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- Ideal way to connect RS232 devices; Label Printers, Mobile Phones
- Modems, Scanners, Digital Cameras, PDAs etc to a USB port
- USB specification revision 1.1&2.0 compliant
- Supports Rs232serial interface(DB25 or DB9)
- Compatable with Windows98/SE/ME/2000/XP
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Product Description
Ideal way to connect RS232 devices; Label Printers, Mobile Phones, Modems, Scanners, Digital Cameras, PDAs etc to a USB port.
USB specification revision 1.1&2.0 compliant
Supports Rs232serial interface(DB25 or DB9)
Supports over 1 Mbps data transfer rate
Supports remote wake-up and power management
Compatable with Windows98/SE/ME/2000/XP
Suitable for PDA and Modems
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
44 of 44 people found the following review helpful
I bought this from MHP Computer Services; given that this is a generic item, my comments might not apply those supplied by other vendors.
Although the item description doesn't mention a driver CD, it did in fact come with a mini-CD in the packaging. But there were no instructions and the CD contained drivers for about a dozen different products, with no indication which was which.
Eventually I worked out that I needed to run "USB TO RS232.exe" in the directory "\DRIVER\DATA CABLE DRIVER\USB Interface Link DRIVER\USR2309A(PL-2303)" before plugging in the cable.
Then when you plug in the cable Windows automatically installs the correct drivers, and you can access the serial port. On my machine it was listed as COM4. You can see which port it's using by going to Start->Settings->Control Panel->System->Hardware->Device Manager->Ports (COM & LPT) and looking for "Prolific USB-to-Serial Comm Port".
So all-in-all a good product, once I got it working. But it loses a star for not having any installation instructions.
I hope my instructions help someone!
Although the item description doesn't mention a driver CD, it did in fact come with a mini-CD in the packaging. But there were no instructions and the CD contained drivers for about a dozen different products, with no indication which was which.
Eventually I worked out that I needed to run "USB TO RS232.exe" in the directory "\DRIVER\DATA CABLE DRIVER\USB Interface Link DRIVER\USR2309A(PL-2303)" before plugging in the cable.
Then when you plug in the cable Windows automatically installs the correct drivers, and you can access the serial port. On my machine it was listed as COM4. You can see which port it's using by going to Start->Settings->Control Panel->System->Hardware->Device Manager->Ports (COM & LPT) and looking for "Prolific USB-to-Serial Comm Port".
So all-in-all a good product, once I got it working. But it loses a star for not having any installation instructions.
I hope my instructions help someone!
30 of 31 people found the following review helpful
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Very happy with this cable which (after a bit of messing about) I now have working perfectly under Windows 7 64 bit.
Here's what worked for me.
1. I couldn't read the little driver CD on my computer so I just ignored it.
2. Pluged the cable in and let Windows try to find a driver from Windows Update. This failed, but then the Action Centre popped up and pointed me to a driver file on the Prolific website.
3. Downloaded "PL2303_Prolific_DriverInstaller_v1210.zip" as suggested by the Action centre. All installed OK, but on plugging the cable in I got a message "This device cannot start (code 10)".
4. Ran the install again, and chose the "remove" option.
5. Visited the Prolific website and downloaded "PL2303_Prolific_DriverInstaller_v130.zip" which is the latest version. Installing this version produced exactly the same error as V1210, so I removed it too.
6. Using Google I found this site: http://www.akosta.dk/2010/12/problems-with-prolific-driver-solution/ which pointed me to http://www.cooldrives.com/lib/cooldrives/vista-prolific-chip-driver-for-serial-adapters.zip
7. With some trepidation I downloaded the file, virus checked it and ran the install. Install ran OK, so I plugged the cable in and it immediately started working perfectly !
Hopefully someone will find these instructions useful. The only reason I list the early steps is that they may work for you, and it's always nicer to use a driver from the manufacturer rather than a third party. BUT... the "cooldrives.com" file worked for me !
Please comment if you find this helpful...
Here's what worked for me.
1. I couldn't read the little driver CD on my computer so I just ignored it.
2. Pluged the cable in and let Windows try to find a driver from Windows Update. This failed, but then the Action Centre popped up and pointed me to a driver file on the Prolific website.
3. Downloaded "PL2303_Prolific_DriverInstaller_v1210.zip" as suggested by the Action centre. All installed OK, but on plugging the cable in I got a message "This device cannot start (code 10)".
4. Ran the install again, and chose the "remove" option.
5. Visited the Prolific website and downloaded "PL2303_Prolific_DriverInstaller_v130.zip" which is the latest version. Installing this version produced exactly the same error as V1210, so I removed it too.
6. Using Google I found this site: http://www.akosta.dk/2010/12/problems-with-prolific-driver-solution/ which pointed me to http://www.cooldrives.com/lib/cooldrives/vista-prolific-chip-driver-for-serial-adapters.zip
7. With some trepidation I downloaded the file, virus checked it and ran the install. Install ran OK, so I plugged the cable in and it immediately started working perfectly !
Hopefully someone will find these instructions useful. The only reason I list the early steps is that they may work for you, and it's always nicer to use a driver from the manufacturer rather than a third party. BUT... the "cooldrives.com" file worked for me !
Please comment if you find this helpful...
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
I understood from the product description that a Windows 7 driver was included. This was not the case, so I contacted the vendor. They have replied to say they will look into it, but to date, I haven't had any further info. OK on other OSs. Disappointing.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
It works!
Product arrived quickly but no instructions supplied regarding driver. My quest for finding driver started with Prolific drivers. Read more
Published 15 days ago by Atta
Not recommended, does not work with my Windows or Prolific drivers
I bought two of these. Item was not as per the photo, packaging was just the loose items stuffed into a jiffy bag, and neither would work on Windows 2000, XP or Windows-7 with... Read more
Published 1 month ago by David J Taylor
Laughable
Nothing like the picture, picture is sooooo misleading and looks nothing like the item sent. What I actually received was a cheap nasty turquoise blue and silver piece of junk. Read more
Published 2 months ago by MCMikeyMike
Useless - does not work
I bought this on the basis of the picture because I have that model and it works well.
Unfortunately, the adapter sent out is completely different from the picture and... Read more
Unfortunately, the adapter sent out is completely different from the picture and... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Z. Lal
a must have for engineers
now days when you are trying to connect laptop to the equipment serial port in data centre, then suddenly find the laptop no longer has the lovely db9 interface, it can be a... Read more
Published 3 months ago by bby
usb serial adapter
I just installed this adapter on my win7 64 laptop using the driver from the supplied mini CD (vista/win7 driver) thats it no problem! Read more
Published 4 months ago by ps lord
Works perfectly, good quality cable and plugs
Purchased this and then read the reviews which worried me abit but everything worked out fine.
I received it without any software or documentation but as ide read the... Read more
I received it without any software or documentation but as ide read the... Read more
Published 4 months ago by JackM
Serial cable RS232
Would encourage shopping at Amazon for all your electronic devices and enjoy carefre shopping that is prompt in dispatch and competitive in pricing.
Published 7 months ago by pjkel
Very nice
This item does what it says in the title, very good value and it arrived in very good time. Thanks to the seller.
Published 8 months ago by hirsty_uk
Does not work
I have Garmin E Trex GPS and as everyone who has tried to connect to a PC knows. the device needs a D port to Serial connector. This item connects the serial to a USB port. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Mr. K. Cook
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