The CP2102N (USB to UART) Driver Installation Instructions
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This guide will show you how to install the Virtual COM Port (VCP) Drivers for the Silicon lab's USB to UART chip(CP2102N).
- Download the driver
- Download and Install the Latest Virtual COM Port (VCP) Drivers.
- The Virtual COM Port (VCP) drivers enable the CP2102N to appear as a standard COM port. Download the latest version of drivers
- from the Silicon Labs website: http://www.silabs.com/vcpdrivers
- Establish the USB connection
- Using USB cable to connect your CP2102 chip board to host PC.
- Detect Your Device
- The CP2102N device will appear as a COM port in Device Manager in Windows. As a virtual COM port, the CP210x functions identically to a real COM port from the reference point of both the host application and the serial device.