The Serial Port is Dead

Nuts And Volts Article: The Serial Port is Dead! Long Live the Serial Port!

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The Serial Port is Dead! Long Live the Serial Port!

PDF version of the article: The Serial Port is Dead.pdf


Simple Terminal
Bit-Banging Source Code
Bit-Banging 7-Segment LED Source Code

You can find the source code and related book chapters for the Simple Terminal at:
Virtual Serial Port Cookbook
And the associated CD and Projects Kit:
Book, CD, and Projects Kit
This book and kit will provide you with the details only highlighted in the Nuts and Volts article. And you will also get a very detailed look at a comprehensive Developer Terminal and how to use the FT232R in the bit-bang mode.


ERROR: There is an error in the article in Figure 13. Bit-banging Switches, the switches are shown connected to GND. They should be shown connected to +5V as correctly shown in Figure 14 Bit-banging switches breadboard.

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