To communicate with a device connected via universal serial bus (USB), a computer needs the driver, not just for the device itself, but also for the USB controller. Microsoft Windows uses USB ...

After connecting a device with a serial port with the computer via the Prolific PL2303 cable, some users have received the following error message: Please install the ...

In my last column [see LJ December 2002], we covered the serial layer in the 2.5 (hopefully soon to be 2.6) kernel tree. We mentioned in passing that a USB-to-serial driver layer in the kernel helps ...

This file describes all of the currently plugged in USB serial devices. usbserinfo:1.0 driver:v1.4 0: module:keyspan name:"Keyspan 1 port adapter" vendor:06cd product:0119 num_ports:1 port:1 ...

I have a number serial of devices I need to connect to a relatively modern computer with only 1 standard serial port. The obvious solution is to grab a couple of USB->serial adapters, which I did, ...

The primary method here is to visit the FTDI website and search & download the drivers you’re looking for. Here’s how that can be done: Open your web browser and visit the FTDI driver download center ...

Hi all,<BR><BR>I've bought a USB to Serial adapter cable for use with my IBM thinkpad running Windows 2000 SP4. Unfortunately, i seem to be having lots of trouble with it.<BR><BR>I've downloaded the ...

Four USB-to-serial bridge chip solutions include the CP2104 USB-to-UART, CP2105 USB-to-dual-UART, CP2110 HID-USB-to-UART, and the CP2112 HID-USB-to-SMBus/I2 C bridge. The Human Interface Device (HID) ...

Every operating system places requirements on device drivers. Here's a quick tour of the Windows CE rulebook. Microsoft Windows CE is a modular and scalable operating system that supports a variety of ...