Plugable USB to RS-232 DB9 Serial Adapter (Prolific PL2303HX Chipset)

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“Just worked in Ubuntu 11.04. Plugged this cable in, changed my settings to use ttyUSB0 instead of ttyS0, and it just worked.” – P&S

Features

Allows any PC to connect serial devices and programs that communicate through COM ports
PL-2303HX Rev D Chipset for high performance and compatibility across Windows, Mac, Linux, and other platforms
Plug and play creation of a COM port. Powered by USB – no external power needed
Programmable baud rate from 75bps to 12Mbps. 256 byte inbound and outbound buffers. Typical speeds up to 230 Kbps.
Full duplex transmitter and receiver. Modem RTS, CTS, DTR, DSR, DCD, and RI signals

Description

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PL-2303 family chipset for widest possible compatibility. Microsoft signed drivers for 32/64-bit Windows 10, 8.1, 8, Vista, and XP, drivers for Mac OS X 10.6 through 10.12 including Snow Leopard, Lion, Mountain Lion, Mavericks, Yosemite, El Capitan, and Sierra. Open source drivers included in Linux kernel 2.4.31 and later. Windows 7 and later Window versions automatically detect and install drivers if an Internet connection is present and Windows Update is configured to install drivers.

Works with devices with RS-232 serial ports like: other PCs with RS-232 ports, Bluetooth serial adapters, PDAs, GPS recievers, routers, firewalls, modems, printers, embedded character displays, scan tools, sonar units, embedded boards, etc.

Specific devices include: Garmin eTrex GPS, Seiko Label Printer, iRobot Create, Cisco products with serial consoles, US Robotics Modems, NexStar telescopes, Equus Scan Tools, Uniden Hand Held Scanners, etc.

Works with software like: HyperTerminal, TeraTerm, WinDBG, Putty, all open source serial software on Linux, etc.

Package Includes: USB Serial Converter with 24″ cable, Driver CD, and Quick Installation Guide.

Drivers available for:

Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8 (all versions), Windows 8.1 and Windows 10
Mac OS X 10.6 and later (all versions)
Linux kernels 2.6.11 and later

See our Prolific driver download page for details and links.

Linux lsusb output for the Plugable Serial Adapter

$ sudo lsusb -v -s 2:2

Bus 002 Device 002: ID 067b:2303 Prolific Technology, Inc. PL2303 Serial Port
Device Descriptor:
 bLength                18
 bDescriptorType         1
 bcdUSB               1.10
 bDeviceClass            0 (Defined at Interface level)
 bDeviceSubClass         0
 bDeviceProtocol         0
 bMaxPacketSize0        64
 idVendor           0x067b Prolific Technology, Inc.
 idProduct          0x2303 PL2303 Serial Port
 bcdDevice            4.00
 iManufacturer           1 Prolific Technology Inc.
 iProduct                2 USB-Serial Controller D
 iSerial                 0
 bNumConfigurations      1
 Configuration Descriptor:
   bLength                 9
   bDescriptorType         2
   wTotalLength           39
   bNumInterfaces          1
   bConfigurationValue     1
   iConfiguration          0
   bmAttributes         0x80
     (Bus Powered)
   MaxPower              100mA
   Interface Descriptor:
     bLength                 9
     bDescriptorType         4
     bInterfaceNumber        0
     bAlternateSetting       0
     bNumEndpoints           3
     bInterfaceClass       255 Vendor Specific Class
     bInterfaceSubClass      0
     bInterfaceProtocol      0
     iInterface              0
     Endpoint Descriptor:
       bLength                 7
       bDescriptorType         5
       bEndpointAddress     0x81  EP 1 IN
       bmAttributes            3
         Transfer Type            Interrupt
         Synch Type               None
         Usage Type               Data
       wMaxPacketSize     0x000a  1x 10 bytes
       bInterval               1
     Endpoint Descriptor:
       bLength                 7
       bDescriptorType         5
       bEndpointAddress     0x02  EP 2 OUT
       bmAttributes            2
         Transfer Type            Bulk
         Synch Type               None
         Usage Type               Data
       wMaxPacketSize     0x0040  1x 64 bytes
       bInterval               0
     Endpoint Descriptor:
       bLength                 7
       bDescriptorType         5
       bEndpointAddress     0x83  EP 3 IN
       bmAttributes            2
         Transfer Type            Bulk
         Synch Type               None
         Usage Type               Data
       wMaxPacketSize     0x0040  1x 64 bytes
       bInterval               0
Device Status:     0x0000
 (Bus Powered)

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Plugable USB to RS-232 DB9 Serial Adapter (Prolific PL2303HX Chipset)

Plugable USB to RS-232 DB9 Serial Adapter (Prolific PL2303HX Chipset)

MSRP $19.99