Did I get the right device? USB-Serial

[wdmagic]

thanks, I will try that as soon as part gets here!

[Charlie]

If you are running Windows XP, then Hyper terminal will work. Alternatively, you can download a simple terminal program for free called Terminal (V1.9b is the latest). I would not recommend trying to start with developing both ends of the link at the same time. When it doesn't work first time (you know it won't), troubleshooting will be significantly easier if you know one end of the link is correct. YMMV