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FT232R USB UART Driver

The FT232R USB driver is a bit of a complicated install. 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. The FT232R USB drivers below need to be extracted to an area on your computer you can find.

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Common UART problems

USB to Serial

If you are having UART problems with the Cypress ZedBoard then you can try the UART workarounds which are listed here. If those dont work then the following might solve the installation problem for you. Note that the other page has a number of similar install options.

Prolific USB to Serial Comm Port Driver

USB to Serial

There 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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Bafo USB to Serial Driver

USB to Serial

The Bafo USB to Serial driver has been added below for download. You can also search the other USB to serial drivers on this website such as the Aten USB to Serial Driver and also the FT232R USB UART Driver and the USB to RS232 Driver.

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Aten USB to Serial Driver

USB to Serial

The 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 to Serial

The 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 to Serial

This is the Linux version of the FTDI USB 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.

Prolific USB to Serial Driver

USB to Serial

There are a number of Prolific Serial drivers and these have been listed below. There is also an explanation here (USB to RS232 Driver) which also uses a Prolific USB driver. If the Prolific USB to serial drivers below do not work then see the USB to RS232 driver for more information as it uses more than one option.

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USB to RS232 Driver

USB to Serial

This is the RS232 driver for the USB adapter. In order to setup the driver you need to download the correct USB driver file and run the installer in the file. Once this has been installed you then need to reboot the computer. Once this is done plug the USB into the adapter.