1. Silicon Chip Port Devices Driver Download For Windows 8.1
2. Silicon Chip Port Devices Driver Download For Windows 10
3. Silicon Chip Port Devices Driver Download For Windows
4. Silicon Chip Port Devices Driver Download For Windows 7

Windows 8/8.1/10 are NOT supported in PL-2303HXA and PL-2303X EOL chip versions. Run PL2303 CheckChipVersion tool program in Windows XP/Vista/7 to check chip version. Windows XP, 2000, 98 and Windows ME driver technical support is discontinued. Yes this seems to be the problem my old computer was a windows 7 upgrade to 10 and everything worked fine. However that computer had a complete crash so the new computer is a factory windows 10 install. Silicon labs has a windows 10 driver how ever it will not work this is best explained reading there forum it appears windows is not supplying tool to make a backward compatible driver (7 8 8.1.

11.Nov.2018 Update

I have lost track of how many updates Microsoft has released since I first penned this article a few years ago. Working to troubleshoot an issue in an online forum I was pleased to find Silicon Labs has continued to release updated drivers.

Reviewing the release notes also available at the link below the latest drivers are certified with later versions of Windows 10.

The version on the Yaesu website is several years old.

DriverVer=03/28/2016,6.7.3.350

Current version available from Silicon Labs

DriverVer = 05/23/2018,10.1.3.2130

Install was easy it updated the existing driver install.

I am running Windows 10 Pro 64 Bit and am able to run the latest version of PCC downloaded from the Yaesu website without any special settings. Ham Radio Deluxe also works just fine with the updated driver.

Silicon Chip Port Devices Driver Download For Windows 8.1

With all of the security issues folks are having with Windows as Microsoft hardens the operating system. I would recommend following the Microsoft broad recommendation of keeping drivers updated.

73, Jay

Original Jan 2016 Posting

Silicon Chip Port Devices Driver Download For Windows 10

I received an email from Ed Ve7ED raising awareness to a new USB serial driver from Silicon Labs, this is the chip which Yaesu uses in the FTDX3000 and I suspect other serial to USB radios and cables. Note if you are using Linux or OSX drivers for those platforms are also available. I have installed the 64Bit driver on my Windows 10 system and no runs, drips or errors.

Also worth noting drivers are available for OSX, Linux and Android if you are for example using FLDigi on those platforms.

“A lot of people have had issues with the Yaesu USB Driver

FYI, Silicon Labs just released a new driver Jan 26, 2016

Silicon Chip Port Devices Driver Download For Windows

Windows 7/8/8.1/10

Ed, VE7ED

Thanks, Ed for sharing.

Silicon Chip Port Devices Driver Download For Windows 7

73 Until next time, Jay