if you plug rs232 serial cable off your computer into an rs485 device can it damage the device?
N Thread Starter nas11116 Joined Apr 8, 2013 1 Apr 8, 2013 #1 if you plug rs232 serial cable off your computer into an rs485 device can it damage the device?
JohnInTX Joined Jun 26, 2012 4,787 Apr 8, 2013 #2 RS232 uses +/- voltages. RS485 usually does not. Best to buy/build a converter.