Keyspan Laptop Docking Station Capabilities, Keyspan Mini Port Replicator Serial Port

Keyspan:Mini Port Replicator for Mac OS-v2.6 User Manual

2.1 - Capabilities

The Keyspan Mini Port Replicator is three devices in one. It contains one male DB9 serial port, one female DB25 printer port, and a two port USB hub.

Keyspan Mini Port Replicator - Serial Port

Keyspan Mini Port Replicator

Serial Port

Keyspan Mini Port Replicator

Port Icon And Name

The DB9 serial port on the Mini Port Replicator supports RS-232asynchronous communications at data rates up to 115.2 Kbps. Please read our Compatibility List for Mac OS for a list of serial devices that have been tested with the Keyspan Mini Port Replicator

The male DB9 serial port on the Keyspan Adapter is seen as a serial port by Mac OS. The Keyspan serial port is interfaced via the "CommToolBox" API and is then available to any program that accesses serial ports via this API. For programs that don't use the CommToolBox to access serial ports, the Keyspan adapter can emulate the PRINTER port as found on older Macintosh computers.

Note: You can only have one PRINTER port on any given computer. In order for the Keyspan adapter to emulate either of these ports, the PRINTER port must not be 'in use' or registered by other software or hardware. For example, PRINTER port emulation is not available on a Mac that already has a PRINTER port builtin (any pre-USB Mac). MODEM port emulation is not available on any Mac that has an internal modem as internal modem typically emulates the MODEM port (PRINTER port emulation is typicall available on these Macs). Printer Port emulation can turned ON by using the Keyspan Serial Assistant's Advanced Setting's screen.

On Mac OS, Port 1 on the Keyspan Mini Port Replicator is named "P#1UPSH112xx". This port is accessible by selecting the "P#1UPSH112xx"" port name or the MPR icon in your serial device's software . This port is published via the CommToolBox and can be accessed by

This User Manual applies to the Keyspan Mini Port Replicator Software for Mac OS.

(rev 02jun20JA)

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