Prolific Usb-To-Serial Comm Port (Com3) Drivers Download UPDATED

Heather Giallegaince – março 01, 2022

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Prolific Usb-To-Serial Comm Port (Com3) Drivers Download

USB Cablevision Drivers FTDI / Prolific / SiLabs / WCH Microsoft (tm) Drivers May 2013, 2015, 2019 Rev  7/2020 John  K3NXU   Jim  KC9HI Important Notes - Read First Your programming cable Must have the correct commuter installed to interface with your computer. Some disquisitional notes: -  Non all cables load the correct driver automatically. -  Not all provided CDs come with the correct drivers. -  Cablevision drivers are non interchangeable By using Windows Device Manager, yous should easily be able to determine which bit is in your programming cable. FTDI chipsets Cables with FTDI chipset (FT232R) will automatically download the correct driver when inserted into the USB port.   WCH chipset Many Baofeng and generic programming cables are shipping with the WCH chipset (CH340/341). The driver should also download automatically. If non, the driver and procedure can exist found at this Link.   SiLabs chipset Drivers for the Silicon Labs chipset (CP210x) should too download automatically. If not the driver tin can exist found at this Link. Prolific Chipset Nigh every programming cable that is detected by Windows equally having a Prolific bit was manufactured with an unauthorized or cloned re-create of the Prolific PL2303HXA chip. The latest driver installed past Windows (Vista, seven, 8.i and 10) is not compatible with these chips. The terminal compatible Prolific commuter was v3.3.2.105 [27/10/2008]. Windows may endeavor to automatically load the Prolific driver 3.6.20.xxx when inserting your cablevision. When opening Device Manager, the Yellow Caution Triangle may not appear, however, when the cable is inserted into the radio, the transmitter volition plow on. This should not occur. It was done to prevent use of the cloned bit.  More item can be found Here. If this occurs, yous Must backdate your commuter to 3.2.0.0 (Go directly to Install Drivers)   Windows Device Manager If Windows does not automatically load the proper driver, a circumspection message will appear in Device Manager. Example shown here is for a WCH340 scrap.   Annotation: If you lot recently upgraded to Win10 and the V3.2.0.0 commuter was previously installed on your calculator, you will only need to select it again. See step 7 in the "Installing the Backdated Prolific PL-3203 Driver" section beneath. Prolific Commuter 3.2.0.0 recommended for Vista, Win7/8/10 3.two.0.0 exe     3.2.0.0 zip   (32/64 fleck) - XP: If y'all are using Win XP, the Prolific driver 2.0.two.1 will run with no problems. This driver for Win XP can be plant here: 2.0.2.1.cipher - MacOS The recommended Drivers and Info tin can be found at the bottom of this folio.      FAQs and Error Messages      Make up one's mind what Cable I have                 Installing the proper Driver 3.2.0.0      MacOS - Drivers and Info Below                YouTube Video describing the Procedure

 

What UART chip does my cable have ?
Do I Have the Proper Windows commuter ?

i) Insert your USB Programming Cable.

2)

Launch Device Manager.

     [  Commencement  |  Right-click Figurer  |  Select Properties  |  Device Managing director  ]

three) Select: Ports (COM & LPT)

Information technology is recommended that the driver be backdated to iii.2.0.0 if:

A - A yellow alarm triangle appears under 'Ports' or 'Other Devices'
B - The Prolific 'Phased Out' bulletin appears


Likewise, if you insert your programming cablevision into your radio, and the transmitter turns on, you will need to load the backdated driver three.2.0.0 as described below.

Note:
        Your software will inquire for this Com Port number later on.
If you change USB ports, the Com Port number volition also change.

Annotation:
If Device Manager does NOT say "Prolific", End here .

At that place are several USB Driver chipset manufactures.
SiLabs, FTDI, WCH
The 'Prolific' drivers will not work with these chipsets.

Installing the Backdated Prolific PL-2303 Driver 3.2.0.0

System Requires 32/64 bit  Windows Vista / 7 / 8 / x

one) Create a work folder (New Folder) on your PC.

2) Download the Prolific 3.2.0.0 driver file and save it to the piece of work folder.

