USB to RS232 TTL Serial Interface Cable (HCCABL0015)

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USB to RS232 TTL PL2303HX auto converter module adapter with a 5V output, which provides the most convenient way to connect your RS232 TTL devices to your computer via the USB port. The cable has a built-in TTL COM PC-PL2303HX Chip and uses a standard USB type A male and TTL 4 pin connector. The cable length is approximately 100cm in length.


Pinout:
Black - GND
Green - TXD
White - RXD
Red - VCC (5V)





WINDOWS 8/VISTA/10 USERS:

Please note the latest version of the Prolific drivers breaks comparability with versions of Windows from 8 and above. If you are using one of these versions of Windows do not use the driver provided through Windows update or download the driver from the Prolific website as these do not work. Instead please use the one available below and follow the installation guide provided.

Profilic_Win8_x64_x86.zip

[PLEASE LOGIN TO DOWNLOAD THE DRIVER]

To install the driver unzip the folder and right click the ser2pl.inf file and select 'install' from the context menu.

Next open up device manager and plug in the USB cable. Once installed you should see the cable appear as 'Prolific USB-to-Serial Comm Port (COMx)'.

In some cases Windows may automatically install the latest driver instead. If you see a yellow caution symbol beside the entry do the following steps to force windows to install the correct driver:

Right-click the entry in device manager and in the window that opens up select 'Update driver software'.

Click the second option (Browse my computer for software).

In the new windows that opens up select 'Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer'

Another window will open. In this windows select the driver version 3.3.2.102 dates 24/09/2008 and then click next.

This should now force the correct driver to install.




Older versions of Windows:

For older versions of Windows please use the latest version of the driver available from the Prolific website here:

Windows Drivers: (http://www.prolific.com.tw/US/ShowProdu ... 25&pcid=41)


PL2303HXD Datasheet

PL2303HXD_Datasheet.pdf

[pootle]

I can't upload a new prog to my 4x4x4 cube. it compiles OK, but fails to upload with:

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Global variables use 25 bytes (1%) of dynamic memory, leaving 2023 bytes for local variables. Maximum is 2048 bytes.
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 1 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x56
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 2 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x56
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 3 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x56
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 4 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x56
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 5 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x56
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 6 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x56
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 7 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x56
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 8 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x56
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 9 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x56
avrdude: stk500_recv(): programmer is not responding
avrdude: stk500_getsync() attempt 10 of 10: not in sync: resp=0x56
Problem uploading to board.  See http://www.arduino.cc/en/Guide/Troubleshooting#upload for suggestions.

I'm trying to do the update described here ( I have the warning yellow thingy on the com port (Prolific USB-to-Serial Comm Port (COM6))with an event:

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Device USB\VID_067B&PID_2303\5&2301df1d&0&4 was not migrated due to partial or ambiguous match.

Last Device Instance Id: USB\VID_05AC&PID_12A8\d18636c1d25b1fea6d0f5ec790285bc3764cc583
Class Guid: {EEC5AD98-8080-425F-922A-DABF3DE3F69A}
Location Path: PCIROOT(0)#PCI(1400)#USBROOT(0)#USB(4)
Migration Rank: 0xF000FFFFFFFF0033
Present: false
Status: 0xC0000719

If I try to update the driver I get to the folder (which I unzipped to my desktop). I can't open the folder to see files though. If I click next I get

Windows has determined that the best driver for this device is already installed....

Is there anything else I can try?

[andrew]

I'm trying to do the update described here ( I have the warning yellow thingy on the com port (Prolific USB-to-Serial Comm Port (COM6))with an event:

If I try to update the driver I get to the folder (which I unzipped to my desktop). I can't open the folder to see files though. If I click next I get
Windows has determined that the best driver for this device is already installed....

Unfortunately the driver supplied by the Windows update process is broken. You'll need to completely remove all copies of this version before you can install the one provided in this forum. Yuo can do this by following these steps:

1) Plug the cable into your computer

2) Open up device manager and locate the cable in the list which should be listed as 'Prolific USB-to-Serial Comm Port (COMx)'.

3) Right-click on it and then select 'Uninstall device'

4) This next bit is important - make sure that the 'Delete the driver software for this device' check box is checked.

5) Click the uninstall button

6) Remove the cable and plug it back in.

7) If Windows attempts to reinstall the wrong driver again just repeat the above steps until it can no longer find a driver.

8) Next, right click it again and this time select 'Update driver'

9) In the window that opens up select 'Browse my computer for driver software'

10) In the new window that opens up click the browse button and then browse to wherever you unzipped the downloaded drivers.

11) Select the folder (note that sometimes there may be another folder inside your unzipped folder, if so then select that one - it needs to the actual folder that the .ini file is stored in). Then click the 'OK' button to install the driver.


If all goes well and the driver installs correctly there should no longer be a yellow triangle beside the device.

[Jeremy]

I only have a windows 11 PC but I have installed the driver this forum recommended for use with the cable. However, I can't upload to the cube whether using Arduino IDE versions 1.8 or 2.3.3. I tried pressing the reset button as 'uploading' appears in the Arduino IDE but I just get 'sync' errors every time.

Has anyone succeeded using Windows 11 to upload a sketch to the 8x8x8 cube?

[andrew]

I tried pressing the reset button as 'uploading' appears in the Arduino IDE but I just get 'sync' errors every time.

Has anyone succeeded using Windows 11 to upload a sketch to the 8x8x8 cube?

I've just given it a check to be sure there are no issues and I can confirm with the above driver I was able to upload the cube demo sketch using the current version of Windows 11.

The timing of resetting the cube is quite critical so it may take a few goes to get it right. If you still have no luck, check the following...

1) In the Arduino IDE, under the Tools menu, make sure you have the board selected as 'Arduino Nano' and the Processor as 'ATMega 328P (Old Bootloader)'. Make sure it's the old bootloader version. Also double check you have the right COM port selected.

2) In device manager, find the entry for the cable (under Ports (COM & LPT)), check there are no warnings or yellow triangles next to the entry.

3) Double check that you have the white cable connected to the RX pin and the green cable connected to TX


My guess is just the timing, or you have the wrong bootloader type selected.

[Jeremy]

Aha. I completely missed the ATMega328P (old bootloader) option I had simply selected the ATMega328. I did find this out by reading through the forum just before I read your reply. Thanks for the confirmation.

I used your bit of code to turn-on just one LED at coordinates 0,0,0 and it worked. Then I reloaded the example patterns project and successfully reinstated that. So its all good. Now I wonder what else I can do.......