Texas Instruments Virtual COM Port (VCP) Driver/Firmware in conjunction with the TUSB3410 device provides a simple turnkey software solution for USB-to-serial bridge applications. The TUSB3410 can be used to implement flexible full-speed USB-to-serial bridging applications, including USB/RS232, USB/RS485, USB/IrDA, and others.
The free downloadable TUSBWINVCP software package provides a Windows WDF driver and TUSB3410 (or TUSB5052) application firmware for Windows XP and Windows Vista environments. The TUSBWINVCP software package along with the TUSB3410UARTPDK hardware tool will enable rapid evaluation of the TUSB3410 as a USB-to-RS-232 Bridge.
Download & Register (To Receive Update Notifications via e-mail)
swrc094.zip (14MB) - contains TUSBWINVCP_WDF-Single_Driver_v2-5.exe, includes a Microsoft WHQL Certified VCP driver for Windows XP and VISTA and TUSB3410 device firmware.
The source code is not downloadable, but rather, all requests for the source code must be reviewed prior to the code being supplied. To submit a request for the source code please send an e-mail to usb@ti.com and the product team will follow-up with the requestor.
Features
COM Port Driver for Windows XP and Windows Vista
Two versions of firmware. One for use in the EEPROM and one for use via USB download
Linux drivers are also available from third party Brimson Labs - see the Third Party Tool Folder TUSB-3P-LNXVCP
Compatibility Issues
Windows 98, Windows ME, and Windows 2K are no longer supported operating systems
These drivers are not compatible with WinCE or WinXP-Embedded
Linux drivers are also available from third party Brimson Labs - see the Third Party Tool Folder TUSB-3P-LNXVCP