Get the ADAPTOR used on a USB-to-serial connection

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I want to get the adaptor which I use on a USB-to-serial. Do you know any way to get the adaptor used? I already searched on the internet however I didn't find anything useful. Currently I am using matlab to get the data from the device. I use funcion instrhwinfo.

The output of the funcion is my case is:

serialInfo =

 AvailableSerialPorts: {'COM14'}
       JarFileVersion: 'Version 2.8.0'
ObjectConstructorName: {'serial('COM14');'}
          SerialPorts: {'COM14'}

But, this details are not enough I want to know the ADAPTOR used on the COM14 (the model of the cable which I use).

But I want to know more details about the COM14. In this case, there's only one COM PORT avaibable, but the problem is if there are more than one, I need to know the model of the cable to connect to the correct COM PORT.

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 25 '13 at 17:57

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You would have to look in the registry for additional info. However the entries may depend on your particular device. Most USB/serial cables use FTDI chips and create registry entries under: SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\FTDIBUS

answered Mar 25 '13 at 17:57

TJD

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 25 '13 at 20:54

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A less complicated solution that I've used is to loop through all the active COM ports until you find the one that gives the appropriate response.

answered Mar 25 '13 at 20:54

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Get the ADAPTOR used on a USB-to-serial connection

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