What is CP210x?

The Silicon Laboratories CP210x USB to UART Bridge Device Driver is the software driver for the CP210x USB to UART Bridge. It is a program used to communicate from the Windows PC OS to the device. This software is required in most cases for the hardware device to function properly.

What is Silicon Labs CP210x driver?

The CP210x USB to UART Bridge Virtual COM Port (VCP) drivers are required for device operation as a Virtual COM Port to facilitate host communication with CP210x products. These devices can also interface to a host using the direct access driver.

What is a USB to UART bridge controller?

The USB-to- UART bridge acts like a translator between the two interfaces to allow a device to send/receive information on one interface and receive/send the information on the other interface. This document explains the software and hardware solutions used in creating and using the USB-to-UART bridge.

What is Silicon Labs CP210x USB to UART?

The Silicon Labs CP210x USB-to-UART bridges are devices that communicate over the Universal Serial Bus (USB) to perform Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmit- ter (UART) data transfers. These devices have many programmable options that can be configured via USB.

What is a UART bridge?

USB to UART converters or bridges present themselves as a serial port to your computer and send serial data over a couple of wires. They can be used to make a serial connection to another device.

How do I install UART?

Way 1. Install the Drive with the Executable File

  1. Step 1: Connect the FT232R USB UART device to your PC.
  2. Step 2: Go to the FTDI VCP driver website and download the setup executable driver.
  3. Step 3: Unzip the file.
  4. Step 4: After the installation is completed, open Device Manager and expand Ports (COM & LPT).

How do I connect to UART?

In order to use the Launchpad in between the devices, you must simply connect the TXD jumper cable to the declared receiving UART port of the Launchpad and then connect the TXD cable of the Launchpad to the RXD port of the receiving device.