KETRON CABLE CONVERTER SERIAL - USB is a communication adapter that connects the serial (RS-232) port of older Ketron instruments to the USB port of a modern computer. On earlier arrangers and modules from the brand, the PC connection was made through a serial port that today's laptops no longer have. The converter restores that link, letting you connect the instrument to a modern computer with no physical serial port.
Linking older gear to a modern computer
An owner of older Ketron gear often faces the same problem: the instrument has only a serial port, while the computer has only USB. Without a converter the two cannot be joined. This adapter removes the obstacle, mapping the serial port to a virtual COM port in the system, so the instrument again communicates with software on a current laptop or workstation.
Data transfer and updates
The serial connection to a computer was used for exchanging files, transferring styles and registrations, and installing the instrument's operating-system updates. The Serial - USB converter brings these functions back on modern hardware, so an older arranger stays fully serviceable and upgradeable. The adapter works plug and play, with no external power.
KEY FEATURES
- Converter from a serial (RS-232) port to USB
- Connects older Ketron instruments to a computer without a serial port
- Maps to a virtual COM port in the system
- Supports data transfer and instrument OS updates
- Plug-and-play operation, no external power
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
- Type: serial (RS-232) to USB converter cable
- Application: connecting the serial port of a Ketron instrument to a computer's USB
- Functions: data transfer, file transfer, system updates
- Operation: plug and play (virtual COM port)
- Compatibility: older Ketron instruments fitted with a serial port
- Power: not required