3) Remove the USB programming cable from your PC.

four) Double-click the file that was saved into the work folder and follow the prompts until it is completely installed.

5) Plug the USB programming cable into the USB port of your PC.
Yous should see a balloon popup that says "Installing device driver software"

A few seconds later you lot will become a balloon popup that says
"Device driver software was not successfully installed"

6) Launch Device Director.

          [  Start  |  Correct-click Computer  |  Backdrop  |  Device Managing director  ]

Y'all will encounter one of the post-obit errors in Device Manager.

In 'Other Devices' the 'USB-Serial Controller' is proceeded by a Yellow warning.

OR

In 'Ports (COM & LPT)' the 'Prolific USB-to-Serial Comm Port (COMx)' will appear.

7) Correct-click on the entry with the error to open up a window and select
"Update commuter software..."

8) At the first Update Driver Software prompt, select
"Scan my reckoner for commuter software".

9) At the 2nd Update Commuter Software prompt, select
"Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my calculator"

10) At the 3rd Update Commuter Software prompt, scroll down and select
"Ports (COM & LPT)".

eleven) At the fourth Update Driver Software prompt, select
"Prolific USB-to-Serial Comm Port Version: three.2.0.0 [seven/31/2007]".

You should get a prompt saying that the driver was installed successfully.
You lot should at present see a properly installed Prolific driver in Device Manger.

You can check that the correct version is installed by double-clicking on the Prolific entry in device manager and selecting the Driver tab.

The driver version shown should exist v3.2.0.0

12) Remove the USB programming cablevision from your PC and then plug the USB programming cable back in.

13) (Optional) Reboot your figurer.

FAQ ane
Q: My programming cablevision is not existence recognized.
(Handheld radios using two pin plugs)

a)   "Radio did Not Respond" or
"Radio did Not Ack Programming Mode" message appears.
This is a very common problem.
Slightly offset audio jacks could exist the problem.

         Make sure the connector is

snapped in all the mode .
Some cables require a really difficult push to snap in that terminal 1/16 inch.

         One indication is that the transmitter may be keyed.
A slight trimming of the cable's plug side and edge may be required.

This message appears if the radio is not turned ON while downloading.

b)   "Error has Occurred, Could non open Com Port x"
Each USB slot is connected to a split up com port to avoid conflict.
Irresolute your USB slot will modify the COM port number.

c)   "Run-time error 8020: Error reading from comm device."
Error occurs if Prolific commuter version is higher than v3.2.0.0
You must Downgrade to v3.2.0.0

FAQ 2
Q: Why doesn't my new driver work any longer?

A: The driver does not follow the cablevision.  If the cable is moved to a dissimilar USB slot, Windows will now load the newest commuter to that port. (non 3.2.0.0)

When this occurs, you volition demand to either load driver 3.ii.0.0 to the new USB slot, or plug the cable back into its original USB slot.

You tin check the driver loaded using the procedure above.  Cable

FAQ three
Q: Is there a quick way to find my cablevision's com port number?

A:   Yep.  Run: Detect Com Port    (Windows)


FAQ 4
Q: Later on irresolute the com port number of my USB cable in Device Manager, my software reported:
"An mistake has occurred - could not open port com[n]: (two, 'CreateFile', 'The system cannot find the file specified.')"

A:  After making this change, you lot must unplug and reinsert your USB programming cable for the com port number change to be effective.

Note 1: If you are having com port / driver bug, delight note this is NOT caused by your software. It's strictly between the PC driver and the cable.

Note 2: Each USB slot is connected to a split up com port to avoid conflict.
Plugging your cable into a different USB slot will change the com port number and will try to load the Newest Commuter.  Brand sure the driver loaded for the new com port is iii.ii.0.0
FAQ 5
Q: How do I prevent Windows 7 from automatically installing new drivers?

A:   This solution can be found at this Microsoft link .
Notation: (This does not apply to Windows x) .

Build your own Programming Cable

Here'due south a project to convert your current cable to 1
using a Silicon Labs CP2012 UART flake.
No driver errors at all.

Build Your Own Cable

  My cheers to Jim, KC9HI for his hours of
testing and his input to this folio.

73  John 'Miklor'   K3NXU

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