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How do the converters derive power? Do I need to turn ON DTR or RTS in order to power the converters?

April 26, 2017converters DERIVE DTR power RTS turn

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How do the converters derive power? Do I need to turn ON DTR or RTS in order to power the converters?

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The converters are powered by RS-232 Data Line (Pin 3 of DTE devices – DB9 Connector), unlike most of the port-powered converters available in the market (which steal power from handshake lines), our converters do NOT require any handshake signal (e.g. DTR or RTS). This is very useful as most of the RS232 devices do NOT have their handshake lines turned ON, and that’s the reason why our converters can be used for almost ALL RS-232 devices.