PROLIFIC 3.2.0.0 DRIVER GUIDE FOR WIDOWS 7 (not yet personally tested on Windows 8 but they say it works)

PROLIFIC  3.2.0.0 DRIVER GUIDE FOR WIDOWS 7 (not yet tested on Windows 8)

Must USB Programming cables for Wouxon and Boafeng (Kenwood style) come with a driver and software disk.   The drivers may not work on all systems.   Having a number of different systems I have had much success with the PROLIFIC 3.2.0.0 driver.

You can get it at the following site at no charge:

http://www.miklor.com/COM/software/Win_Driver_Prolific_3.2.0.0.exe

Additional help can be found at:
http://www.miklor.com/COM/UV_Drivers.php

If you purchase a radio from The Ham Coach a resource disc is included with the driver as well as the latest version of CHIRP programming software.

How to install the Prolific Driver for  MS WINDOWS SYSTEMS

Do not plug programming cable yet.

1 Load Prolific driver on to a folder of your computer.
The driver that seems to work without complications is version 3.2.0.0

2 Launch driver so it installs in your system by double clicking the icon.  This will take a few minutes.

3 While the driver is loading and doing its thing pick  a USB port for your programming cable and make a note of that.  Putting a little piece of colored tape next to that port will serve as a reminder.   Your programming cable needs to be put in the same USB port every time or else the COM port selection may not work.

Do not go any further until the driver is done loading.

4 Once the driver has loaded insert the programming cable – do not connect to radio yet

5 Allow your computer to configure the driver to the cable.  This takes a few minutes.

Once the computer has finished this process you will probably see a notice on the bottom right corner that it is done.

6 Go to Control panel and  in the System section locate  and open your DEVICE MANAGER

7 Look for PORTS COM & LPT and CLICK it open.

8 Click PROLIFIC USB TO SERIAL COMM  PORT (COM X)


9 Click port Settings
 They should read
Bits per second:  1200
Data Bits          : 8
Parity                : NONE
Stop bits            : 1
Flow Control     : None

10 Click ADANCED
     COM PORT should be set for COM 1     If your system COM 1 is used try to select a low number and make a note of that for when you configure your software for later.

Click OK when done and the ADVANCED window should be closed and you should be back to PROLIFIC PROPERTIES

11 CLICK DRIVER (this is the tricky part)

Driver should read  VERSION 3.2.0.0

If not click UPDATE DRIVER

BROWSE MY COMPUTER FOR DRIVER SOFTWARE

click LET ME PICK FROM A LIST OF DEVICE DRIVERS ON MY COMPUTER


Select  PROLIFIC  3.2.0.0

CLICK OK until you are back to DEVICE MANAGER Window

Close DEVICE MANAGER.


12 Load CHIRP and/or Baofeng programming software.

Set COM port to the correct COM PORT, which you have set in your Prolific Driver


Note:  When using your CHIRP or BOAFENG Software always READ FROM THE RADIO first.  That writes the image of the radio onto your hard disc so your computer will recognize it for programming.