This low-cost mini USB to Serial adapter is ideal for mobile applications and devices. It is utilizing the low-cost PL2303 chip from Prolific which makes it easy to add a serial port to your desktop or laptop, for general office, commercial and industrial use. The serial port is automatically configured as an additional COM port with Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP, Vista and some older versions of Linux and Mac. This low-cost adapter is not recommended for Windows 7 and Vista and it is not compatible with Windows 8. It is only recommended for older operating systems. This adapter will work with most GPS and PDA devices (Garmin, Mallagan, Palm), modems, printers, scanners, digital cameras and office equipment. The USB to serial adapter allows easy installation of drivers and requires no IRQ, DMA, or I/O port resources which means more devices can be attached to your system without the hassle of device and resource conflicts. As most low-cost USB to Serial adapters, this adapter is not recommended for use with Windows 7 and Vista. Check instead our Windows 8 / 7 compatible USB to Serial adapter. Also please see why most low-cost adapters are not compatible with Windows 8 / 7.
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This USB to Serial adapter is as mentioned earlier ideal for laptops and other mobile devices, however it is also a good all-round USB to Serial adapter for most other devices where you need a simple and low-cost USB to serial adapter. The drivers and chipset for this adapter is made by Prolific, a Taiwanese company who makes good all-round products for many consumer data products, however these products are not recommended for professional use in for example industrial, laboratory or mission critical applications.
If you need a USB to Serial adapter for professional use we recommend our Pro grade line of adapters. These serial adapters are made with drivers and a chipset from FTDI which offers highly reliable and high performance products. The drivers for the Prolific USB serial adapter usually works fine with older operating systems such as Windows 2000 and XP however we have seen several problems with newer operating systems.
After installing the drivers for the Prolific USB to serial adapter a virtual COM port will be created in your operating system's Device Manager. The COM port can be accessed and used as if it was a standard built-in COM port. Notice however as with all serial adapters that there usually is a latency (data delays) when communicating with serial devices. If you wish to avoid these data latencies we recommend using a regular RS232 serial port instead, for example such as a serial RS232 PCI card which can be installed in most desktops.
Be aware that Windows assigns the COM port number to the adapter depending on which COM port number is available in the system. Usually the next available COM port number is assigned to the adapter. If you disconnect the USB serial adapter and after a while re-connect it again it may or may not be assigned the same COM port number, so always check in your operating systems Device Manager to see what COM port number is has been assigned. USB serial adapters with COM port retention exists, these will be assigned the same COM port number each time it is connected.
Guaranteed CompatibilityWindows 7 Compatible 32-bit and 64-bitFully Serial / RS232 compatibleWe proudly boast about our 99% device compatibility ratio with this product! We also stand behind it. You may see others that look like ours, but ours comes with a driver for Windows 7, 32-bit as well as 64-bit.Commercial qualityOur USB to Serial Adapter Cable is used mainly by AV pros and other industrial techs. This cable works great to add a serial port to your new laptop that didn't come with one, and will allow you to work on equipment just like you used to with your old laptop. Easy SetupSetup is quick and easy. Just plug it in, pop in the driver disk, and be done within a minute or two. We've also included driver downloads on our site in case you want to try those with your current non-functioning adapter.Getting a Code 10 Error on your USB to Serial device? You don't have the correct driver chosen. You'll need to choose the 2008 driver, version 3.3.2.102 to correct the problem. Download the correct version below. If you purchased it from us, you can use our toll free tech support. We're native English speakers and are here Monday-Friday.DownloadsHow to fix a Code 10 ErrorWindows 7 Drivers, 32bit and 64bit (Latest Drivers)Windows XP Drivers (Latest Drivers)Mac Drivers (Latest Drivers)Prolific drivers site2009 VersionVista DriversWindows Drivers 2007 versionWindows Drivers 2003 versionMac DriversMac OS 10.3 DriversLinux DriversManual
USB adapter does not need any drivers. It is plug and play. It uses the USB client drivers that are already built in to the OS (XP, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 10, OS X 10.6 or newer). As long as your computer USB Host controller drivers is install correctly and is working, when you connect the drive to this adapter to your computer, the OS will sense the USB storage and load the correct drivers automatically for you.
However, I think the best supported USB-to-serial devices are those made by Belkin. This is subjective, but I've used them for years without problem, and they are a large company with a reputation. They will likely be around in the future.
I'm using a TrendNET TU-S9 v2 currently (PL-2303). Other than the vendor provided driver or driver from Prolific's Taiwan website, options include -usb-serial.com (fairly inexpensive driver), and the nice Mac app (not free but works well) which has built-in drivers and doesn't require a separate driver installation.
It develops, manufactures, and supports devices and their related cables and software drivers for converting RS-232 or TTL serial transmissions to and from USB signals, in order to provide support for legacy devices with modern computers.[2]
On 29 September 2014, FTDI released an updated version of their USB-to-Serial driver for Windows on their website.[4] Users who manually downloaded the new drivers reported problems.[5] After Windows drivers became available on 14 October (Patch Tuesday) via Windows Update, it was reported by users of hardware enthusiast forums and websites that the drivers could soft-brick counterfeit and software-compatible clones of the chips by changing their USB "Product ID" to "0000". The change prevents the chip from being recognised by drivers of any OS, effectively making them inoperable unless the product ID is changed back.[6] The behaviour was supported by a notice in the drivers' end user license agreement, which warned that use of the drivers with non-genuine FTDI products would "irretrievably damage" them.[6] Critics felt that FTDI's actions were unethical, considering that users may be unaware that their chips were counterfeit, or that Windows had automatically installed a driver meant to disable them.[7][6][5][8] On 22 October 2014, an emergency patch was made to the FTDI drivers in the Linux kernel to recognise devices with the "0000" ID.[9]
You can check multiple ports at the same time by opening multiple sessions, putting the loopback adapter on one port, and trying to type into each session. When you can see what you are typing, you know that the COM port is working and you can see which port number the physical serial port is. Close the window for the port that you just tested to speed up the testing of the remaining serial ports.
The cable is two feet long. If you are looking for a longer USB to Serial adapter add a USB extension cable or a standard serial cable to your order. If you don't want any attached cable, check out the Plug-in version.
You can use this adapter with any common operating system. The adapter's drivers are compatible with Windows 10, 8, 7 (32- and 64-bit versions), Vista, XP, 2000 and 98. They also work with Mac and Linux. 2ff7e9595c
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