And the second piece is a USB type B Female to DB9 Male adapter. The USB RS232 cables are a family of USB to RS232 levels serial UART converter cables incorporating FTDI s FT232RQ USB to serial UART interface IC device which handles all the USB signalling and protocols. Widely recommended by serial device manufacturers, the USA-19HS attaches to switches, routers, barcode scanners, GPS units, point-of-sale devices, lab equipment, network storage devices and other devices with a 9-pin serial port. The Tx level of power determines how well a. Run the driver installer program before plugging in the USB to Serial adapter.