Semantically, that is correct, Phil. An Ethernet port is also serial, and so is a Bluetooth port. However, the most common usage of "serial port", is IMO RS232 or similar.
Per-Tore DL/LA7NO On 16 January 2015 at 17:42, Phil Hystad <[email protected]> wrote: > A clarification on the use of words ... > > "Serial Port" does not necessarily mean RS232. There are a number of > different comms protocols that are "serial". USB is in fact a serial > protocol thus its name: Universal Serial Bus. > > Remember: any port in a storm unless it is starboard or unless it is a > bottle of Amontillado (a Tawny Port). > > 73, phil, K7PEH > > > > > > > On Jan 16, 2015, at 8:15 AM, Per-Tore Aasestrand <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > A serial port (RS232) can not be used as an audio device. > > Guess you are referring to a USB port. > > > > Per-Tore > > DL/LA7NO > > > > > > On 16 January 2015 at 16:13, Jim Miller <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > >> Yes, if the serial port is to be used as an audio device, it will show > up > >> as > >> an audio capability (USB SignaLink shows up as USB CODEC) and can be > >> selected as an for output and input). > > ______________________________________________________________ > > Elecraft mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > Message delivered to [email protected] > > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
