title: Communicating between and android and a serial device via usb
body: <p>I have been doing a lot of reading and searching of where to start, I have seen that some people have accomplished it.</p>
  
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  <li><p>Can i do this? can i plug in a cable from my android tablet and into a hardware devices serial port (with a usb to serial converter) ?</p></li>
  <li><p>Can i do it without rooting the device?</p></li>
  <li><p>If i can do it what are the steps that i have to do?</p></li>
  </ol>
  
  <p>Does androids have an api to access the serial port on its usb ?</p>