Most drawing devices, such as tablets, touchscreens, etc., are designed to be used with a computer. Most computers are starting to use USB ports as opposed to the DB-9 RS-232 port, therefore RS-232 DB-9 serial devices are becoming more and more obsolete, as the USB devices are starting to become standard.
New Pointmakers will support both USB and RS-232 devices, and may eventually move to only USB.
Click on the USB datasheet link below to read our white paper all about using and extending USB devices on the Pointmaker.