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Bkw — Sun, 29 Mar 2026 01:49:36 GMT

Serial Cable to PC

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	Many different chips are compatible. Here are just a few for example & reference:		Many different chips are compatible. Here are just a few for example & reference:
	:[https://www.futurlec.com/Memory/628128pr.shtml Hitachi HM628128LP]		:[https://www.futurlec.com/Memory/628128pr.shtml Hitachi HM628128LP]
	:Alliance AS6C1008-55PCN [https://www.digikey.com/~~product-detail~~/~~en/AS6C1008-55PCN/1450-1017-ND/~~ from DigiKey] or [https://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Alliance-Memory/AS6C1008-55PCN from Mouser] <-- BEST BATTERY LIFE		:Alliance AS6C1008-55PCN [https://www.digikey.com/short/70tr9zhp from DigiKey] or [https://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Alliance-Memory/AS6C1008-55PCN from Mouser] <-- BEST BATTERY LIFE
	:[https://ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=IS62C1024LL-70W ICSI IS62C1024LL-70W] also LL or L, 70 or 55		:[https://ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=IS62C1024LL-70W ICSI IS62C1024LL-70W] also LL or L, 70 or 55
	:[https://ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=BS62LV1024PC-70 BSI BS62LV1024PC-70] also 1025 or 1027 or 1028, PC or PI, 70 or 55		:[https://ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=BS62LV1024PC-70 BSI BS62LV1024PC-70] also 1025 or 1027 or 1028, PC or PI, 70 or 55
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	To use a TPDD emulator, you need a 9-pin female null-modem serial cable.		To use a TPDD emulator, you need a 9-pin female null-modem serial cable.

	To connect a WP-2 to a PC with a real com port, you ~~can use~~ a DE9F to DE9F null-modem cable:		To connect a WP-2 to a PC with a real com port, or a normal usb-serial adapter that ends in a male DE9 plug, you need a DE9F to DE9F null-modem cable:
	:https://www.electronics123.com/shop/serf2f6-cable-serial-null-modem-6-de9f-to-de9f-5239		:https://www.electronics123.com/shop/serf2f6-cable-serial-null-modem-6-de9f-to-de9f-5239
	:https://amazon.com/dp/B00QM8ZP5E		:https://amazon.com/dp/B00QM8ZP5E
	:https://amazon.com/dp/B00006B8BJ		:https://amazon.com/dp/B00006B8BJ

	~~To connect to~~ a ~~standard~~ usb-serial adapter ~~with DE9M connector, assuming the usb-serial adapter has~~ a few feet of usb cable, you can use a DE9F-DE9F mini null-modem adapter instead of a ~~serial~~ cable.		Or if the PC side is a usb-serial adapter that includes a few feet of usb cable, then you can use a DE9F-DE9F mini null-modem adapter instead of a null-modem cable.
	:https://amazon.com/dp/B075XGRLXW		:https://amazon.com/dp/B075XGRLXW

	To connect directly to a PC usb port in a single dedicated-purpose cable with no adapters:		To connect directly to a PC usb port in a single dedicated-purpose cable with no adapters:<br>
			Note: The cables below will all be annoying to use for every other purpose than connecting to the WP-2.<br>
			These all take the place of having a null-modem serial cable connected to a normal usb-serial adapter.<br>
			Normally you don't want that. Normally you want a normal usb-serial adapter that ends in a male DE9 jack with jack nuts (not screws), wired as DTE.<br>
			These all end in a female DE9 with screws, and are wired as DCE.<br>
	:https://amazon.com/dp/B07DRHB264		:https://amazon.com/dp/B07DRHB264
	:https://amazon.com/dp/B01MY9INHL		:https://amazon.com/dp/B01MY9INHL
	:https://amazon.com/dp/B008634VJY		:https://amazon.com/dp/B008634VJY
			:https://amazon.com/dp/B0CQZ4K3YZ