Anyone have USB to Serial FTDI (or Prolific) support working yet under Big Sur?

[MichaelLAX]

Ok, thanks for that tip, but I am using Windows ARM in Parallels so I need arm drivers, not Intel.

I still run High Sierra on my 2011 Mac mini and everything works there fine, of course. I would just like the convenience and speed of getting them up and running in Windows 11 in Parallels 17 on my M1 2020 Mac Mini

 

[DanDawson]

As usual, with each update to Mac OS I seem to have trouble locating a working PL2303 Serial to USB drivers for my older technologies… programming radios, Tripp Lite Keyspan High Speed USB to Serial Adapter USA-19HS, serial/USB GPS units, etc.

Some quick notes that I hope will help me (and you?!) in the future:

• Visit https://www.prolific.com.tw/US/
• Click Support
• Log in with guest and guest as username and password
• At the bottom look for the link: Click here for PL2303 USB to Serial Drivers.
• Down on that page look for a section similar to: Mac OS X Universal Binary Driver v2.2.2 (PKG file format) [Or whatever version might have been released since this post]

While I would recommend going through the process above just in case newer versions have been released, I am going to include a direct link to the file for quick access:

PL2303HXD_G_Mac Driver_v2.2.2_20221228.pkg

Note: They also show it as available in the Mac App Store here:
https://apps.apple.com/tw/app/pl2303-serial/id1624835354?l=en&mt=12