[André Sarmento] needed to connect a computer to an RS-485 bus. A simple converter can be sourced online, but the only thing he could find locally that was even close was a USB to RS-232 converter.

Patton's Model 1104 RS-485 Fiber Converter is a miniature fiber-optic converter that enables RS-485 devices to communicate over dual multi-mode fiber. The 1104 features asynchronous RS-485 half-duplex ...

Serial data converters can have one of several input and output standards that they connect between. These include RS232, RS422, RS485, current loop, fiber optic and USB. RS232 stands for Recommended ...