, but don't you have to use an adapter to turn a USB port into a COM port?
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  3. Posts : 2
    Ontario
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Hmm... I don't want to buy cables.

    Is it possible to make a virtual COM port and link it to your hardware USB port?

    I remember on my old laptop, I could choose to assign a USB port as COM1, COM2, etc.
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  4. Posts : 1,519
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit, Windows 8.1 64-bit, Mac OS X 10.10, Linux Mint 17, Windows 10 Pro TP
       #4

    By adapter it usually is meant a dongle or a cable which adapts a port to a different type port, usually no way to get around that part of connecting.
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