USB to Serial

CP210X drivers with Windows 11?

If you are wondering if the CP210X drivers with Windows 11 is possible then its a bit of a long answer. The latest CP210X drivers are compatible with the hardware however the older chips are not as explained below. The latest CP210X drivers will only work on certain chips. Developers drop support for older hardware.

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Prolific USB to Serial Comm Port

The Prolific USB to Serial Comm Port can become an issue as you can find the driver here. The most common issue with the Prolific USB to Serial comm port is when you cant get a connection. This is where the say the Baofeng USB adapter will not connect with another device while using Windows 10. We can see the options below as there are Prolific chipsets that do not have a Windows 10 driver as the new drivers have made away with the older hardware. See where your problems are below.

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Bafo BF-810 USB Driver

The Bafo BF-810 USB driver is not really the driver from Bafo. But for the chip that the adapter was based on. The Bafo BF-810 USB to DB serial adapter uses a Prolific chip in the adapter. The driver will work with all adapters which uses this Prolific chipset. There might be compatibility issues as this was the last official driver. This for the adapter for Windows 98 to Windows XP and Windows 2000.

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Installing the CP2102 Driver

Installing the CP2102 driver is easy enough as can be seen below. You can download the CP2102 driver on this website. See what is needed when it comes to the UART driver and how to install the driver as well. Once you download the driver you will need to open the file and then click on the .exe file which would be either a 64bit program for the 32-bit program.

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USB to Serial Driver

USB DriverIf you are looking for a USB to Serial driver then you will first need to know what processor the convertor is using. You will also need to know which type of serial device you are trying convert to. This can be a USB to Serial RS232 which covers the processors from the MosChip, FTDI as well as Prolific. There is also the USB to Serial RS485 and RS422 which covers the same Prolific processor as well as FTDI and SilLabs.

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FT232R USB UART Driver

USB DriverFirstly the FT232R USB UART driver is a bit of a complicated install. The usb\vid_0403&pid_6001&rev_0600 is also explained below. Secondly the screenshots below will give you direction with regards to installing the driver the correct way. This means that you first have to uninstall the driver, disconnect from the internet and then install the driver again. Finally the FT232R USB drivers below need to be extracted to an area on your computer you can find.

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Prolific USB to Serial Comm Port Driver

USB DriverThere are a number of products on the market in the USB to serial range of products. Prolific is the largest market holder currently. The issues which arrive with the Prolific Comm port Driver is that it tends to install like the old software modems. You first need to uninstall the current driver, then install the USB to Serial driver then the Port or Comms driver.

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Aten USB to Serial Driver

USB DriverThe Aten USB to Serial Driver is not very common and has a much smaller market than the other players in the USB to Serial connectors. Gigaware USB to Serial and Prolific USB to Serial are the biggest of the connectors mainly because Radio-shack used to stock many of their products.

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Gigaware USB to Serial Driver

USB DriverThe Gigaware USB to Serial Driver is nothing more than another USB driver from Prolific. The installation process has been explained here (FT232R USB UART Driver). The driver has been added below for the Gigaware version of the software. If it does not work then take a look at the Prolific original drivers.

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FTDI USB Linux

USB DriverThis is the Linux version of the FTDI USB Linux connector. If you are looking for a Windows version then look here and also here for more information. This Linux driver was released in 2012 and was the last Linux driver released for this hardware.

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