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USER MANUAL for USB to serial converter (PL2303)
The USB to RS-232 Serial Adapter provides an external plug & play RS-232
serial connection with your computer, letting you free up your existing serial port.
Users have the capability to utilize the adapter with serial port interface in an
easy-to-use environment. The adapter is designed for connections to Cellular Phones,
PDAs, Digital Cameras, Modems, or ISDN Terminal Adapters through USB port with
over 600 kbps data transfer rate. Installation is very easy. Just simply connect a
serial device to the USB to RS-232 adapter and plug the USB port into the computer.
Features
Support automatic handshake mode over 600kbps data transfer rate
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Support remote wake-up and power management 96 byte buffer each for
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upstream and downstream data flow
Easy Installation
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Work with Cellular Phones, PDAs, Digital Cameras, Modems, and ISDN
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terminal adapters...etc.
Frees your RS-232 port for other uses
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No IRQs required, no IRQ conflicts
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Full compliance with the USB specification Revision 1.1
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Specification
Each blister contains one USB to serial converter; one CD driver with user'
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manual
Cable Length : Total 45 cm
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Connectors: USB type A plug; RS-232 DB-9 Male
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Data Transfer Rate : 600 kbps
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OS supported : Win 98SE/2000/ME/XP; Mac OS 9.0 or above
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Driver Installation Under Windows 98/ME/2000/XP
Driver Un-installation Under Windows 98/ME/2000/XP
Driver Installation Under MAC OSX 8.6~9.x
Driver Installation Under MAC OSX 10.1.x~10.3.x
Driver Installation Under Linux
Q&A
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Summary of Contents for Prolific Technology PL-2303
- Page 1 USER MANUAL for USB to serial converter (PL2303) The USB to RS-232 Serial Adapter provides an external plug & play RS-232 serial connection with your computer, letting you free up your existing serial port. Users have the capability to utilize the adapter with serial port interface in an easy-to-use environment.
- Page 2 Plug in the USB type A receptacle of the cable to the USB connector of your computer. Step 2: Place the enclosed CD Driver into the CD ROM. to search for “PL-2303 Driver Installer Step 3: Click “PL-2303 Driver Installer ”...
- Page 3 USER MANUAL for USB to serial converter (PL2303) Figure 3 4. Plug USB/Serial cable into your computer’s USB port. Open “ Device Manager “ under System Properties and check if there is the device you install under “USB to Serial ( COM3)”.See Figure 4 Figure 4...
- Page 4 USER MANUAL for USB to serial converter (PL2303) 1.1. Two Kinds of methods for Un-installment under win 98SE/ME/2000/xp Method 1. Select “PL2303 USB-to-Serial” and then click “Add/Remove to uninstall.” Method 2 1. Click start → programs→ PL2303 USB-to-Serial Driver→→Uninstaller...
- Page 5 USER MANUAL for USB to serial converter (PL2303)
- Page 6 USER MANUAL for USB to serial converter (PL2303) Driver installation Under MAC MAC 8.6~9.0 For 8.6 MAC USB/Serial Cable Setup Step 1. Insert CD disk, Copy “md_pl2303hx_v135b2.hqx” file to desktop. Step 2. Click OK Step 3. Click system folder > Extension, and click “ choose”. or select “Extensions “...
- Page 7 USER MANUAL for USB to serial converter (PL2303) Step 4. Drag file “ProlificUSBSerial” into system Extensions (Apple Extras), and then restart your computer. (As picture shows) Step 5. Plug USB/Serial cable into your computer’s USB port...
- Page 8 USER MANUAL for USB to serial converter (PL2303) 10.1.x and 10.3.x For 10.1.x MAC USB/Serial Cable Setup Step 1. Insert CD disk, copy file to desktop. Step 2 choose PL2303_1_0_8b4.pkg and click it Step 3. Click “ continue .” Step 4. Please key-in password then click “ok”...
- Page 9 USER MANUAL for USB to serial converter (PL2303) Step 5. Click “Continue” Step 6. Please select a destination volume to install the Prolific USB Serial .then click “Continue”...
- Page 10 USER MANUAL for USB to serial converter (PL2303) Step 7. Click “install” Step 8. Drag file “ProlificUSBSerial” into system extension (Apple Extras), and then restart...
- Page 11 USER MANUAL for USB to serial converter (PL2303) Step 9. Plug USB/Serial cable into your computer’s USB port Step 10. You may check the “driver” under “Apple System Profiler”. If they are the same as shown below, congratulations, the installation is done successfully.
- Page 12 You could find folder name on Linux. 4. Open terminal mode and login root user. 5. Go to the new folder and then type "make all" to compile the PL-2303 source code. This will create two files: "pl2303.o" and "usbserial.o".
- Page 13 Note: You need to restart the computer after installing the Mac X driver. The PL-2303 Mac X driver only supports V10.1.X so you need to upgrade first your OS X by SOFTWARE UPGRADE. Q2: How do I test the PL-2303 MAC X driver? A: You can test all COM port devices for MAC X except serial keyboard and mouse since these devices are not supported.
- Page 14 USER MANUAL for USB to serial converter (PL2303) What does this problem mean? A: This problem occurs because the PL-2303 MAC X driver was compiled under OS 10.1.X. So when you install the driver under OS 10.2, it will show this warning message. User just need to select the "Fix and Use"...
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