Openschemes.com - Articles » Hacking USB Serial Ports: "Today we’ve got a super-simple gadget hack of a commercial USB serial port adapter.
There are times when you need a low-voltage RS-232 port for interfacing with a microcontroller, some hobby project, or for poking around in some interesting system. And during many of these times, you may not want to go dig out the Arduino board or can’t find the right capacitors to build a MAX232 board. Or perhaps you are in a town or even a country without an awesome electronics junk store like Halted - you poor things! What can you do?"
