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PL2543 USB 2.0 to 4-port Full UART Controller

Single-chip upgrade solution for Legacy

RS232 devices to USB interface

USB to RS232/RS422/RS485 interface converters/cables/dongles/adapters

MCU-based devices to USB host interface

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Healthcare/Medical USB Interface Data Transfer Cable

Serial-over-IP Wireless Solution

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GPS/Navigation USB Interface

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Battery Charger Detection for high-current and quick charging of batteries.

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Description

UART Interface

Support 4-port full UART interface

Individual 4-port full UART interface

RS232, RS422, RS485

Up to 24Mbps flexible baud rate

5, 6, 7, or 8 data bits

Odd, Even, Mark, Space, None parity mode

One, one and half, or two stop bits

Hardware flow control (CTS/RTS and/or DSR/DTR)

Software flow control (XON/XOFF)

Configurable remote wakeup pin

Individual 512bytes FIFO for IN/OUT buffer per port

Configurable threshold of flow control

Configurable transmit and receive LED pins

Configurable invert option of UART signals

Suspend pin control for RS232 transceiver

PL2543 data sheet

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PL2543 data sheet

Driver for Windows

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PL25XX_Prolific_DriverInstaller_v3100.zip 2023/05/15 v3.1.0.0 11326.73KB
Windows Driver Installer Setup Program ( Win7 / Win8.1 / Win10 / Win11)
Installer version & Build date: v3.1.0.0 (2023-05--05) Windows 11 ( 64-bit ) WDF WHQL Driver: v7.1.3.0 (12/22/2022) / v4.1.4.0 (03/23/2023) (For PL2543 / PL2523 / PL2565 / PL2502 / PL2503 versions) - Windows 11 Certified WHQL Driver ( 22H2 versions) - Auto-download driver via Windows Update (Windows 11) Windows 7/8.1/10 (32 & 64-bit) WDF WHQL Driver: v7.0.2.0 (12/15/2022) / v4.0.4.0 (03/15/2023) (br) (For PL2543 / PL2523 / PL2565 / PL2502 / PL2503 versions)
- Windows 10 Certified WHQL Driver (TH1 1507, TH2 1511, RS1 1607, RS2 1703, RS3 1709, RS4 1803,RS5 1809,19H1 1903, 19H2 1909, 20H1 VB, 21H1,versions)
- Windows 7, 8.1 Certified WHQL Driver
- Compatible with Windows Server 2008, 2008R2, 2012, 2012R2, 2016, 2019 , 2022
- Auto-download driver via Windows Update (Windows 7, 8.1, 10)
- Installer Language Support: English (default),
- For Prolific USB VID_067B&PID_2343, PID_2565,PID_2502,PID_2503
- Includes Certification Report, Driver Release Notes
- Installer supports silent install (add "/s" parameter when running program)

Driver for Linux

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PL254X_Linux_CDC_Driver_v1.0.0_Rel.zip 2023/05/12 v1.0.0 366.98KB
You can update CDC-ACM patch file to support hardware flow control

Driver for MAC

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PL2523&2543_Mac OS_GPIO SDK_v1.0.0_20221222.zip 2022/12/23 v1.0.0 583.55KB
PL2543 11-GPIO Mac OS Application Note Includes GPIO Test Sample Program and Source Code

SDK - GPIO WINDOWS

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PL2543_11GPIO_Win SDK_v1003_20220809.zip 2022/12/05 v1.0.0.3 1998.95KB
PL2543 11-GPIO LED Indicator Application Note Includes GPIO Test Sample Program and Source Code

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