serial port
One-bit-at-a-time interface
A serial port is a computer interface that transmits data one bit at a time in sequence, as opposed to parallel ports that send multiple bits simultaneously.
Serial ports were once standard on personal computers for connecting mice, modems, and other peripherals: I need an adapter to connect this old printer to the serial port.
Though largely replaced by USB, serial connections remain common in industrial equipment and embedded systems.
To send onward
- receiveAccept something offered
- modemDigital-to-analog signal converter
- terminalAt the endpoint
- consoleComfort in distress
buffer · data stream · packet · byte · binary · ASCII · echo · polling
Data transfer speed
- parityState of being equal
- flow controlRegulating movement or rate
- handshakingMutual greeting grip
- asynchronousNot happening together
data bits · synchronous · framing · timeout · overrun · underrun
Connector terminal reference
- connectorThing that joins others
- cableHeavy-duty woven line
- adapterDevice enabling equipment compatibility
- transceiverDual-function communication device
Text-based computer platform
- BIOSBoot-up initialization firmware
- Windows 951995 PC platform
- dial-upPhone-line internet connection
- fax modemDevice transmitting documents telephonically
mouse · barcode scanner · embedded system · microcontroller · Arduino · Raspberry Pi · firmware update · USB adapter
transmit
To send onward
console · buffer · data stream · packet · byte · binary · ASCII · echo · polling · interrupt
bit rate
Data transfer speed
- parityState of being equal
- flow controlRegulating movement or rate
- handshakingMutual greeting grip
data bits · asynchronous · synchronous · framing · timeout · overrun · underrun
pinout
Connector terminal reference
- connectorThing that joins others
- cableHeavy-duty woven line
- adapterDevice enabling equipment compatibility
transceiver · male · female · loopback · IRQ
DOS
Text-based computer platform
- BIOSBoot-up initialization firmware
- Windows 951995 PC platform
- dial-upPhone-line internet connection
fax modem · mouse · barcode scanner · embedded system · microcontroller · Arduino · Raspberry Pi · firmware update · USB adapter · obsolete
- obsolete techfloppy disk, VHS, dial-up modem, cassette tape, floppy disks
- connectorscable, cables, connector, connectors, wires
- I/Oinput, output, stdin, stdout, read
- Legacy PortsPS/2, SCSI, PCI, AGP, VGA
- Motherboardsmotherboard, PCB, chipset, BIOS, CPU socket
- serial portsTX, RX, parity, TTL, data bits