Instructions (USB - 1x Serial port adapter): Download the USB - 1x serial port driver below - save it to your computer, do not click. For more help see Microsoft unzip help or download the 7-zip program. Hope this helps others that may also be in a bind. Unzip utility to uncompress the USB - 1x serial port adapter driver download. What I needed to do without waiting to find an adapter supported by Win10. Run or double-click the PL-2303 Windows Driver Installer program.
#GENERIC PROLIFIC USB TO SERIAL DRIVER INSTALL#
Finding a way to use my existing serial/USB adapter allowed me to accomplish PL2303 USB-to-Serial Driver Installer WHQL Driver Version Information Driver Installer & Build date: 1.16.0 () Windows Vista, 7 Step to Install Power on your computer and boot to Windows. Please be warned that counterfeit (fake) PL-2303HX (Chip Rev A) USB to Serial Controller ICs using Prolifics trademark logo, brandname, and device drivers, were being sold in.
#GENERIC PROLIFIC USB TO SERIAL DRIVER DRIVERS#
This is a task is something done very infrequently. The reason is that Prolific USB/Serial chip clones are often used in generic USB programming cables and the newer Windows drivers actual detect this and refuse to work. What I was doing with the Serial/USB adapter was programming a new Motorola two way radio so it could be used in our network. Rolling the driver back to this 2009 driver for the comm port your connecting the outdated adapter to, does allow you to finish your work without delay. Use, downloading the 3.3.3.114 driver dated 2009, installing the driver and However, late at night or if you do not want to be bothered with obtaining a new adapter for something you very infrequently Open Device Manager -> locate the adapter -> double click it -> select Install driver from disk and when prompted, select the. Please see USB to serial converter models. Locate the download (usually in a Download folder) then unzip USBserialwin.zip. This driver is for the older type of DesignaKnit USB to Serial Converter with the Prolific chipset, but not for the newer type that has the FTDI chipset. Obviously obtaining a new adapter would remedy the issue. Instructions (USB - 1x Serial port adapter): Download the USB - 1x serial port driver below - save it to your computer, do not click run. Yes, I believe you are correct that my chipset is not compatible with Win10. Auto download of the driver is available but without the chipset it won't work. You need a Prolific 2303HX Rev.D chipset. Chances are the chipset in your converter is not compatible with Windows 10.