Data acquisition via serial-to-USB port connection

Hi

I have an old data acquisition device that outputs via a serial port. I would like to read the data into Matlab. I have a range of devices (Windows and Mac) but they all have either USB or UCB-C connections only, so I would need to use a serial-USB adapter. How do I go about checking for the connection? Will it appear as a serial or USB connection? I have tried on one device using the Instrument Control Toolbox but couldn't find the port/device. For example, in serial connections only bluetooth connections were listed. I couldn't find it as a serial connection either. I'm not sure what is going on...

Thanks

Ricci

[Walter Roberson]

Windows serial to USB show up as COM ports, provided that the converter uses generic drivers or the manufacturer driver is installed.

On Mac they show up as /dev/usb.* files if I recall correctly