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. He used that component to craft his own USB to RS-485 bridge.

I connected a lot of USB-RS485 adapters to my smart meter readout software and wasn't happy. Either the device is cheap and ...

Note: most of the cheap ebay USB to RS485 dongles and/or their drivers do not support parity setting properly! You will have to ...

Typically, he’d occupy some desk space and lay out an unwieldy combination of a USB-RS485 dongle, a PoE power injector, a PSU for that injector, and a few cables to join it all – being extra ...