I like the idea so much I'm willing to build a 4 port. I'll place it all in an enclosure.
If you want to buy 2 to make 8 from em I'll give it a try for you. I believe I can do them for $100 - $150 each. I'd like to see what it looks like. I think it will look pretty cool when I'm done. On Thu, 2004-02-05 at 08:10, Leonardo G. Di Lella wrote: > * Chris Fowler ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > 1. Buy a 7 port hub. > > 2. 7 USB -> Serial adapters > > 3. Buy super glue. > > > > Glue the 7 serial adapters into the 7 port hub. > > There you go. You have a 7 port multi-port serial device. > > If you can find one get an 8 port hub. > > > > http://www.pimfg.com > > sells USB-> Serial for $12.00 each. > > > > 12 * 7 = $84. > > Hub = $10. > > Glue = $01. > > > > Total: $95 > > The idea is good. So the generic driver works well with one serial > connector why not buy a 8 single usb serial connector and a 8 usb > hub :) Maybe this would be the latest solution. If it will not work > Ill try to write a patch driver. I dont think that it will be so > difficult to write an usb driver for a rs232 converter. I will buy > next week a 8 port serial converter and will write sth. on it in > the ml. > > -- > best regards, > Leonardo G. Di Lella - http://www.dilella.org > > "Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. > Imagination encircles the world." - Albert Einstein ------------------------------------------------------- The SF.Net email is sponsored by EclipseCon 2004 Premiere Conference on Open Tools Development and Integration See the breadth of Eclipse activity. February 3-5 in Anaheim, CA. http://www.eclipsecon.org/osdn _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-users
