[André Sarmento] needed to connect a computer to an RS-485 bus. A simple converter can be sourced online, but the only thing he could find locally that was even close was a USB to RS-232 converter.

Able to download firmware through USB or ST-Link/V2 from discovery boards Can act as USB to rs-485 adapter Can act as USB/RS-485 thermometer Can show one digit (or break it to 8 leds) for some ...

I connected a lot of USB-RS485 adapters to my smart meter readout software and wasn't happy. Either the device is cheap and broken or works but is very expensive. The supercheap adaptors from China ...

and the RS485 adapter slowly wearing out the USB ports during the work-related motions. No reason that all of this couldn’t be packed inside a laptop, however. What helps a lot is that ...