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PL-2303 USB to Serial Adapt er

User Inst all ation Manual

(For Vendor Reference Only)

For Windows 98/ME/2000/XP

Release Version 1.0 ( 4/08/2002)

Contents

Introduction
Features & Specifications
System Requirements
Installing the Device
Verifying t he Installat ion
Uninstalling the De vice
Disclaimer

Introduction

The PL-2303 USB to Serial adapter is your smart and convenient accessory for
connecting RS-232 serial devices to your USB-equipped Windows host computer. It
provides a bridge connection with a standard DB 9-pin male serial port connector in
one end and a standard Type-A USB plug connector on the other end. You simply
attach the serial device onto the serial port of the cable and plug the USB connector
into your PC USB port. It allows a simple and easy way of adding serial connections
to your PC without having to go thru inserting a serial card and traditional port
configuration.

This USB to Serial adapter is ideal for connecting modems, cellular phones, PDAs,
digital cameras, card readers and other serial devices to your computer. It provides
serial connections up to 1Mbp s of data transfer rate. And since USB do es not require
any IRQ resource, more devices can be attached to the system without the previous
hassles of device and resource conflicts.

Finally, the PL-2303 USB to Serial adapter is a fully USB Specification compliant
device and therefore supports advanced power management such as suspend and
resume operat ions as well as remote wake up. The PL-2303 USB Serial cable adapter
is designed to work on all Windows operating systems.

PL-2303 USB to Serial Adapter Installation Manual

Features & Specifications

 Smart USB to Serial interface

 Easy Plug and Play Installation
 Full Compliance with the Universal Serial Bus Specification v1.1
 Supports the Serial Interface
 Supports automatic handshake mode
 Over 1Mbps data transfer rate
 Supports Remote Wake-up and Intelligent Power Management
 Provides Dual Buffers for upstream and downstream data transfer



No IRQ resource required



Bus Powered – no separate power supply or battery required

System Requirements

 Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows 2000, or Windows XP operating system
 AMD or Intel Penti um 1 3 3MH z or bet te r ba sed computer
 USB 1.1 or higher port



USB to RS-232 (Serial Port) Cable Adapter



USB to RS-232 Driver Utility Disk

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PL-2303 USB to Serial Adapter Installation Manual

Installing the Device

This section will guide you on how to install the PL-2303 USB to Serial adapter under
Windows XP, Windows 20 00, Windows ME, and Windows 98 operating systems.

Note: Before you plug in the USB t o Seria l a da pt er for the first time, ma ke sur e that

you do not attach any serial device first to the adapter. You must only plug in the
USB to Serial adapter its elf.

The following steps will show how to insta ll the device under Windows XP. Basically,
the procedures are also somew ha t the same for other Windows operating syst ems .

1. Power on your computer and boot to Windows.

2. Locate the USB port of your computer and plug in the USB to Serial adapter.

3. Windows will detect the new devic e an d will in it ia te the Fo und N ew Hardware
Wizard prompting you to install the software for the detected USB Device.
Select to install from a list or specific location. Click Next to continue.

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