1.1 - Introduction
The Keyspan USB Serial Adapter Software for Mac OS X allows you to add serial ports to your
Mac OS X computer. Using Mac OS X native software, you can use your Keyspan USB to Se-
rial Adapter to communicate with various serial devices via the POSIX API (for more informa-
tion, Serial Ports - Mac OS X vs 'Classic' Mac OS section in this manual) .
Important Note:
The Keyspan USB Serial Adapter Software for Mac OS X will add 'Mac OS X serial ports' to your
computer. These 'Mac OS X serial ports' can only be used by Mac OS X native software (ie a
program that does not require the Classic environment to run). If you are not certain if your
serial device's software can access Mac OS X serial ports, please read the Serial Ports - Mac OS
X vs 'Classic' Mac OS section in this manual. Examples of serial devices that use Mac OS X serial
ports are modems using PPP (for internet access - configured via the Networking System Pref-
erence icon), Palm Handhelds (using Palm's HotSync Manager), and UPS devices (using Power-
Guardian software -
www.benatong.com
).
Requirements
The
Keyspan USB Serial Adapter Software for Mac OS X
requires the following:
·
Macintosh
:
·
At least one available USB port
·
Mac OS X (
10.2.8
or greater)
·
For use with one of the following Keyspan USB to Serial Adapters:
USB Twin Serial Adapter (
pn# USA-28X, USA-28XG
)
USB PDA Adapter (
pn# USA-19, USA-19X, USA-19Qi, USA-19Q
)
High Speed USB Serial Adapter (
pn# USA-19W, USA-19QW
)
USB 4-Port Serial Adapter (
pn# USA-49W, USA49WLC, 4E230
)
USB Serial Port Adapter (
pn# USA-18X
)
USB Serial Adapter (
pn# USA-28
)
Mini Port Replicator (
pn# UPR-112/UPSH-112 - only supports serial
)
USB Serial Adapter (
pn# USA-19H, USA-19HS, USA-19HG)
Note: This documentation applies to Keyspan's USB Serial Adapter
Software for Mac OS X and covers the features and use of this soft-
ware on that platform. For specific information about Keyspan's USB
to Serial Adapter hardware, please visit Keyspan's web page
<
http://www.keyspan.com
> or read the Keyspan Mac OS 9 User Man-
ual for that product.
Keyspan USB Serial Adapter Software v2.x for Mac OS X User Manual
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