CP210x USB to UART Bridge VCP Drivers
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. These drivers are static examples detailed in application note 197: The Serial Communications Guide for the CP210x, download an example below:
AN197: The Serial Communications Guide for the CP210x
Download Software
The CP210x Manufacturing DLL and Runtime DLL have been updated and must be used with v6.0 and later of the CP210x Windows VCP Driver. Application Note Software downloads affected are AN144SW.zip, AN205SW.zip and AN223SW.zip. If you are using a 5.x driver and need support you can download archived
Application Note Software.
Download for Windows 10 Universal (v10.1.7)
| Platform | Software | Release Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Download VCP (2.3 MB) | Download VCP Revision History |
Download for Windows 7/8/8.1 (v6.7.6)
| Platform | Software | Release Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Download VCP (5.3 MB) (Default) | Download VCP Revision History | |
| Download VCP with Serial Enumeration (5.3 MB) Learn More » |
Download VCP Revision History |
Download for Windows XP/Server 2003/Vista/7/8/8.1 (v6.7)
| Platform | Software | Release Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Download VCP (3.66 MB) | Download VCP Revision History |
Download for Windows 2K (v6.3a)
| Platform | Software | Release Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Download VCP (4.79 MB) | Download Win2K VCP Revision History |
Download for WinCE
| Platform | Software | Release Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Download VCP (276 KB) | Download WinCE 6.0 Revision History | |
| Download VCP (271 KB) | Download WinCE 5.0 Revision History |
Download for Macintosh OSX (v5.0.10)
| Platform | Software | Release Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Download VCP (832 KB) | Download Mac VCP Revision History |
Download for Linux
| Platform | Software | Release Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Download VCP (10.0 KB) | Download Linux 3.x.x and 4.x.x VCP Revision History | |
| Download VCP (10.2 KB) | Download Linux 2.6.x VCP Revision History |
Download for Android
| Platform | Application Note |
|---|---|
| AN809: Integrating the CP210x Virtual COM Port Driver into the Android Platform |