[jenkins355]

I have got a weather station and to connect it to my computer i need a 9 pin
com port . ive got printer port only, so have got a adaptor to turn the printer port into a male 9 pin port but the software will only give me the option to connect to com1 com2 com3 com4 NOT LPT1 port can any one help me please.

 

[ceri sheeran]

Hi,

Two options

Buy a PCI card with a 9 pin serial port on it.

Or consider using a serial <> USB convertor

If you are short of PCI slots look at possbily using a combination PCI to free up one PCI slot and also give you the 9PIN Serial port.

hth

Ceri