---
name: "uplcom"
section: "4"
platform: "linux"
package: "freebsd-manpages"
version: "6.0-5"
release: "Debian 4.0 (Etch)"
platforms: ["linux", "freebsd", "openbsd"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/uplcom"
---

# uplcom(4)

USB support for Prolific PL-2303/2303X/2303HX serial adapters driver

## NAME

**uplcom** – USB support for Prolific PL-2303/2303X/2303HX serial adapters driver

## SYNOPSIS

**device uplcom** **device ucom**

## DESCRIPTION

The **uplcom** driver provides support for various serial adapters based on the Prolific PL-2303, PL-2303X and PL-2303HX USB-to-RS232 Bridge chips.

The device is accessed through the [ucom(4)](/ucom/4.md) driver which makes it behave like a [tty(4)](/tty/4.md).

## HARDWARE

The **uplcom** driver supports the following adapters:

- ATEN UC-232A

- BAFO BF-800

- BAFO BF-810

- ELECOM UC-SGT

- HAL Corporation Crossam2+USB IR commander

- Hama USB RS-232 Serial Adapter

- IOGEAR UC-232A

- I/O DATA USB-RSAQ

- I/O DATA USB-RSAQ2

- I/O DATA USB-RSAQ3

- PLANEX USB-RS232 URS-03

- RATOC REX-USB60

- Sandberg USB to Serial Link (model number 133-08)

- SOURCENEXT KeikaiDenwa 8 (with and without charger)

- Sony Ericsson USB Cable (Susteen USB Data Cable)

## SEE ALSO

[tty(4)](/tty/4.md), [ucom(4)](/ucom/4.md), [usb(4)](/usb/4.md)

## HISTORY

The **uplcom** driver appeared in NetBSD 1.6. This manual page was adopted from NetBSD by Tom Rhodes ⟨trhodes@FreeBSD.org⟩ in April 2002.