The Belkin F5U409 is a plug-and-play USB-to-Serial Portable Adapter. It connects your serial devices through your computer’s USB port.
2. What operating system does the Belkin F5U409 support?
The USB-to-Serial Adapter requires one (1) of the following operating systems:
- Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional
- Microsoft Windows XP Home
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Linux® Red Hat® 7.3/8.0 (kernel 2.4.18) and 9.0 (kernel 2.4.20)
It uses a Prolific Chipset.
4. Does the Belkin F5U257b require software to be installed before use?
For Windows 2000 or newer, the generic Windows drivers are automatically used. For operating systems older than Windows 2000, the software that comes with this product must be loaded.
5. Is the Belkin F5U257b assigned a COM port within the Operating System when plugged in?
Yes, the Belkin F5U257b is assigned a COM port within the Operating System when plugged in.
6. What is the length of the cable on the Belkin F5U257b?
The length of the cable of the the Belkin F5U257b is 36 in or 3ft.
7. What are the similarities and differences between F5U257b and F5U409v1?
- Both use the Prolific chipset
- Both Register a COM Port when plugged into the computing device
- F5U257 = 14.5” and F5U409v1 = 12”
- F5U257 has LED lights to indicate connection/transfer, whereas F5U409v1 does not
- F5U257 shows compatible up to WinXP, whereas the current model of F5U409 shows compatibility up to Win7.
- F5U409v1 supports Win8 and Mac OSX 10.8 "