Dynex DX-UBDB9 User manual
USB 1.1 Serial Adapter
DX-UBDB9
USER GUIDE
Before using your new product, please read these instructions to prevent any damage.
Before using your new product, please read these instructions to prevent any damage.
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Dynex DX-UBDB9
USB 1.1 Serial Adapter
Contents
Important safety instructions............................................3
Features ............................................................................3
Package contents ..............................................................3
System Requirements .......................................................3
Installing the driver...........................................................4
Specifications ..................................................................17
Legal notices ...................................................................17
One-year limited warranty..............................................19
Introduction
This USB 1.1 Serial Adapter operates as a bridge between a USB port
and a standard serial port. Plug the cable into a PC, router, or hub
port, and it lets you connect a serial (RS-232) device with a DB9P
male connector.
USB Port of PC or laptop
USB to Serial Adapter Cable
Device with serial port
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Important safety instructions
Always read the safety instructions carefully.
• Keep this User Guide for future reference.
• Keep this equipment away from humidity.
• Lay this equipment on a reliable flat surface before setting it
up.
• If any of the following situations arise, get the equipment
checked by a service technician:
• The equipment has been exposed to moisture.
• The equipment has been dropped and damaged.
• The equipment has obvious sign of breakage.
• The equipment is not working well or you cannot get it
to work according to this User Guide.
Features
• Compliant with the USB 1.1 specification
• Plug & play compatible
• Debug UART for debug and code development
• USB device drivers available
• 115 kbps rate
Package contents
• USB 1.1 Serial Adapter Cable
• User Guide
System Requirements
• IBM compatible Pentium-233 MHz processor or faster
• 64 MB RAM or more
•AvailableUSBport
• OS support for all versions of Windows®, Mac OS X or later, and
Linux
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Installing the driver
Installing the driver for Windows 7 or
Windows 8 via Windows Update
To install the driver for Windows 7 or Windows 8 via Windows
Update:
1Make sure that your Internet connection is working.
2Plug the DX-UBDB9 serial adapter into a USB port.
3Windows checks Windows Update and downloads and installs
the driver automatically.
4Windows then prompts you that the Prolific USB-to-Serial
Comm Port (COM6) is installed and ready to use.
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You can also right-click the USB-Serial Controller device in
the Device Manager, then click Update Driver.
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Windows searches for the correct software.
When Windows finds the software, it installs the software
automatically.
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5Connect the USB end to an available USB port on your PC, then
connect the RS-232 end of the cable to your serial device.
Installing the driver for all versions of
Windows
To install the driver for all versions of Windows:
1Make sure that your internet connection is working, then go to
www.dynexproducts.com.
2Click Support & Service, then enter your model number
(DX-UBDB9) in the Search field and press Enter. The product
page opens.
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3Click Support/Downloads. Under Drivers, Firmware and
Software, click Driver - PC English. The driver will
download.
If your computer doesn't have an Internet connection you can
download the driver to a USB flash drive using another
computer and then run the driver installation wizard from the
flash drive.
4After downloading the driver, double-click
PL2303_Prolific_DriverInstaller_vX.X.X.exe, or
whatever version of the driver you just downloaded (the
version numbers are shown as X.X.X in these instructions). The
installation wizard begins.
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5Click Next. The driver installation begins. You can click the
Cancel button at any time to stop the installation.
6When the driver installation is complete, the following screen
opens. Click Finish to close the wizard and automatically
restart your computer.
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7Connect the RS-232 connector to your serial device. The device
is now available for use.
Installing the driver for Linux
No drivers are required for the Linux Operating System.
Installing the driver for Mac OS X
To install the driver for Mac OS X:
1Make sure that your internet connection is working, then go to
www.dynexproducts.com.
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