Prolific PL-2303

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(Doorverwezen vanaf Prolific PL-2303X)

The USB adapter (UART) with hardware id[1] USB\VID_067B&PID_2303&REV_0300[2] is recognized as "PL-2303 XA / HXA".[3]

Prolific do not provide an official Windows 8 (and above versions) driver for the EOL/discontinued chips PL-2303H, PL-2303HX (Rev A), PL-2303HXA, PL-2303X, PL-2303XA.[4][5]

By using old drivers (version 3.3.2.105)[6] the USB adapter works on Windows 10.[7][8] Other driver versions (e.g. 3.2.0.0) can cause BSoD during PuTTY communication.[9]

  1. ↑ "How to Find Hardware ID"
  2. ↑ Vendor 067b is Prolific Technology, Inc., device 2303 is PL2303 Serial Port.
  3. ↑ With "PL2303 CheckChipVersion tool program" from "PL2303 Windows Driver Download"
  4. ↑ "Windows 8/8.1/10 are NOT supported in PL-2303HXA and PL-2303X EOL chip versions."
  5. ↑ "PL2303H,  PL-2303HX  (Rev  A),  and  PL-2303X  are  EOL  and  discontinued  chips and  Prolific  will  not provide Windows 8 (and above versions) driver support."
  6. ↑ IO-Cable_PL-2303_Drivers-Generic_Windows_PL2303_Prolific.zip
  7. ↑ "Here is the driver with the solution!! Works on Windows 10!"
  8. ↑ "But there is a solution – you have to install old drivers – version 3.3.2.105."
  9. ↑ "... driver version 3.2.0.0, which is from 2007 (it also crashed)."
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