Download the PL2303RA USB to Serial driver here. The PL2303RA chipset from Prolific can be found in a number of devices. The most common location for this chipset can be found in the USB to RS232 Bridge Controller which you will find in the StarTech 2 Port USB to RS232 Serial DB9 Adapter Cable. You can find the driver for this cable listed below as the Prolific USB to serial driver on this website.
PL2303RA USB to Serial Driver
Firstly the StarTech 2 Port USB to RS232 Serial DB9 Adapter Cable driver can be found below. This cable will allow you to add 2 serial RS-232 ports to any laptop or PC with a usable USB port available. This cable is a plug and play adapter however at times it may give problems which are discussed elsewhere on this website. Such as USB to Serial Error 39 as well as other errors such as common USB errors. Also this cable is fully compliant with the USB 1.1 specifications. Notice that these all use the same Prolific USB to serial driver on this website.
Likewise the PL2303RA is like a tech wizard made by Prolific that turns USB into a magical bridge for serial communication. It’s a budget-friendly and powerful gadget with its own translator (RS232 transceiver) built right in.
Why It’s Cool:
- Connectivity Champ: Likewise this wizard solves the puzzle of linking an RS-232 device to any USB-friendly computer.
- Old to New Magic: The PL2303RA can pretend to be an old-school COM port, making it super easy for older apps to work with modern USB.
Techy Highlights:
- Fast and Friendly: It talks really fast (up to 1000kbps) and can chat in the language of EIA/TIA-232F and CCITT V.28 standards.
- Low Battery Guilt: It’s kind to your device’s battery, sipping power while delivering speedy performance.
- Baud Rate Magic: You can tell it to talk slow or super fast with programmable speeds from 75 bps to a whopping 6,000,000 bps.
- Wake Up Ready: Likewise it’s a light sleeper, waking up with a nod from MODEM signals.
- GPIO Party: It even has four extra pins that can be whatever you want them to be (General Purpose I/O).
Driver Download
Important Note. Note that this tech hero retired in 2020 (End of Life), so it won’t be getting updates or new features. Note that support ended for this in 2020. Finally see also the uc232a driver Windows 10 and the usb\vid_0403&pid_6001&rev_0600 hardware ID.
| Bus Type | USB 2.0 |
| Chipset ID | Prolific – PL2303HXA / Prolific – PL2303RA |
| Interface | Serial |
| FIFO | 192 Bytes |
| Maximum Data Transfer Rate | 230Kbps |
| Serial Protocol | RS-232 |
| Connector Type(s) | 1 – USB Type-A (4 pin) USB 2.0 Male |
| 2 – DB-9 (9 pin, D-Sub) Male | |
| System and Cable Requirements | 1 USB 1.1 (or above) port |
| Port Style | Cable Adapters |
Finally note the driver for the adapter is found below.
This will open to the installation pages.
USB to Serial Driver (Windows)
FT232r USB UART Driver (Linux)
